There are some GREAT characters in Lash and EDE's series, so of course I was inspired to sketch. I figured they've moved on from the vertical stripe uniforms with the utility belts. Their outfits are individual choices. One trend I'm depicting...facial art. Almost all of the girls have some decoration on their head of some sort.
I kinda wish I drew them smaller in order to show whole designs. I'll have to add that later I guess!
I'll start with just a few and I'll add more as I create them....
[ February 16, 2006, 12:58 AM: Message edited by: Sketch Lad ]
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First, Nightwind. I've taken elements from the various looks we've seen in the books and plut them into this design.... [IMG][/IMG]
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Calorie Queen... More than all the other drawings, I wish I'd drawn her whole figure.... [IMG][/IMG]
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LOVE the Battling Blondes of MEL&LSH! Thunder doesn't get much of a change. If I may say so, I LOVE Andy's design. Imagine her in her white cuffed booties at the end of *those legs*. [IMG][/IMG]
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Dreamer...
In the story, there are references to her beauty, her eeriness and her Khund training. So basically, I've styled her to look like the Khund women we've seen in the books. I've drawn Glorith looking a lot like this, in the past. I don't know if I ever shared that picture. I'm sure it's buried though...
Anyway, I also think that Nura would try many different looks on, since she's always awake. So, I imagine her being in something different whenever it fits into the story. [IMG][/IMG]
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Lessee...there are some problems with this group shot....
1.Dreamer, though enchanting, doesn't have that eerie, Khundish quality.
2.Andromeda has her short haired look. That look won't do for this series!
3.I didn't use a reference for Storm Boy or Insect Queen, so details aren't quite right on them.
4.Nightwind is close to being how I want her to look, but not all the way there.
5. I didn't use reference for Athramites, so I know that Sensory Lad is way off...
6. I pretty much put Tenzil in his preboot outfit. Not sure about that.
I'm pretty happy with Lester and Dirk and Taryn.
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Posted by Ultra Jorge on :
I love girl facial art since Dazzler. Plus to me it's a 80's comic trend. I love the 80s!
Great art Sketch!
Posted by MLLASH on :
ohmiGAWD, those are H-O-T!
Love Thunder's whole "talk to the hand, sister" pose with Andromeda.
I'll agree that Dreamer, who never sleeps, is going to look different from arc-to-arc/story. This sort of thing (lack of sleeping and extra hours in the day every day)is bound to have an effect on physical appearance.
Taryn's GORGEOUS in blue!
And Nightwind is stunning! IMO, you can't have a kewl-looking wind-based heroine without her having tons of billowy hair for special effects!
The group shot is fab! Love Dreamer's floaty pose. Our Storm Boy is the one from the old Super-Companions story, so he wouldn't be wearing glasses-- unless he's emulating everyone's favorite team-leader, and wearing Umbra 3000 sunglasses that is. I'll bet that's what he's doing!
Thanks, Dean! Keep reading and Eryk and I will keep trying to inspre you to draw more from MEL & LSH!!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Yay! It'll help to have these visual designs to keep in mind while were writing.
And I love them all! You've captured the characters incredibly!
I can't wait to see what you'd do with some of the other folks, like the new female Nemesis Kid and Blast Off, or with the updated Murdermaton!
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Glad you guys like! I've done sketches of Drura and Nemesis Kid, but they're not that great.
I want to do a picture of EVERYONE in the story, but some of them require reference.
Posted by Omni Craig on :
Wow Dean, these are all fantastic! Really like the Nightwind one you posted first, and the post-Khund-training Nura!
Keep 'em coming!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Classics, or soon to be! They're all great, but Taryn is my favourite. She looks so capable. Nura looks pretty scary, which is good.
Posted by the boy with UltraPowers on :
great pictures as always Dean !!
love that redesigned costume on LAUREL !!
keep them coming ......
Matthew.
Posted by High Priestess Viviane on :
I'm found of the Nightwind!
Posted by MLLASH on :
With Dean turning heads in his new MODEL threads, and me trying to needle EDE into returning to MEL&tLSH scripting, now seems the time to bump this thread chick-full of awesome Dean Lee designs!
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
I love this place to BITS!!!!
Posted by Set on :
Awesome Nightwind picture! I never saw her without the hood, and always kinda wondered if she had hair under there... She looked bald to me. Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Nightwind has been shown at least 4 different ways in the actual books. My sketch of her was put together using elements from each of those.
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Thanks, Dean! Keep reading and Eryk and I will keep trying to inspre you to draw more from MEL & LSH!!