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The Bartimaeus
Trilogy
The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate
A recent series of books by Jonathan Stroud in which the British Empire
is maintained by a ruling class of magicians who use spirits to ... well,
do pretty much everything. Hijinks ensue; a Grand Time is Had by All.
(Okay, not exactly, but to go any deeper would spoil it for you.) (All
2006)
¤Nathaniel
- one of the central characters; he starts out as an apprentice magician
and rises through the ranks of Government.
¤Nathaniel's
Crossover - Early in his career, Nathaniel spends a night on the street,
and the next morning has a head of very messy hair. The connection was
inevitable.
¤Simon
Lovelace - One of the more successfully power-mad magicians. (The
Amulet of Samarkand)
¤Nathaniel
v2.0 - As he appears in the second book, The Golem's Eye.
Cocky and driven mad by fashion.
¤Nathaniel
v3.1 - Gone nearly as high as he can go, Nathaniel begins to doubt
himself ... (Ptolemy's Gate)
¤Ptolemy
- Bartimaeus' favourite form, a Greco-Egyptian lad who was his former
master.
¤Pyramid
of Slime - Bartimaeus' least favourite form, which he takes
in Ptolemy's Gate when he doesn't have enough energy to hold
any other shape.
¤Quentin
Makepeace - Mad playwright magician. Not a good combination.
¤Jane
Farrar - Another young magician in the Government.
¤Kitty,
Angry - She's angry a lot. Not without reason. This is Ptolemy's
Gate Kitty, not Golem's Eye.
¤Kitty,
Afraid - She's afraid a little less often than she is angry, also
not without reason. (This was drawn over the gutter in my life drawing
pad so it's got a funny line down it.)
¤Kitty,
a Blob - At risk of giving away too much, let's just say this is a
reflection of Kitty's self-image and lack of sculpting skill.
¤Kitty
and Nathaniel - Nathaniel escorts Kitty to the waiting car, which
takes them to that fateful evening at the theatre.
Sherlock Holmes
These are almost entirely based on the Bert Coules radio plays which
were broadcast on BBC7 in the spring of 2007. Any deviation from canon
is his fault!
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Noodling
About - A handful of experimental Holmes designs. One of them looks
rather like my new version of Snape.
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Watson
- came much more easily than Holmes. I'm proud of this one; I feel like
I've caught the canon Watson without too obediently parroting the film
cliché, which is little like the real thing.
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Holmes
Gets the Jitters - During 'The Final Problem' Holmes takes refuge
in Watson's kitchen while being haunted by Moriarty's goons, and is uncharacteristically
freaked out.
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See
Above - an early study for that scene
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Moriarty
- Trying to depict the high-domed, reptilian head ...
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Another
Moriarty - trying again
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Mycroft
- Sherlock's brother, who is quite his opposite in many ways. I was kind
of giving up on nice drawings at this point and did this for a laugh.
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He
Did It - In one of the stories, Holmes knocks over a table or something
and blames it on Watson.
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Left-Handed
Holmes (and Watson) - Whenever I'm frustratingly short on inspiration
and/or need to fill up a sketchbook page, I toss off something with my
left hand. It's usually pretty wacky. My left hand writes in netspeak,
as well.
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The
Engagement - in 'Charles Augustus Milverton,' Holmes (the inveterate
bachelor) comes home and announces he's engaged. This picks up right after
that bombshell.
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Watson
and Mary Morstan - in a carriage ... ooooh, the undercurrents ...
I'm very insecure when it comes to drawing trousers so I chickened out
before finishing this one.
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Hello,
Darling - Tim McInnery, who played the chief culprit in the TV series
version of 'the Red-Headed League,' is more famous in my mind as various
incarnations of a character with the surname of Darling in the Blackadder
series.
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A
Bicycle Built for Two - I don't remember the exact story behind this
odd sketch (something to do with the Royal
Society of Adventurology, likely) so you can just take it as your
daily dose of surrealism.
H.P. Lovecraft
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Herbert
West and his Unnamed Narrator - Yes yes, Dr West looks like a psychotic
cross between Milo and Wiggins ... but he's fun.
I really like the Herbert West stories but can't help noticing they
all follow a basic formula...
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Phase
1: Inspiration
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Phase
2: Opportunity
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Phase
3: Results
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Phase
4: Disposal
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Phase
5: Shock
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Phase
6: Back Where We Began
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The
Innsmouth Look - An interesting challenge to any designer ... I'm
afraid I made them more cute than creepy. Here's another.
And some
more.
Airborn
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Matt
Cruse - cabin boy and protagonist
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Kate
- Quite an entertaining character, though I don't remember her last name
...
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Szpirglas
- Pirate of the Sky, and way more hardcore than the ones in Stardust.
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Matt's
Dream - flying with the cloud cats
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Swashbuckling
- Matt scrambles to ... I forget, repair the ship? Fight pirates? Something.
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Unloading
the Aurora - Someday I'll remember I was going to make a nice coloured
piece of concept art out of this.
