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Lady-Owl — Neelix and Gale

Published: 2011-03-08 01:08:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 8285; Favourites: 156; Downloads: 75
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Description OMG look! A pic of one of my new characters (finally)! D:

AHH I'm so glad I was able to finish this and post it up for my birthday! It's kind of like a gift to myself... cause what girl wouldn't want sexy mechanics working on shit for her birthday?!



I wanted to do something like this for a LONG time. Shit like this is so much fun to draw.

You can thank H-Falcon for a lack of Sniffs in this picture. I was gonna stick a silhouette of him and Harold working in the back behind Neelix, but he thought it distracted too much from Neelix and Gale.. so yeah. >_>

But I was feeling kinda down on my art lately... If it wasn't the darn scanner butchering it to hell, it was just seeing it on a computer vs real life or kicking myself for small issues here and there I only notice when it's too late to actually do anything about it. So... I was trying to be a lot more patient with this one so I could attempt to make it as perfect as I could. My boyfriend, H-Falcon and my dad gave me some helpful opinions here and there that I appreciate greatly. If you point out errors or nitpick, I will hurt you.

If all goes well, Chapter 14 of the story should be finished by this Friday (the 11th)!

AND THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR SPAMMING MY FRONT PAGE WITH BIRTHDAY WISHES. OMG WHAT A MESS. From me... not you...


Story: Everything Under the Stars Cover and Hub


Materials:
Size: 8.5 x 11 on Card stock
Media: Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Black & White Pen
Touch Ups/Edited/Text:
Photoshop 5


Everything Under the Stars, Neelix, and Gale © Lady Owl
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Comments: 104

Fooy723 [2011-04-11 03:58:29 +0000 UTC]

why is gale holding his flamey thing over his hand?

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Lady-Owl In reply to Fooy723 [2011-05-04 18:44:34 +0000 UTC]

He's in motion so he's moving it into place. I didn't intend it like that but it makes him look more unsure or rookie like so I left it like that. XD

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H-Falcon In reply to Fooy723 [2011-04-12 01:41:54 +0000 UTC]

Why are you just assuming it's a flamey thing? Could be any tool. Looks like a fastener of some type to me. Why just assume it is a torch? Really...

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Fooy723 In reply to H-Falcon [2011-04-12 22:02:40 +0000 UTC]

I thought there was a flame on it...

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H-Falcon In reply to Fooy723 [2011-04-12 23:38:01 +0000 UTC]

Guess you thought wrong huh? I don't see a flame.

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firstfallenangelever In reply to H-Falcon [2012-05-26 02:50:59 +0000 UTC]

why are you so mean?

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Lady-Owl In reply to firstfallenangelever [2012-05-26 03:24:22 +0000 UTC]

Girl, if you want my respect, you're heading in the wrong direction. Stop messing with my man, 'cause you're pissing me off.

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firstfallenangelever In reply to Lady-Owl [2012-05-26 06:55:18 +0000 UTC]

were you talking to me? >.<'''

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H-Falcon In reply to firstfallenangelever [2012-05-26 03:06:06 +0000 UTC]

Why are you bringing up something from over a Year ago? That doesn't even involve you?

I guess now you have issues with the fact your got reported and are looking to start something?

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firstfallenangelever In reply to H-Falcon [2012-09-14 22:41:05 +0000 UTC]

what no? isnt this old why is this showing up in my box over and over again?

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firstfallenangelever In reply to H-Falcon [2012-05-26 06:55:35 +0000 UTC]

it just seems that you are mad or something

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Fooy723 In reply to H-Falcon [2011-04-13 04:00:12 +0000 UTC]

doesnt it KINDA look like theres a bit of a blue flame coming out of that thingy? :< Im sorry if it doesn't... but it does to me on full veiw. It could be my computer screen, or that im actually half blind lol..

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rinaswan [2011-03-28 20:08:31 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations! This piece has been chosen for BEST OF WEEKLY FEATURE!! It is currently featured in this week's [link] journal and [link] news article!

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Lady-Owl In reply to rinaswan [2011-03-31 11:40:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, thank you so very much for the feature! I greatly appreciate it!

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madgus [2011-03-24 08:27:04 +0000 UTC]

Nice paint.!

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Lady-Owl In reply to madgus [2011-03-27 05:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. C:

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H-Falcon In reply to madgus [2011-03-24 22:07:48 +0000 UTC]

It isn't a painting.

