Maybe it's a vicious circle, no one draws male gypsies because they can't find anyone else's drawing to get inspiration or reference for, and because no one's drawing any no one can get images to get their inspiration or reference. Or maybe they're just hard to draw. :P
I think my biggest problem would be that I'm atrociously bad at male facial features, and they'd just end up looking like a girl wearing pants anyway.
Dreamweavers' Guilden
15 years ago
Dreamweavers' Guilden
Rebel
Do i really have to put facial features on? I, like Cat, cannot draw faces at all. I have finished my designs but have to wait till tuesday to scan and load them up.
MKirara: All my colours are just light pencil shades (yes am old fashioned i love to draw!) but still bright. if you go onto the link now there is a description of the colours that is quessed from Elspeth's discription from the book if that helps?
I did one design, but I just haven't gotten around to the other two yet!!!
Mine don't have faces either :p
Dreamweaver Ward
15 years ago
Sun Mar 08 2009, 11:30pm
Dreamweaver Ward
Dreamscape Artist
For those stuck for ideas, here's the explanation I posted in the competition thread (I had a flick through Ashling the other day):
Elf describes gypsy clothing as 'gaudy' and says the Twentyfamilies are 'richly attired', and describes their clothing as 'elaborate and expensive'. Elf's Twentyfamilies clothes were an off-the-shoulder shirt and a 'full Twentyfamilies skirt' with 'a multitude of red and green petticoats'. (chapter 22 of Ashling, page 250). And Swallow wears costly silk shirts (definitely blue but possibly also other bright colours), and 'his dark hair was bound back in a plait and the thong about his brow was stained to match his shirt.' (chapter 13 of Ashling, page 136)
All the quotes are from those two chapters, or from the chapters to either side, if anyone was wondering... |:| No? Okay... :P
I haven't had the chance to even start making an entry though. :(
Dreamweaver Ward
15 years ago
Mon Mar 09 2009, 02:53pm
Dreamweaver Ward
Dreamscape Artist
It's actually 'the thong around his brow', so yes, I guess it's sort of like a bandanna - I'd say it's probably a strip (or band) of leather though. :)
Yeah Ziera that's pretty much what I based my first design on!
*Feeds the DPM*
Yay I did it! I put in an entry - my first ever :D
*raises hand* I also suck at drawing guys ~:| I've drawn and coloured two female designs, but I've been avoiding my male design for over 2 weeks :P
Just for anyone who's still working on their designs (I know there's a bunch of you) I've put a 2 week extension on this competition. Entries now due by the 31st March.
Ashling Guildmistress
15 years ago
Ashling Guildmistress
Mage
Sweet [act]hugs[/act] Awesome Min!