Copenhagen
I fell in love with the TV adaptation of Michal Frayn's play about
the mysterious visit Werner Heisenberg made to Niels Bohr in 1941. You
can learn more about it at PBS's
Copenhagen site. I put these drawings up in the vain hope that one
of the sixteen other people in the world who have seen the film will appreciate
them. (All 2006)
¤Niels
Bohr - Played by Stephen Rea and his Signature Expression.
¤Werner
Heisenberg - Played by Daniel Craig (yes, that Daniel Craig).
He has a very interesting head shape, which I kept trying to figure out.
¤Margrethe
Bohr - Niels' wife, played by Francesca Annis.
¤A
Gag Sketch - It seems I can find no better way to express my admiration
for something than to exploit it for humour. Credit (or blame) for this
goes to my sister, who came up with the idea; I just drew it.
Doctor Who
I have recently stumbled upon the Whoniverse and just barely scratched
the surface, but the vast and sparkly cosmos awaits, to my unbounded delight.
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Are
You My Mother? - The obvious crossover from that episode of the first
new series. (2006)
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Doctor
Happy - Watching Doctor Who makes a bad day better. He's magical.
(2006)
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The
Ninth Doctor - a caricature of Christopher Eccleston (2006)
These drawings are all from a radio adaptation of Shada:
¤Skagra
- The baddie, if you couldn't tell. I was surprised how easily his design
just sort of fell onto the page.
And now, a short skit:
SKAGRA: Give me the book.
DOCTOR: What book?
¤SKAGRA:
The small green one, in your pocket, there.
¤DOCTOR:
Oh, you mean this book. No, I'm sorry, I can't. (All 2006)
Narnia
I've never been a great fan of the books, but I tried out my new caricature
skills on some of the actors in the movie. (All 2005)
¤Peter
- oldest of the Pevensie children
¤Edmund
- second-youngest and ooooh trouble
¤Lucy
- youngest ... awwww.
Couldn't nail down Susan, unfortunately...
Les Miserables
All right, I confess, I've never read the book – these are from
the musical. But oh, what a musical... (All 2005)
¤Cosette
- 100% personality-free
¤Marius
- I always thought he was just Annoying Male Lead but then I saw a production
where he was played as a very young, dangerously naiive, and much more
sympathetic character. Hooray for actors!
¤Eponine
Pesters Marius - Whatcha readin'?
¤Eponine
Delivers the Letter - So uncharacteristically meek ... I love her
acting on the London Cast soundtrack.
¤Enjolras
- I wanted to make him look like the jock rock star he seems to be so
I learned how to draw big(ish) chins just for this.
¤Oh
Crap - When Enjolras realises no one's coming to help.
¤A
Student - I think he was supposed to have been Combeferre but he didn't
turn out right. I like him anyway.
Cats
I think Cats would make a great animated movie, or more specifically
a series of vignettes in different styles. Apparently Amblimation was
going to do just this but then the project got nixed. Before I learned
that, I had drawn these, though not in different styles because that would
involve a lot more effort and reasearch than procrastinatory doodles allow
for.
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Growltiger
- ... was a Bravo Cat. This sequence, obviously, would have to be rather
anthropomorphic.
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Growltiger
woos the Lady Griddlebone - Sure, she looks sweet here, but she's
also mentioned as an accomplice of Macavity's.
¤Bustopher
Jones - ... is not skin and bones ... (All 2006)
Fly By Night
The first book in what promises to be a series by Frances Hardinge,
about a plucky young orphan who becomes tangentially involved in the politics
of a complicated and fairly corrupt government ... you never know who's
on what side but it's all treated very well. (All 2005)
¤Mosca
Mye - The plucky young orphan in question.
¤Hopewood
Pertellis - A young tutor and would-be resistance fighter.
¤Lady
Tamarind - The enigmatic eminence gris. Or blanc,
as the case may be.
The Dark
is Rising
Will - My most recent version of Will Stanton,
last of the Old Ones. (2005)
Will - A full-body shot ... he looks a bit older
than eleven, but I like the character of it. (2004)
Will - Just his head, this time. (2004)
The Rider - I have a very clear picture of him
in my mind, but whenever I try to draw him, he either looks like a frightening
woman or a mix of Sirius and Snape. This is the only rendition worth showing.
(2005)
The Walker - Cursed to live through history the
slow way ... one day at a time. (2003)
Merriman - Merriman Lyon, first of the Old
Ones, has to be one of the very coolest fictional characters ever written.
I really tried pushing the hair on this one; I fear I may have gone to
far, but it looks nice in its own odd way. (2003)
Bran Davies - The Welsh albino lad (a.k.a. Boy
of Destiny! just kidding) .. not too happy with it, design-wise, but it's
got a bit of his sullen air. (2003)
Lord of the
Rings
Upon first viewing The Fellowship of the Ring I was filled
with a desire to draw each of the characters as they appeared in the movie,
but in my own style. I was miserable at caricature at the time, so this
is as far as I got. Now that I have teethed myself on Master &
Commander I may come back and attempt it agian.
