Title: The Shabazz Family on Vacation
Artist: zephre
Rating: G
Fandom: Dragonsfire MOO
Characters: Rose, Agnes, Tibbins, Ramon, and Lila
Summary: Keet and I used to play some wonderful characters on our Dragonriders of Pern RPG, two Harper Masters and their various in-laws, out-laws and offspring. The nickname for this particular branch is "The Family Shabazz".  I asked Keet where they should go on vacation, and she said, "GRACELAND!"  Yes, if you look closely, Tibbins is wearing a t-shirt with Elvis in the style of Fairey's iconic Obama "HOPE" poster. It probably says "VIVA" or maybe "KING" at the bottom.  ;) If that t-shirt doesn't already exist, it should.



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My first illustration with Corel Painter IX, this is Master Harper Agnes at home with her son Tibbins, playing the gitar. Somewhere in the background, I am sure that her husband and daughter are jamming along with fiddle and drum (or whatever her toddler hands can find to bang together.)
Agnes was a character I played on Dragonsfire MOO for several years.

Painter is a very different environment, and layering doesn't have the same effect as in Photoshop. I found the brushes wonderful, but I could not figure out how to control their application the way I wanted. Plus I kept trying to draw and getting nothing. I think there's a keystroke setting I kept bumping. Anyway, it was fun, and there are at least three different media and a dozen oil brushes in this image. I will keep working, and find some tutorials.
p.s. Still taking illustration prompts here.