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Sam Vimes and Discworld both (c) Terry Pratchett, who I met the other day at a book signing. I drew this to give him. The writing is my attempt at being neat... honestly, when I TRY to write neatly it comes out looking like a seven year old did it! ;P But I like this pic. Terry Pratchett laughed out loud when he read the punchline!I don't think Vimes' face looks quite right. I had trouble finding the balance between making him look too old or too young. And EVERYONE who looks at this and hasn't seen Paul Kirby's Discworld art comments on those weird boots!
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I was going to say that Vimes wouldneverwearshoeslike that; no defense for your toes, and so little force behind them when you hafta kick a feller where the sun don't shine...
And then I read your artist's note.
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I bow to the one who can make even the Great Pratchett himself laugh. Well done.
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My dear, this is a remarkable drawing. I love the caption, also. Vimes' expression is... commendable. I can hardly bring myself to stop looking, this is really quite beautiful!
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I love Sam Vimes. Awesome job! You got his face perfect. It's how I picture him, just the right combo.
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Whoa, you got Pterry to laugh? I met him when he came to the DC Book festival in 2008 (he autographed my copy of Making Money), but it's absolutely awesome to get that kind of compliment from him.
As for the picture itself, excellent work! Really captures Vimes' character.
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Nice work. I am loving Vime's expression it's just perfect. I'm currently reading Night Watch right now and I think you've captured Vimes really well. I think it's even better that you got to give this image to Terry Prachett himself and also make him laugh.
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...even the bloody nitwits. It's great! Hurray for you and city watch! ^^
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Hahaha....I love the punchline...so like something out of one of his books! Great job....I love your design for him too...he looks great. And he's got the cigar...ehehe....great work! Beautiful shading too and his expression fits the quote great!
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We who live among bloody nitwits salute you.
A wonderful picture, with words that are truly right for it! You really understand Vimes... in fact is that a TP quote? I don't recognise it if so.
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Nope, the Desiderata is a poetic passage that was found on the wall of a (Baltimore?) church, origin unknown. I added that last line myself. Terry Pratchett has the original; I gave it to him when I met him at a book signing in 2002 - he laughed out loud. That's one of my most treasured memories. <3
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thats awesome XD his expression made me crack up
great job
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awesome! vimes is my fave charecter
i think you got the expression exactly right!
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I think Vimes might be my favorite Discworld book (but Nanny Ogg and the Igors come in close, too). And that is too darn funny.
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Sam Vimes, Hardboiled Citywatchman!
With his very own, personal watchman in his head, lantern in hand.
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Vimes-y! This is great, and I think you drew his face perfectly--there's the very put-out expression, and he looks just the right age to me. Older, but not old, if you know what I mean.
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I disagree about the face, I think you captured Sam perfectly!
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Is your Vimes based on Paul Kidby's Vimes? He looks a bit like hi. Cool meeting TP. I would be so scared.
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Gawd, I LOVE those funky boots. They are so damn fun.
Also loving this piece, and envyign the hell out of you for meeting Master Pratchett....
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YAY VIMSEY
i wonder why we dont see more discworld art on here :sad: tis a shame cause itsa great book
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@_@ Vimesy... Gawd, he looks all sexeh and... kind of run down... -Comfortglomps Vimes.- By some extreme stroke of luck I managed to pick out the first City Watch book (Guards! Guards!) as my first Discworld novel and fell in love with Vimes the instant I read his little monologue about the city. That was just so freakin' HILARIOUS.
"And then you hated her and, and just when you thought you'd gotten her out of your, your, whatever, then she opened her great booming rotten heart to you, caught you off bal, bal, bal, thing. ANCE. Yeah. Thassit."
<3 Definite fav. Awesome work.
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The Prayer of Saint someone, isn't it? I can't remember. Brilliant.
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Awesome. One of the best drawings I've seen of vimes..hope Pterry liked it. I certainly do! ^-^
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Well maybe they're summer boots.
They wouldn't be good for winter, that's for sure.
I'm jealous you got to meet Terry Prachett.
This is a very good drawing, I love Sam.
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xD I love this~ Vimes is one of my favorite Discworld characters, and this is really just about how I would imagine him. > 3<;; (Jealous of your mad skillz though. I can't draw Discworld characters because I'm worried I'll butcher them horribly. ;___; )
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Vimes is my favorite character in Discworld and i feel compelled to tell you that this is brilliant! Just how i would imagine him!
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Whoops. I posted I was sad. I'm not. So pretend I didn't.
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Hmm, I think you're mixing up Paul Kidby with Josh Kirby. Let us test this theory of mine, shall we?
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Easily understandable mistake, since the last names are ridiculously similar. I prefer Paul. Josh's stuff always look like gross sticky goblins.
At any rate, that is a lovely Vimesy drawing. It is much prettiful.
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you got to meet terry pratchett?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 
you're so lucky he's my favorite author
-bookheart
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HOW COOOL....I love Sam and therefore I love you mate!
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heh... i like your blurb. very vimes.
hmmm, in terms of aging, the guy's like, mid-fifties right? i'd say, add some lines around his mouth and nose, maybe a few crow's feet at the eyes, and he'll look pretty much age apropriate.
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You have a wonderful ability to capture life in your drawing, you really nailed that image, well done.
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*impressed beyond belief*
I wish I lived in Britain and had the fortune to go to a book signing, and I wish I had the talent to draw this, and I wish I had the balls to give it to Terry Pratchett, and... Hmm. I rather wish I was you. Push off, I'm stealing your identity. Move along now.
Thank you for sharing this with the world.
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I found this picture somewhere ages ago and adored it, but I couldn't pin down the artist! I'm so glad to have found you, and by such random chance--someone who just added me to her friends list had this image displayed in her "Recent Favourites." Have you drawn any other Discworld art since?
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No, but I keep meaning to. I hope I'd do a better job of it nowadays too. ^_^;
Terry Pratchett actually has the original of this. o.o
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I've always had trouble trying to visualise Vimes, to me he's short to medium and I always imagine him on the thin, wiry side. Like an old cat maybe. He needs a worn and haggard, even cruel faces, but defined but blunt features and looking worn, everything about him needs to be worn...
I can see your problem, but I think you did a fantastic job here, the expression is perfect though he might be a little on the young side, but hey, no one says which version of the character it has to be.
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... That line is AWESOME!
And the boots... The ones you can feel the cobbles through, am I right?
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They're the ones! 
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I really like this piece. As an avid discworld fan that pic does have a very Vimesy quality. I kinda picture it as a younger Vimes as in later books he strikes me as being a little less wiry. But you have created a wonderful image of the character. Of course everyone pictures characters slightly different in their minds eye.
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Sweet, its vimes!
I love it, it really looks like vimes! You did a great job on it! ^_^
I havent seen the other art with the different boots, but I can imagine him wearing something like that... as long as they have cardboard soles
I just wish more people would draw his stuff, tho I have to admit Angua will allways be my favorite
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excellent picture, i think you got his face just right
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Seeing that my Username is after this guy, I can't not comment. Great job overall. He looks just about how I would think it.
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umms..i thought vimes was a mid-forties short fat bloke with a moustache?
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In the books he's described as skinny and wiry, like a terrier. You've probably seen one of the rather innacurate cover illustrations by Paul Kidby (?), or one of the comic adaptions. I based this off my mental image of him as described by Terry Pratchett, after reading every one of the City Watch books repeatedly. They're my favourite Discworld subseries. ^__^
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