Atlantis Marvel Universe - the team as mutants

[tielan]

I've never posted my sketches here before. In fact, I've never previously done Atlantis sketches!



I have issues with the lack of tension in their poses. John and Ronon should be a lot more *grr* than they are. Yes, my foreshortening of John's right hand and shoulder sucks. :(

And here's the layout sketch I did to make sure I had people in position and rough body poses correct - this one has Elizabeth, Cameron (Mitchell), and Carson in it. By the time I finished putting Rodney in the actual drawing, I couldn't be bothered adding anyone else!



As you can see, I lean heavily on comic-book drawing style (my 'original' sense of anatomy is freakishly skewed) - hence the notes on the characters and their poses. (I used Marvel's 'Ultimate X-Men' book - the 2000 version - as a visual template for poses and a rough sense of musculature.)

I should try a few Teyla-sketches sometime.

Comments

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

You know, you inspired me to give sketching characters another try last night...

*shudders at the results*

Yeah, I think I'll stick to icons.

[tielan]

Well, as you can see, my sketches aren't exactly toast of the town.

But getting better at drawing (or anything) is mostly a question of practice.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but you have the proportion at least. I have trouble with all of it. :/

[tielan]

Hence the whole 'practice' thing.

[rhianona]

pretties!

[missyvortexdv.livejournal.com]

I really like the style, can't wait to see your Teyla sketches. I'm hopeless at drawing, I'm not even gonna try...