Alrighty. So some of you may remember my alien race that I work on in fits and starts now and again. But this might be new to some people. Anyways, once again I'm attempting to flesh them out some more. I asked a friend of mine to draw some character sketches of what I envision the Elani to look like. My original plan was to colour the drawings with Paintshop Pro, but I don't think I can ever figure it out without getting extremely frustrated. So, I photocopied the original drawings and coloured them with pencil crayons. Not having access to a scanner I took pictures of them with a digital camera (I'll most likely scan them in Monday when I'm on campus again).
[ January 15, 2006, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: Topher ]
Posted by Shakaar (Member # 1782) on :
That second Elani female in the skivvies scares me! *G* You should also make a webpage for them, or some outline (of course if you have not already) and describe their physiology, culture, history, species.
Posted by Shakaar (Member # 1782) on :
Ooow, I also like what you and your friend have created so far by the way... With the slight noduals from the chin, they seem like a formerly aquatic species- perhaps they could have a different skin texture, somewhat scaled- to make them even more alien?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
So...are the Elani from Iceland or Finland? I always get those mixed up.
So far they're tan, green/blue haired humanoids with pointy ears and (possibly) some real anatomical diffrences from most Trek humanoids.
Kinda "super-hero" looking from there rough ideas, but no moreso than any other Trek comic aliens.
Got any ship designs or ideas to make them stand apart?
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
As for their physiology, I'm still working on that. I read up blood and there's a possibiliy for iridium-based blood, in which case they would either have to have dark skin (which they sort of due in my colourings) or be from a low-light environment.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Or their chemistry relies more on sunlight to process vitamins and minerals than ours does (hence the darker color).
Or it's natural camofaluge with their planet's flora.
Or a fashion trend- they might change skin color yearly to suit some calander (year of the Thorkie means red skin for example). It would be cool to see a seven year run of a show where a character kept changing colors with each season.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
The first one looks like Paula Abdul!
Posted by Shakaar (Member # 1782) on :
Or if they change color with thier mood, I have a speices that does that- it happens in the animal world, heck even a Terran can turn red when they get embarrased. Perhaps in their ancestoral roots they were an animal with great color change abilities, that used it to communicate, but now it's less pronounced.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Er, I kinda forgot about this. Scanned the coloured drawings in.
[ January 15, 2006, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: Topher ]
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Wow. That second "Elani female in skivvies" needs to lay off the testosterone.
Posted by Pensive's Wetness (Member # 1203) on :
Just looks like elves in space. nothing original about long ears either...
*rolls eyes and otherwise keeps shushy*
now for the artist aspect of critque... it's ok for free hand stuff. better than mine, certainly...
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
quote:Originally posted by TSN: Wow. That second "Elani female in skivvies" needs to lay off the testosterone.
I never even noticed that typo...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Pensive's Wetness: Just looks like elves in space. nothing original about long ears either...
*rolls eyes and otherwise keeps shushy*
now for the artist aspect of critque... it's ok for free hand stuff. better than mine, certainly...
Oh fuck that- it's awful.
Really, the description sounds enough intresting though.
Posted by Shakaar (Member # 1782) on :
*ponders something more diplomatic* I think it's a very good start... there is certainly a toon-superhero aspect to the drawings- Perhaps in a second version of them you could try for less idealized forms- no super thin waists or bulging muscles, and try to bring out more alien features.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I say grab Aban and twist his arm to sketch something.....more alien than the "super-elves" look.
Do you have any particular physical characteristics other than the hair, skin color and ears?
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I never even noticed that typo...
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