My Spanish pirate character, Talbot, and his faithful companion Noah (the African grey parrot), enjoying some of their recent plunder.
This is quite an outdated picture of them both, but I havent drawn them in a long time (they are, unfortunately, characters that primarily waver in my imagination, as they have no real purpose), so I still regard this as one of the most detailed drawings Ive done of them. They sorely need some development, both of features and clothing, but until I get the spare time, this is good enough. They, originally, were characters from a project I had been working on, based on anthropomorphic pirates (back then they were rather cartoony looking), but that project has long since been discarded, so only Talbot and Noah remain. Not much is known about my character Talbot, as he has only ever featured in one of my full colour artworks, so a little background information wont hurt.
Talbot is, in essence, a hybrid of sorts, part dog and part fox (a seadog geddit?) and primarily Spanish. Hes very much a mixture when it comes to his influences too. Theres a bit of everyone in him; 'Calico Jack' Rackham, Errol Flynn, Cary Elwes, Clark Gable (he has his moustache), Antonio Banderas (Id imagine him to have the same voice), as well as, yes, perhaps now, Jack Sparrows sense of cunning... and me of course (I gave him my hair, jewellery and bandana). When it comes to his clothing, he wears all the traditional pirate garb and I wanted it so that his colouration would match that of his parrot (that is to say, light grey, white, black and red), because they are never far from each other. Talbots true name is Talbot Tarrington, but he is known by the name of Red Jack, after the crimson skull tattoo he has on his left hand and captains a nifty little sloop named the Solitaire. In my notes, I referred to him as being a skilled sword fighter and good swimmer, sly, nimble and always grinning like the Jolly Roger. He cheats at cards, is rather cocky and tries it on with the ladies. Yup. Everything your classic pirate should be... Oh yes, and highly romanticised!
Btw, I really do feel like Ive been neglecting Talbot a lot. As I mentioned before, I havent drawn him in a long time, so maybe soon Ill put aside some time to fiddle around with his design. One things for sure though Im never going to make him lose that moustache!
Ah, he's so COOL! I love the description of him too, and his tatoo, and dangly things and moustache, man, you got one cool character here! What medium is this? it's beautifully colored.
--
"You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile."--Charlie Chaplin
New deals posted everyday, starting Black Friday and running through the holiday season! No hassles, no lines - just awesome savings on art, deviantWEAR, Premium Memberships and more!
DeviantART is counting down to its 100 millionth deviation! Join in on the fun and take a look back at some of the most noteworthy deviations we've seen along the way. The deviant who uploads the 100 millionth deviation could win a special prize, too. Hurry, we're going to hit the 100 million mark soon!
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.
Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.
^Ikue has been a devious member of our community for almost 7 years and in this time he has proven to be nothing short of dedicated and devoted. Whilst volunteering his time over the last 22 months as a Gallery Moderator within the Community Relations Team, Chris has brought the Vector gallery and many vector artists directly into the spotlight. ^Ikue's commitment to the community is evident in everything he touches and you can always find him reaching out to others with an encouraging word. Chris is a natural leader with a vibrant and empathic personality, and is a role model for deviants everywhere. It's ev... Read More
Comments
--
I'm a girl !!!!
My brother made an account for me, but he has given it his nickname ! How stupid brother !
--
--
Gone.
~marji
--
==============================================
aka KingCabbage
--
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Sénilité!
~{
ILiveonmyJournal -> [link]
HOMEPAGE -> [link]
--
For more art and rantings go to Tomcat Ltd
Weird is good.
--
Weaving your dreams one lace at a time....
--
"You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile."--Charlie Chaplin
Previous Page12345...Next Page