September means...

 It's '29 faces' time! So here's face number 1. :-)

John Shepard

Commander John Shepard - retired

Of course he lived... and then he got to spend his happily ever after with his significant other. That's what happened. :-)

Beards and pockets

Linden with pockets

Fancied painting a beard and some more Asian inspired clothing, so here's a little sketch of my trainer Linden with his hands in his pockets. :-)

Pretty as a petal

Hadn’t painted my elf Freyn for a while. His face is as always based on delightful Colin Morgan, as per request by one of my very good friends who is a huge Merlin fan and suggested I use him. They thought he’d make a good elf, and they were right. :-)

Hakuna Matata

Scar

So, I'm doing the 'give me six characters to make fanart of' thing, and I've had some brilliant suggestion so far. This is the first painting of the challenge and it's actually two requests rolled into one as I was asked if i could do Scar from the Lion King and Jeremy Irons. Watch me gleefully rub my hands together. It also flagged up the fact that the last time I drew Jeremy Irons was before I even hit my teens. Shame on me. I love him and he's beautiful.

T'other way

Dorian Pavus / Ramon Tikaram

Having had much fun with portraying Ramon Tikaram as an older Dorian Pavus, I thought I'd have a go and paint him as a young Dorian. I'm thinking mid-twenties, but I'm rubbish at judging ages, so who knows. ;-)

Soy Pablo

Ryman Branson

This is an homage to 'Soy Pablo' a Bad Lip Reading of Narcos - the story about Pablo Escobar doppelganger Ryman Branson, former child actor and self described porpoise enthusiast, who is sent in by the DEA to infiltrate drug lord's compound with unexpected results.

I have yet to watch Narcos and I'm not sure that I can now, since I doubt it can live up to this heart warming spoof trailer. If you haven't seen 'Soy Pablo', then do. It's brilliant.

Happy New Year!

Little Micky - wip

A very happy new year to you all! I had a rather dramatic end to 2019 from an artistic point of view, as my computer decided it did not want to experience the new decade. Luckily, I am a belt and braces kinda cat, so my files are ok, and have now taken up residence on my spangly new machine. And I shall be living on porridge for the foreseeable future. As with everything there are teething issues, but the only way is forwards. So, for now, as I get to know my new beastie, have a wip of Little Micky manning the front desk at the airport on New Year's Eve. Lots of love to you all!

Magic moustache

Ramon Tikaram / Dorian Pavus

Because it was so much fun the first time round, here's another one of Ramon Tikaram - Dorian's voice actor - as Dorian.
I call this one 'That look you get on your face when you hear someone talking shit about your husband'.
After ten years of marriage to the inquisitor Dorian has grown his hair out a bit, and is still as ready as ever to launch a fireball up the backside of anyone disrespecting his amatus.

You had me at G'day

Mr Albert 'Bert' Johnson

You know those characters that are always there... good, solid, reliable... and in this case perpetually frowning, usually with a half smoked ciggie dangling from the corner of the mouth... Yeah, you know them, right. Well, his name is Bert, he's a 1920's commie cab driver who also helps Miss Fisher with her murder solving... and I would fight all the spiders in Australia for him. He's played by delightful actor Travis McMahon, for whom I would also fight spiders if he's even remotely like his cab driving alter ego in real life.
Seriously, go check out the 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' series, it's brilliant.

Dear Dorian

Ramon Tikaram / Dorian Pavus

Sometimes you come across a character who just resonates with you so very deeply it's almost infuriating. For me, Dorian Pavus from Dragon Age Inquisition is one of those. There is a spectacular number of reasons for this, and one of them is in no small part thanks to amazing actor Ramon Tikaram who gave him his voice.
Turns out that he is as gorgeous to look at as his voice is to listen to. I simply couldn't resist. I give you Ramon Tikaram as Dorian Pavus.

A little sparkle

Tirion

I really want to paint Lord Tirion in all his finery with some massive over the top head gear and whatnot. But I always find myself toning him right back. Just a little gentle glitter in the fabric and a silver string in the hair. Perhaps next time. :-)

Blowing a hoolie

Bubbles

The word-prompt 'alien' was suggested in the 29 Faces group the other day, for topical reasons, and I suddenly remembered that I had a post it note on my wall saying 'aliens in everyday situations'. So there... Face number 8, an alien blowing bubbles.
To save a bit of time I used a photo I took of this amazing park in Wales as the base for the background. Which means that technically speaking this guy is hanging out in a park in Wales. And you know, if I was visiting from another planet, I would definitively go to Wales. :-)

Oh captain, my captain

Knight Captain Whitfield

Face number 7 for the 29 Faces. A big thanks to my trainer Linden for modelling for this one. And on that note I very much feel the need to add the following disclaimer... No, I did not remove his shirt and cover him in glitter. I made that bit up.

Dim the lights

Face number 6. Woefully behind, I know. I've been so tired this week, but I finally found some energy to finish this today. Also, I was undecided about the lighting, so I present to you all three variations. Enjoy.

Autumnal vibes

September

Face number five for the 29 Faces. September. I love Autumn, and judging by today's weather, I think it has arrived.

Master of Disaster

Catastrophe Jones

You know how, sometimes you hear some words in a certain order and your brain just goes 'That's a person and I'm gonna paint them'.

Face number four for the 29 Faces. Catastrophe Jones.

Pointy eared shenanigans

Face number three. Trying to stay loose.

'And so they march, footfall like thunder, death in their hearts and fire in their eyes.'

And is that blood on his face or tomato pure? We shall never know ;-)

'Tis September

Yudaina

Mission statement for this here 29 Faces: Keep it loose!

Face number one... My nomad king, Yudaina. Based on my most beloved, Hiroyuki Sanada. 'Cause he's brighter than sunshine

This old heart

Micky

... is weak for you.
Little Micky rocking his spangly puffer vest and rainbow sleeves, adding colour to a gloomy day at the airfield.
So, an iridescent puffer vest seemed like a really good idea until I actually started painting it. Did I learn a lot? Yes. Would i do it again? Aaaah!