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Description Negaduck made me do it.

No, really. The other day he appeared out of nowhere and said, "Hey, you. Draw a picture of me. Why? Because I said so."



So I was told to decided to draw a Fearsome Five group portrait because I couldn't just draw Negaduck. He is (unfortunately for him) part of a team, after all. Before I could do that, however, I had to learn how to draw all the members. So I did.... all in one night.

Things I learned:

I hate drawing duck bills. OMG.

Negaduck's body language is all about attitude, no matter what he's doing. He doesn't need superpowers to be badass-- Aggression, mass mayhem and a really big chainsaw suit him just fine.

Liquidator is really easy to draw, thankfully. I like how he's built to look strong even though he's made out of water. Also, he's like the Disney version of TFA Swindle.

Megavolt has some odd proportions.... I think it's supposed to accent how scatterbrained/geeky he is despite being so powerful. And carrying around that battery must be murder on his posture.

I never realized how creepy Quackerjack is... he smiles all the time.

Bushroot is rather unassuming... like, he wouldn't hurt you and would prefer to be left alone. Unless he catches someone pulling leaves off a tree.

The other things you can read from my scribbles all over the drawings. I'm a writer; I can't help taking notes.

Anyway.... now to get on with the final project thingy... So far Negaduck approves, so it will be awesome.

Darkwing Duck and all related characters belong to Disney.
I lay claim to my remaining sanity.

Note: Here is what these sketches was practice for: [link]
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Comments: 23

ZuviosGemini [2015-02-18 04:17:47 +0000 UTC]

I am so glad I read your artist comment because yes LIQUIDATOR IS BASICALLY TFA SWINDLE. I love it. Your sketches are so spot on. WELL DONE.

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Dillybar64 [2011-03-17 18:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Wait... Liquidator isn't transparent?
When did that happen?
(looks up some pics of him)
Wow, since... forever.
Shows how perceptive I am.

Good job.

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Starath In reply to Dillybar64 [2011-03-18 20:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Lol, you were using logic. Water usually equates to "see through", except when "It's a guy made of water."

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Dillybar64 In reply to Starath [2011-04-29 23:57:21 +0000 UTC]

I do like my logic.

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LordNegaduck [2011-03-12 03:21:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow!! Ya really did an awesome job with drawing the emotions of Negaducky and the rest of the Fearsome Five!! Wow!! Ya really caught their pesonalities and love that Mr. Banana Brain too!

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Starath In reply to LordNegaduck [2011-03-12 03:38:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks LND.

Mr. Banana Brain made it in at Quackerjack's request because "It wouldn't be complete without him!"

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LordNegaduck In reply to Starath [2011-03-12 04:18:57 +0000 UTC]

Aww, you're so very welcome

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Leona18 [2011-03-12 01:21:15 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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Starath In reply to Leona18 [2011-03-12 23:07:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

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Leona18 In reply to Starath [2011-03-14 22:09:28 +0000 UTC]

your welcome and i do ^^

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Marij-main [2011-03-12 01:09:53 +0000 UTC]

I wanted to say: Good job! I especially love the notes next to all the characters.

And, oh yes, duck bills are a PAIN to learn. I think that's the first major blockage when you ascend Disney-Duck-Drawing mountain, haha. You'll get it, though!

Funny, you find Licky easiest and I find him to be the hardest (not 'cause of the water, but 'cause of, well, his head... I have a HECK of a time with that).

Bushy and Quacky are easiest for me, and Megsy is, well, in-between in difficulty.


Anyways, I LOVE character reference/practice pictures and am faving it and also adding you to my watch list.

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Starath In reply to Marij-main [2011-03-12 03:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for taking the time to read those notes, maybe they'll come in useful for you when you come across this again.

And yeah, when I started these sketches I did them in this order: Liquidator, Bushroot, Megavolt, Quackerjack and Negaduck. This way I alternated No-Duck-Bill with Duck Bill so I wouldn't want to kill something. Liquidator gave me trouble at first, but I found that if I drew him then adjusted his head several times, it would be slender enough to become accurate. I guess I found him easy because he hardly has any details, just a "fluid" contour of sorts.

Bushroot and Quackerjack weren't too hard, thankfully. Megavolt's outfit argued with me a lot. Drawing clothes to look like they belong there in general is hard to do. I think all my work with Don Karnage helped with that though.

Thanks very much for the feedback, fav, and watch. I'll see you around.

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Marij-main In reply to Starath [2011-03-12 22:48:57 +0000 UTC]

I'm a somewhat established artist and an dabbler in the written arts - notes are always good!

I know all of those problems. Okay, I still have some problems with Licky, but I think I've about got him down.

Lastly, yes, I think some practice with the mammels of TaleSpin WOULD help in drawing various elements of DW. They are artistically related. (I love DK, but haven't spend much time practicing drawing him, so I'm not as good at him as I am at drawing various DW charas.)

And you're very welcome. Although I should be thanking YOU for drawing to cool art!

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Starath In reply to Marij-main [2011-03-12 23:13:43 +0000 UTC]

See, I'm the other way around-- I'm a writer who tries drawing once and awhile. One of these days I've got to do some DW fanfiction. Need to find me some proofreaders before that though.

Don Karnage and Darkwing were my childhood companions. It's because of Donny that I figured out I had a knack for Disney-style characters. Those darn duck bills, though. Sheesh. There aren't too many of those in TaleSpin.

Oh, goodness. I'm flattered you think my messy sketches are "cool". Hopefully my upcoming piece will blow your socks off.

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Marij-main In reply to Starath [2011-03-14 11:21:49 +0000 UTC]

Well, if you do, I'd love to read it!

Hee, ditto. Seriously. I have many fond memories of those series.


I happen to love raw sketches. But, I am looking forward to seeing whatever you've got in store!

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queenzelda01 [2011-03-11 23:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Nice job on the fearsome five. You did a great job on Bushy, Sparky, & Quackerjack. Might wanna take some time on Negaduck & the Liquadator though; still they're really good. ^^

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Starath In reply to queenzelda01 [2011-03-12 00:26:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

Negaduck was done last, actually. I finished him around two in the morning. I think that's mostly why he looks a little off. He wasn't pleased that I did him last, but my reasoning was that hopefully by the time I got to him I'd have figured out how to draw duck bills. I've tried drawing Darkwing too, but the results are nothing I want to show anyone. He and Negaduck give me the worst trouble getting them right. A lot depends on their body language, I think.

....Umm, Megavolt wants me to pass on "Don't call me SPARKY!"

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queenzelda01 In reply to Starath [2011-03-12 02:38:51 +0000 UTC]

Lol your welcome.

Yea DW & NEgs bills are quite the pain but once you get them down it's worth the effort in the end. ;3 You still did a great job imho. ^^ Also lol yea their body language does vary a lot from each other too.

xD Oh yea.. Btw: "I can call him Sparky all I want."

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Starath In reply to queenzelda01 [2011-03-12 03:33:58 +0000 UTC]

Yays, thank you for your kind words Hopefully I'll be producing a portrait for Darkwing at some point too.

*ZZZZTTTT*

There goes the circuit breaker again. Oh, Megavolt. He still needs to learn about fangirl prerogative.

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queenzelda01 In reply to Starath [2011-03-12 07:25:59 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. Ohh I love me sum DarkWing. ^^

Oh noes xD. Yesh, yesh indeed he does. XD

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Elzathehedgehog [2011-03-11 21:39:55 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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Starath In reply to Elzathehedgehog [2011-03-12 23:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Elzathehedgehog In reply to Starath [2011-03-12 23:23:47 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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