SF&F Picture 7 out of 7 by Abigail E. Laughlin.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Tristan Redux

I completely revamped this drawing, which originally came out looking like Spock on a very bad hair day. He himself is a little too pale, but I'm happy with the results--all colored pencil, except the background, which is Nupastel. You wouldn't believe the trouble I had to go to in order to keep myself from leaving green fingerprints all over that white hair.

Categories Elf / Elves Head or Facial Study Man, Men

Techniques Coloured Pencils Mixed Media

Date	Name	Comment
11 Sep 1999	Pandy	Loading... I too feel your pain. I really like the beads on the hair. I've enjoyed all of your art.
11 Sep 1999	The Artist	Loading... Nupastels are sort of like chalk pastels, only harder and not quite so messy. They do leave colored powder everywhere and stain your fingers, though. My desk had a green tinge by the time I was done with this, and I had to cover the face and hair with a piece of typing paper to keep them from getting stained.
19 Apr 2000	Gin May	Loading... I suggest you darken the lines and shadows more. There should be areas of dark brown on his skin. Right now the whole looks like a vague whitish blur, though that could just be because I a bit more myopic to day than normal
24 Apr 2000	Loralei	Loading... I think the pale look of his face gives a really cool glow to the pic...very nice!
5 Jan 2001	Alanna	Loading... I love green eyes. I've always loved green eyes. I've always wanted to meet a cute guy with bright green eyes. Meeting a cute guy elf with bright green eyes would be even better. I love the eyes.
23 Oct 2001	Ocean	Loading... Wow!!! This picture is absolutely amazing. You are an awsome artist, I look forward to viewing more of your work. I must now go buy these nupastels, I am stunned by the intensity of color. I can't get that green out of my head.... you should do more pictures like that. Keep it up.
20 May 2002	Cerelia Jahnu	Loading... I love the way you made him look so young and yet his expression so wise. And the colors are stunning! He's not too pale in my opinion; it adds to the effect.
17 Aug 2002	Natasha	Loading... OOH! first comment's right! he/she/it/whatever definatly reminds me of a Taylendras adept!!! Darkwind's daddy. or moonsong!
8 Jun 2003	Silvara Dragon	Loading... Yeah, I can sort of see a Leonard Nimoy in him... Great picture. I wish I could draw people like that, but I probably shouldn't try anymore. I should leave that to talented people like you.
14 Sep 2003	Purplesinger	Loading... Just a quick tip, though I'm not sure if it'll work or not: try wrapping the nupastal in a tissue except for the very tip when using it and your fingers won't get quite os messy! Purty pic ^~^
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SciFi and Fantasy Art: Tristan Redux