Some art and a question
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I did a gradient on the background, and didn't notice the stripy effect till it was too late to fix. Grrrr...
Have some golfing Bertie. I did this when I was trying out my different inks.
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I've been keeping an eye out online for photos of men who look as close as possible to my mental image of Bertie, so that I could point to one and say "There, that's what I see him looking like in real life". I've collected many pictures of men who look similar to him in one way or another, but it wasn't till yesterday that I found a near perfect match. I did a bit of manipping, adding a suit & hair (the man was bald)...and it turned out he bore an unsettling resemblance to one of my cousins, who is not someone I want to be reminded of in porny situations). All this is to say that my mental image of Bertie is currently undergoing a slight shift, for that reason among others. It seems my mental real-life Bertie just doesn't look as close as I thought to my drawn Bertie. He'll probably be undergoing some subtle alterations in my art now.
So, this whole thing got me wondering: what does your mental Bertie look like? Is your image influenced by fic? The tv show? For me, the consistent features are a lean face, prominent nose, slightly receding chin, large blue eyes, sunny smile, hair anywhere from golden blond to sandy brown, nice looking but not in a head-turning way. The details keep shifting, though, which is very frustrating.
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Date: 2011-04-18 10:48 pm (UTC)Your mental Jeeves sounds similar to mine. Bertie says he's "darkish", and since pretty much everyone assumes he has black hair, that makes me think he has Celtic blood. I've read that they can have rather Mediterranean complexions. I see Jeeves with sort of olivey skin. Handsome face, green eyes, a more solid build than Bertie but I agree with you that he's not built like an ox. Not as tall as Stephen, either - more like 6'1" at most.
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Date: 2011-04-19 03:56 pm (UTC)While I'm no artist, I've been working on creating my mental Bertie and Jeeves - and other Wodehouse characters - in sim form (I know, I know; I have too much time on my hands). I wouldn't mind posting them, if anyone were interested, and if I could get them to stop making out long enough for me to take a picture.
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Date: 2011-04-19 09:06 pm (UTC)Do post your creations! I'd love to see them, especially if there's snogging involved! :D