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Max from Maximum Ride. I messed up her hair, I know, but I always forget she's supposed to be blond. And that her hair is wavy... or did I get that wrong?Right hand is, argh, not good. And the wings might look messy, because I tried a few different techniques of shading. And I got the feathers a bit wrong but, *sigh* bare with me.
Anyways... sketched about a week ago and I decided to go back to it today. After finishing Max, I also added the half-ass background (the railing and the sky you can't really see because my scanner decided it's not worth it).
And yes, I drew fanart of Maximum Ride, even though I said I don't like it very much. The idea itself is pretty good, though.
Maximum Ride © James Patterson
art © =shertso
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her hair looks good in my opinion. Like the wind is blowing and is making it all wacked out. Her wings are rlly cool 2. I don't think I could draw those!
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I like this, it seems to fit with the character in my head. But yeah, blonde. xD I love the wings.
Can I just ask, and I'm not attacking or flaming or anything, but why didn't you like the book?
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This might seem a bit weird, but the book was simply too "unrealistic". Not in the sense of kids having wings, more like... with only 2% of avian DNA, they have "special" wings ("special" in the way that they have some indentation in beside the spine (if I remember correctly), where they hide those wings, which means, I assume, that the back of their ribcage is deformed and pressed on lungs, but that would cause breathing problems), air sacks, hollow bones (I'm not sure if that's the term in English) and not to mention all the other powers that come from whitecoats-know-where.
Then their knowledge. Sure, they could have learned a lot from the TV and internet, but they've been locked up in cages in a lab and experimented on previously and I don't think the whitecoats taught them anything, so four years of TV and internet doesn't seem a very plausible explanation for everything they know (like all the places in New York).
What also bothers me is how Ari could still talk to Max after she broke his neck. Breaking necks just doesn't work that way.
And how they constantly whine about being "mutants". Please, if they can just put on a jacket and no one notices anything, they're not so mutated at all.
Then there's the whole "saving the world" business. Who isn't out there to save the world nowadays? Not to mention (I just finished reading the second book) the same organization that they are supposed to stop created them for that exact purpose (or did I misunderstand something?). And the thing with Max 2. They (Max 2 and Ari, at least) have been watching the flock for at least a month and they know next to NOTHING about them? How could she not know about Iggy cooking and Max not being the "housewife mother" type?
And Fang got similar "symptoms" to what Max experienced and said it was because her blood transfusion. But he also got blood from Iggy (what mysteriously isn't mentioned a second time), isn't he going to get some "Iggy powers" (like, umm... cooking... and making bombs... XD)?
Oh and I forgot about the online blog. Reeealy inconspicuous if you're on the run and don't want the bad guys to find you.
But the end of the second book was nice. Something is (finally) happening and I hope it'll get better. I like how Angel seems to be becoming an evil manipulator because of her powers. I'd love to see her turn evil. And Fang Iggy and Nudge to finally have some neat powers. It's not fair that Angel gets everything. D:
So now I conclude this rather long explanation in hopes I haven't offended you as a fan in any way. I'd also love to hear your opinions and ideas and maybe change my opinion on the books.
Cheers.
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Nah, it's your opinion, you're entitled to it. However, I do disagree with you on some points..
Firstly, lets face it, it isn't exactly meant to be a realistic novel. It's about bird-kids and wolf-men. At the same time, I think Patterson has done a good job of making excuses for how it's happened. I'm an aspiring novelist and I would have just left it at "We got combined with avian DNA", so I like how he went into extra detail, however unrealistic it might be. The fact that 2% of avian dna could do that IS pretty far-fetched, but the entire novel is from Max's point of view, remember; she may not have all the info.
The stuff about New York would be pretty easy to pick up with 4 years of internet and TV, but I agree they do seem to have over-knowledge in some areas.
Ari could talk to Max after she broke his neck, but I mean, he came back to life as well. The talking thing was probably just for dramatic effect, and the coming-back-to-life thing is to surprise the readers enough to keep them from noticing holes.
They whinge about being mutants because they have wings, air sacs and hollows. not because they outwardly look different if they put a jacket on. I mean, come on, wouldn't you see yourself as a mutant if someone had messed with your DNA and given you wings? I know it's not like they have an extra arm growing out of their head or something, but they're not el naturale either.
The saving the world stuff I don't understand myself. Wacky scientists. xD
Max 2 and Ari - stupidity? Maybe just blind hatred. If you're really convinced of something, then it can be hard for you to accept something else as the truth, even if the proof is right in front of you. i.e. Max 2's positivity that Max is up-herself and arrogant, Ari's that she doesn't care about him at all, etc.
Maybe Fang will start cooking. xD
Blog.. Well I don't want to give anything away, but Fang's main objective over the 3rd book becomes pretty clear; he wants to get the word out, make an uprising, gather and army of bloggers. He wants to be able to tell them who the bad guy is, point them in the right direction, and then sit back and relax. And anyway, in the second book he isn't giving away any useful information, just sticking up poetry and pictures and stuff; normal teenager's blog.