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Eowyn
- Miranda Otto ought to be easy to caricature, but ... not for me. (2007)
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Rohan/Utah
- Rohan (or the place in New Zealand where they shot it, anyway) is how
I like to remember Utah, but whenever I go back I'm reminded how little
it actually looks that way. I tried manipulating a screen capture to reconcile
the two. (2007)
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Minas
Morgul/Utah - On a slightly more sinister note, Minas Morgul looks
oddly reminiscent of the Jordan LDS Temple.
Frodo - With his default expression (not without
reason!) of distress. (2003)
Sam - Sam was very hard. I'm still not happy with
it. (2003)
Arwen - Before she turned into Miss Soppy Elf.
(2002)
Boromir - This may possibly be the most successful
of the lot. (2002)
Galadriel - I can never get the lower half
of her face right. (2002)
Merry - Urgh. Must try again. (2002)
Artemis Fowl
I don't know why, but whenever I read these books, I cast them with
established cartoon characters. These two drawings represent a major effort
to create images for myself.
Artemis - The underage Irish criminal mastermind
himself. (2004)
Juliet Butler - I liked her much more in The
Eternity Code, probably because she wasn't just a plot device who
watched pro wrestling for comic relief. (2004)
Cowboy Bebop
I am not crazy about the series or the movie, but my sister is, so
I've gotten some good material out of it.
Hairspray Accident - In The Cowboy Bebop
Movie, Rashid's lighter gets awfully close to Spike's hair.
I'm talking millimeters. Something like this is bound to happen sooner
or later... (2004)
Spike's Product Endorsement - Apparently
the guy who did the voice of Spike also did the voiceover for a Slurpee
commercial. (2004)
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Happy
Radio Me - the BBC (which I listen to online) is capable of making
me very, very happy.
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Rutherford
Lodge and Irish - from Colin and Fergus' Digi Radio; offensive
historical stereotypes 100% intended.
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Jack
Amuck - I love surrealist humour, and that bit of Pirates 3 was just
begging for a crossover...
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Army
Strong - It used to be 'Be All That You Can Be.' Then it was 'Go Army.'
Now the US Armed Forces seems to have abandoned grammar altogether. This
was drawn in reaction to what the phrase sounds like.
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The
Dragon Cavalry - I don't remember why I drew this, but it's funny.
Or maybe I'm just insane.
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Christmas
Kuzco - The studio I worked at, on a different project, also did a
Chrstmas special that had John Goodman doing a voice. The default image
for John Goodman's voice, in my head, is Pacha, and he said a line something
like 'of course he's a reindeer, see his antlers?' This is funnier than
the actual show, even if you don't find it funny at all.
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The
Chicken Matrix - There was a show
on Radio 4 called Genius on which someone suggested chickens
be given virtual-reality headsets to make them virtually free range, which
of course led to the obvious conclusion that you'd get a chicken version
of The Matrix happening. This poster was inevitable.
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The Legionnaire - From 'The Legionnaire's Lament' by the Decemberists
(possibly one of the best songs ever). (2006)
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Snow White - From Tanith Lee's Red as Blood, where she's
more than a little creepy. A good short story (if a little weird towards
the end) but I warn you: you will never be able to think of Snow White
the same way again. (2006)
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We
Have Everything - A mock ad drawn in response to my slow uptake on
the copy for a local mall's advertising campaign. (2006)
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Like
Pretty, You Know? - I noticed that one of the 'looks' for fashionable
young women in warm climates bears an uncanny resemblance to Incan ice
mummies. (2006)
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Gordon Brown - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer ... the man's
a walking caricature. This practically drew itself. (2006)
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Evey
Takes a Call - A gag sketch for V for Vendetta. (2006)
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Kong's
New Groove - Drawn after seeing King Kong and wondering how
Kong and Ann got out of that canyon they fell into ... (2006)
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French Canadian Vampire - 'Nuff said. Stereotypes are fun.
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In
his Native Habitat - More fun with stereotypes. (2006)
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Childermass
- From Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. The only character
to leave a strong (if unoriginal) visual impression on me. (line
version) (2005)
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Penguin
Pirate - I ... I think this was my sister's idea ... (2005)
Bigwig - from Watership Down. The strong,
sensible type. (2004)
The Abhorsen House - from Garth Nix's
Sabriel trilogy ... It stood out very clearly in my mind, possibly
because of a childhood surrounded by that sort of architecture. This is
an early attempt to capture atmosphere in hue. (2004)
John Kerry - An actual living person, imagine
that. I decided to exercise my weak, piddly little caricature muscles
while watching the Democtratic National Convention at my cousins' house.(2004)
Evil Lilo - Daveigh Chase was the voice of
Lilo, and played the creepy Samara in The Ring. Naturally, a
sort of conjunction of the two was inevitable. (2004)
Kevin - from Kate Thompson's Switchers
series (2003)
Natural Gargoyle - This is a real growth on
a tree in a park near my home. No exaggeration. (2003)
Not A Hobbit - Everyone says he looks like one,
but he's not. Just some random character I drew, who looks like he has
a cold. (2002)
A Parrot - Another random design, which I rather
like. (2002)
Value Sketch - A small drawing indicating
the values (lightness and darkness) for a painting ... this was an assignment
for my colour theory class in college.(2002)
If, for some reason,
you wish to use one of these ... please adhere to the guidelines.
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