Art: Esca, the Brigantes Warrior

[sibila_cantus]

Title: Esca, the Brigantes Warrior
Rating: G
Medium: colored pencils and photo-editing (saturation, etc)
Notes: An exploration of Esca if he had become a warrior in his father's tribe. I'd love any sort of feedback, of course, but especially if this is or isn't how you'd imagine him. Don't be shy, let me know! I plan on drawing more.

Comments

[isiscolo]

Very cool! And even if you hate grass, it still looks really neat, from the individual bits in the shadow at front to the softer blended bits in the back.

[sibila_cantus]

Thanks! I didn't come up with the grass on my own, I had to see how other people drew it because I'm usually too lazy to bother with backgrounds therefore have no idea how to do them. :)

[sibila_cantus]

Oh, thank you so much! You wouldn't have to commission anything, silly, if you want a drawing I'd be more than happy to provide it. <3

[sibila_cantus]

Thank you! I found the photo reference months ago for his body and knew exactly what to do with it. :)

I dithered on adding facial hair: I wasn't sure if I added all I'd heard about a Briton's appearance he'd end up looking like a stereotype. This makes me want to differentiate between the tribes so I know in my head what a Brigantes looks like, Pict, Iceni, etc. All conjecture of course, but it'd be a fun project.

Also, has anyone drawn EOT9 characters as Pixar-ed Brave characters? I haven't drawn Disney characters since I was little but I'd do it for an OT3 something or other.

[sibila_cantus]

Yay! I can't make any promises since cartoons are a whole other beast of style than I'm used to but I'll give it a shot. :)

[bunn]

Oooh, he's so ferocious! I love the tattoos and the sense of movement you've got there. And the torc! It looks like it has a real weight to it. The detailing on his neck is wonderful.

If I have a thought on 'not quite as expected' , I wondered if limewashed hair would really be that consistently white - it struck me as perhaps more bleached than limewashed. Though, mind you, I've not actually investigated, so possibly this is an example of viewer expectations just not matching reality!

[sibila_cantus]

Thank you! I found a great book on facial expressions at the library that talked about how the squared shape of the eye coupled with a frown = fierce. :)

Ooh, really? That makes sense, so should it be the color after bleaching with hydrogen peroxide, then? I did a smidgen of internet research, but nothing really explained how bleached your hair would be, I just thought white would look dramatic. It sounded like awful stuff to get near your scalp, however. Apparently if the mixture was a little too strong it would melt your hair, not bleach it.

[sineala]

Ooh, pretty. I really, really like this!

[sibila_cantus]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like it!