Thank you for posting these! I always love to see sketches and get some insight into the creation process. And like you said elsewhere, sometimes the sketches are even better than the finished product. In this case, I particularly love the Spike one in the middle -- that one definitely reminds me of Franco Urru's work (and I know you will take this as the great compliment it is intended as).
I enjoy seeing other artists' process as well (one of the reasons I'm being extra-patient and buying library editions of comic books - they got those very, very interesting sketches and thoughts sections at the end... feels like digging into those genius brains) but I myself still feel a little shy in showing mine. I want to try it out though. I figure I'll grow bolder with time.
I feel like I'm straddling the fence between portrait and interpretation here. Fun, fun.If you hadn't said so at SS, I'd never known this was your first attempt at this. With Buffy in particular I think you hit the nail on the head. With the comics I've learned to stop expecting/wanting exact likeness and now I look for artwork that captures the essence of her (which I still think is extremely hard to find - and why Levins' Buffy is my favorite so far) and you get that here
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Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoy seeing the process. And thanks for the thorough comments, much appreciated. I also didn't much like the composition of my first sketch so I tried a few variations before finding something I liked enough to get on with the detailed drawing
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I usually intend my illustrations to tell a story, or voice an opinion, or something to that extent. That's where the fun lays. Here, I found it difficult as I think banners are supposed to be more generic than, say, a drawing for a particular piece of writing. It has to fit all the material that will be posted on the site, and represent the couple in a very general way. But I still wanted to do a little more than draw and juxtapose two portraits. Yes indeed! That's a very good point because the composition for a fic poster will usually pop into my head and the final design often ends up being pretty close to my first concepts because it's guided by the story; "generic" banners as you say are more of a challenge because I'm also having to provide the "story" - but what is the story? How I envision Buffy and Spike, which is different to most of fandom's vision, I think, but in such a way that it's pleasing to the general audience as well
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You're right, "instantaneously" hardly seems correct. I admit that I was oversimplifying their history, and painting my vision with a broad stroke, rather than diving into the details and complexities of the relationship. I wouldn't even say "he's okay with it all" really. Vamp's got issues. At best, "okay" should be replaced with "resigned"..? I guess I just see him as being generally more honest with himself about his feelings, embracing them faster and fuller than some characters. And then acting on them, in good ways or bad. Or maybe that's just my perception, feel free to prove me wrong again :P
And thank you very much, that is one generous dose of compliments. I really hope not to disappoint in the future.
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I enjoy seeing other artists' process as well (one of the reasons I'm being extra-patient and buying library editions of comic books - they got those very, very interesting sketches and thoughts sections at the end... feels like digging into those genius brains) but I myself still feel a little shy in showing mine. I want to try it out though. I figure I'll grow bolder with time.
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And thank you very much, that is one generous dose of compliments. I really hope not to disappoint in the future.
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