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Fooy723 [2011-03-21 22:21:54 +0000 UTC]

I never realized Gale was so humanoid looking, maybe thats why he seems so uh.. fond of Heather
And Neelix my friend, your fly's open, but you rock them low pants ;D
*giggle*

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Lady-Owl In reply to Fooy723 [2011-03-22 02:18:42 +0000 UTC]

Lol, if that is the reason he would be fond of Heather, what's Neelix's excuse?

But I failed to give any real description of him in the story so how he looked in the reader's mind was entirely random.

Neelix's pants lack a button so er uh... yeah? XD

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Fooy723 In reply to Lady-Owl [2011-03-23 03:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Maybe Neelix has a thing for boobs...
JKJK
lawlz xD

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H-Falcon In reply to Fooy723 [2011-03-23 04:39:55 +0000 UTC]

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Fooy723 In reply to H-Falcon [2011-03-23 12:58:26 +0000 UTC]

XD lawlz

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Auh-Kais [2011-03-20 20:28:04 +0000 UTC]

So that is what gale looks like!

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Lady-Owl In reply to Auh-Kais [2011-03-20 23:56:20 +0000 UTC]

C:

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Auh-Kais In reply to Lady-Owl [2011-03-21 00:19:41 +0000 UTC]

I slightly had this robust dude in mind but this gives me a bit better sense of how gale is hah...

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Lady-Owl In reply to Auh-Kais [2011-03-22 02:13:34 +0000 UTC]

Haha, Neelix would really have watch out if some guy like that had eyes on his Heather. XD

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Astrayal [2011-03-13 14:41:00 +0000 UTC]

So that's how Gale looks like. I love your drawings! Always brings something extra to the read. Keep em coming! I love em all!

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Lady-Owl In reply to Astrayal [2011-03-13 23:58:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much and I sure will keep em coming! I'm real curious to know what others thought Gale looked like before. XD

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rollingpinkstone [2011-03-11 03:35:02 +0000 UTC]

I love it! I love it!! Great work!! Oh! Happy Birthday!!!

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Lady-Owl In reply to rollingpinkstone [2011-03-14 13:22:39 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh, Thank you so much! XD

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MurraMyrrh [2011-03-10 21:20:21 +0000 UTC]

Odlly enough, I was not expecting Gale to look like that. In my brain he looked a lot like Wrex, minus the battle scars and all. XD
Is that torch self lighting? Because I want it! Even if it isn't, still totally looks awesome. And the tools look logical. Go LOGIC!
And I've having a hard time nitpicking about errors. Seriously, I've been looking at this for more than 20 mins and I can't see anything really. You're just being hard on yourself! But I love this picture. It really shows how STRONG he really looks. Maybe not how strong he is, but being paired with Heather it's sometimes hard to see the dramatic contrast. Finally, goggles down. They look good too.
I actually really like how you did the eyes in this one. They are all very focused and soft. Very life like.

Once again, wonderful job on the pic! I did enjoy seeing this pop up after sifting through 300 other pics. >.<

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Lady-Owl In reply to MurraMyrrh [2011-03-14 13:22:20 +0000 UTC]

Lol.. Wrex.. Shepard... XD

Glad to know they look logical. I had to design something cool for Neelix that looked believable and thought out. Took me a little while. In the end I went with sort of a plasma cutter thingy.

I am being pretty brutal on myself lately. I'm trying to find a good balance of making things look real vs. going with the flow and emotion. Sometimes super realistic looks so... stiff and it loses that special something about it. For me anyway.

Curious, I would have thought the comparison between small little Heather and big Neelix with his muscles, would show the dramatic contrast better. You confuse me! D:

But maybe just seeing Neelix at work really shows off his masculinity. Beef cakes ftw! XD

I am actually a little sad cause, I have a picture I started back months ago with Neelix working and his goggles down, but since it is a scene for a future chapter (chapter 15 actually so the next one coming up!), I held off on finishing it until later on so this picture takes the spotlight as the first one to be seen with his goggles and working. D:

Well then I am glad I kept his eyes showing! I was debating if I should have them hidden and put shiny reflections all over his goggles instead.

So many arts! But thank you so much, Murra. You know I love and appreciate your comments!

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H-Falcon In reply to MurraMyrrh [2011-03-11 06:48:34 +0000 UTC]

Heh You pictured Gale looking like Wrex? Are you sure you are not confusing Gale and Muora?