But yeah, don't give up on the series yet (I've read them all before but going through them again before I read the new, 4th, one), and I think that the 3rd is the best of the bunch.
Now I hope I haven't offended you, either. 
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Maybe I'm just viewing the whole "DNA combination" thing too critically. Before reading Maximum Ride, I've read a short sci-fi novel that also dealt with DNA combination (but not human/animal, but human/alien or animal/alien) and it was believable and also had all the scientific stuff well thought out. Apart from this, I also have one story that deals with inborn and artificial mutations and features people with wings, so I studied this stuff a bit for the sake of believability.
I would never think it's that easy to pick up all the stuff about New York, but I'm going to trust you on this. :3
Ari's coming back to life was surprising and would be even if he didn't have a little chit-chat with Max before he died. That was really unnecessary (it just made me think "did he really die? Or is he just faking it?").
Of course they feel they are different, that they are mutants, but I think that by the end of the first book we all understand that and it doesn't have to be repeated over and over and over again. Sure, they feel insecure, especially when meeting new people, but it's not like the others will notice their difference right away. I think Ari's off worse than the flock (also I like him, he's a nicely thought out character).
I'm very skeptical about the blog. If they want to make something happen, to make the world know, starting a blog and writing there is not really the best choice. Because all you get is an army of teenage kids nad that won't get them very far, I think. Writing the blog would be completely fine, if they also tried to send some info to TV or to other places in real life and/or internet. But I'm still waiting for my copy of the third book to arrive, so maybe I got it wrong.
I haven't given up after the first book, because I liked the overall idea and hoped it'll get better. The second book wasn't a disappointment, more like I'm still waiting what the series has to offer. You said that the third book is the best; well, I can't wait to read it.
Again, no offense and thanks for sharing your opinion.
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Max isn't really blonde. Just in the movie. But if you follow the book it says she has brown hair but got blonde highlights from flying around so much ( always in the sun up there)
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Oh no, she's going to be blond in the movie?
Well, in the first book, or at least in the Slovak translation I've read, it says a hairdresser cut off her "long blond braid" (when they had the makeover), so I figured she's blond. I never imagine her as blond, though.
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I heard they're getting the same person that directed Twilight (Gag) to do Maximum Ride. If so, I will not watch it.
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Oh gods, I hope it's not true... D:
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Me either! Or at least not like in the movie or on the 4th book. On the book cover it was bright blonde and the pose was a bit....cheesy looking. I liked the original first book cover where you can't really make out her face but you can tell her hair is dark.
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Hair is totally not supposed to be blond. If you read book 3, it says there like twelve times that she's brown with blond streaks. She is NOT a total blondie.
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I've only read the first book, because you can't get the other ones in my country. I'm waiting for a friend to send me the other two.
I actually never imagined her hair as blond, she just doesn't have a "blond personality".
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heh better than i could draw lol
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Well, I finally found some time to go and look at some of YOUR pictures ... D: There are some crits ahead, but I dunno if you want then on this picture. I can never find what kind of comments artists prefer with that new crazy dA system. @,@;
Firstly, I'd like to mention that you got over the "anatomy etc. looks good but pics feel dead" stage, in which I sill am, so congrats much :3~ The girl looks *real*, although I don't know the chara, I feel like she has a story, which is good.
Secondly - I love the hair shading. The hair looks like I could dive my fingers into her hair and my hand would get completely lost in it XD
Thirdly, the background is also very good... even though I can see it wasn't the main point of the picture, it complements the scenery nicely and gives the picture this "free" feeling.
About the only two things that bug mei n the picture are the shoes and her chest area. As for the shoes, they look they might fall off any second - which could have been the point, or not. I'd focus on making the material look a little more hard, however I can't give much more advicei n this area, because I myself have some serious problems with boots and shoes D: Sorry for being unhelpful D:
As for the chest, I think that you could have gone a little more wild with the shading, especially on the right side [from our view]. Then it wouldn't look so flat and it would also improve the anatomy.
But overally, this is a very good picture. I like the feeling it gives off - freedom and carelessness. If I were you, I'd definitely colour it o,o;
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The shoes were meant to look kinda like that... loose, like they're almost falling off.
And the chest... well, I had problems with it, 'cause the girl's supposed to be 14 and I wasn't quite sure about the size of her breasts, so I kinda neglected the shading.
Thanks for the critique! ^^
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Oh, okay, then you've achieved that effect
Well. Now I can totally understand that. 
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pretty good + her hair is supposed 2 be messy
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it ^^
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totaly! (me have avatar!!)
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this is really good!! i think the wings look fine
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Very significant critique... XD
Thanks :3
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