Master 259: Team H Drawing

[I really enjoy my drawing projects, but they also stress me out. Of course it's worse when you're trying to portray (however tenuously) real people. There's a strong temptation to rehearse all the problems with this depiction, just to assure those with discerning eyes (and critical minds?--ha!) that I'm not oblivious to these various and numerous shortcomings, but that would make for a dull and tedious post indeed. So I'll just let it be.]

So this drawing (15" x 20") was inspired by the (bizarre) thought: "What would it look like if they were a crime-fighting team?" The initial sketch, I think, suggests a more highly-stylized direction than I was actually able to pull off. A bit of formal training, some research, and a bit more imagination would probably help with that. At any rate, I included all five in there: R, D, C, L, and B.

R is the leader, of course: calm, cool, collected. He's the brains of the group. He's got his motorcycle with him. Obviously I put this drawing together with lots of trial-and-error. R's left shoulder, from STEP3 to STEP4 presents a clear instance of this. It looks so much more natural after that change and it's interesting to think about what makes the difference there.


C is munitions. His sidearm went through a fairly dramatic revision between STEP4 and STEP5. I would have liked for it to be even larger but that would really only work in a more highly-stylized drawing. And who knows what other armaments and incendiaries he's carrying on his person. Long-range or short-range--he dispenses death or mayhem or justice or whatever, always with a some pithy quip or witticism.

D is the muscle. He's the only one of the characters without an accessory--but that's just because he doesn't really need one (or you might say he's always carrying his with him).







L is the beauty. Women are harder to draw. I'm sure that there are some basic techniques that would have helped a lot with that, but I didn't know any of those, so I just had to muddle through. STEPS 2, 3 and 4 show quite a shift. Lots of erasing. Still, I do like the way it turned out. I thought about giving her a handgun but that seemed just a little too sinister.


B is the "pluck" or "spirit." She may be the smallest in the group, but if you mess with any of her siblings, she will come after you. My original idea was to base her character design on Maka from "Soul Eater" but that didn't really end up coming across in the end. Maka's scythe did become B's bo staff. I really liked what seemed to be suggested by the STEP1 sketch, but it was hard to realize that in the subsequent drafts.

Hmm…, what else can I say? I like how the background turned out though that was definitely not my favorite part to do. As I draw, I learn more and more about light and shadows and shading--again, mostly by trial and error. --Ha! Well, there it is. I had lots of fun doing it.

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God is in this place,
And that reality, seen and understood by the grace of God in Christ Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit, makes all the difference in the world.