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MurraMyrrh In reply to H-Falcon [2011-03-11 23:05:45 +0000 UTC]

Lol I don't really know why either. Silly as it is and how Krogans don't act at all like Gale. I personally see Muora more like the dragon from Jackie Chan Adventures (who I just can't remember the name to at the moment), but more scaled and not...green...
I think my thought was how silly Wrex would run around when I tried to chase his little tail! XD And for one reason or another that memory attatched itself to Gale and his...suspisious actions.

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H-Falcon In reply to MurraMyrrh [2011-03-12 09:11:41 +0000 UTC]

You chased Wrex's tail? That image is funny... :laugh:

Wait... what Dragon from Jackie Chan Adventures? Shit that sounds familiar... but when you said that right away I pictured the Dragon thingy from Mulan! :laugh: Which I knew wasn't right... Damn it's like I almost have a visual image of that Dragon (Boss guy?) from Jackie Chan... but can't place it. Arrghh...

(psst... we miss playing Halo with you guys.)

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MurraMyrrh In reply to H-Falcon [2011-03-14 12:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, the big green one that was once the statue. XD Still can't remember his name. I used to watch it all the time on Saturday morings, back before I got spoiled by cable. That was like my favorite show back then XD

(psst, we miss playing with you guys too. It's spring break for me, so I now have a lot more time. )

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Astrayal In reply to H-Falcon [2011-03-13 14:45:42 +0000 UTC]

Um, hate to butt in here...but out of curiosity, are you two talking about Shendu? The green demon/dragon from the Jackie Chan cartoons?

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Lady-Owl In reply to Astrayal [2011-03-13 22:07:17 +0000 UTC]

Hmm.. wow, yeah he sorta reminds me of Muora but yeah, not green. XD I bet Falcon would totally disagree D:

I use to watch that show and I only vaguely remember that guy.

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H-Falcon In reply to Astrayal [2011-03-13 15:34:46 +0000 UTC]

This is not the place for this. Please continue in PM's. I did not realise when replying the first time this was on an art piece. (That is what I get for responding in my message center and not realising it's on someone art.) So this is my fault. Please do not reply here. Respond in PM's if you wish to continue. Thank you.

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Blueoriontiger [2011-03-10 09:22:51 +0000 UTC]

I like this a lot. Neelix looks very interesting at work; and I get to see how those goggles fit over his eyes. Keep it up.

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Lady-Owl In reply to Blueoriontiger [2011-03-14 13:08:54 +0000 UTC]

Heh heh, thank you! c:

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Erementarushokan [2011-03-10 00:25:55 +0000 UTC]

Who is the alien that I've seen in a lot of other pictures of you'res?

BTW, cool pic.

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H-Falcon In reply to Erementarushokan [2011-03-10 08:45:25 +0000 UTC]



How about you take the time to go look and find out? Really...

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Erementarushokan In reply to H-Falcon [2011-03-11 03:05:37 +0000 UTC]

ohhh.... I guess I could try that out.

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anna-nubi In reply to Erementarushokan [2011-03-14 17:08:57 +0000 UTC]

Try to read the description, gets you a long way (:

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Erementarushokan In reply to anna-nubi [2011-03-15 00:11:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I sort of established that (not a retort)

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Draconian23 [2011-03-09 21:51:57 +0000 UTC]

I like the detail with the superheated metal fragments. Because they aren't just pretty 'sparks' of light. More like raining molten drops of excruciating pain. *sports a few scars from welding* He's pretty brave not wearing an apron, *shudder*

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Lady-Owl In reply to Draconian23 [2011-03-14 13:08:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I looked over a lot of images of welding and cutting to get myself more familiar with how everything looks for this drawing. I did notice that depending on the welding technique, there was sometimes intense blue light and smoke, so I had to decide how I wanted my image to look and of course that everything is alien so different technologies. It certainly was a lot of fun to work on.

And actually, I'm glad that someone with experience in welding commented. I was aware of the aprons but not of how dangerous it could be (Scars? Ouch) so thank you for pointing that out!

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Draconian23 In reply to Lady-Owl [2011-03-15 16:44:10 +0000 UTC]

Some people wear aprons, some people wear denim work coveralls with a sort of leather 'mini-jacket' that only covers the sleeves; almost everyone wears gloves, because the arc can not only produce molten-hot bits of metal, but harmful UV rays as well. Only machines or welders with decades of experience can produce a weld without little or no spatter.

You did a great job, and I absolutely love the pic, but Neelix is much more a welder than I will ever be, if he's confident enough to weld without even pulling his shirt down a little more..

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leunatics [2011-03-09 16:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Your artwork is always so beautifully done. I love all the little details and effects you've used in all of them. ^___^ I look forward to your new art! And Happy Birthday!

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