This is it! Finally he is done, after almost two months or so of work!!! Okay, I only had time to paint in the evenings for about an hour all the time, because of my diploma, which I work for during the days, so probably it took me about, hum, six or seven days as a whole.
Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the wonderful James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser, also known as Jamie Fraser, inspired by Diana Gabaldon´s novel "Outlander". The title of the picture, "je suis prest", is also the traditional clan motto of the Frasers, meaning "I am ready".
I simply wanted Jamie as my wallpaper, and since I could not find any appropriate pictures of him in the internet, I had to make him up myself. I used loads of reference pics of course, for him himself, his clothes, weapons, the background, everything! And his tartan is of course the original Fraser plaid, which I have looked up too.
I also have sent Mrs. Gabaldon a mail, asking her if she would give me permission to display him on the internet, but she hasn´t answered yet and I was so impatient... *hops-up-and-down* And I think that it´s okay to display him anyway, since it may be her original idea of the character, but it is my personal adaptation of her thoughts.
Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the wonderful James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser, also known as Jamie Fraser, inspired by Diana Gabaldon´s novel "Outlander". The title of the picture, "je suis prest", is also the traditional clan motto of the Frasers, meaning "I am ready".
I simply wanted Jamie as my wallpaper, and since I could not find any appropriate pictures of him in the internet, I had to make him up myself. I used loads of reference pics of course, for him himself, his clothes, weapons, the background, everything! And his tartan is of course the original Fraser plaid, which I have looked up too.
I also have sent Mrs. Gabaldon a mail, asking her if she would give me permission to display him on the internet, but she hasn´t answered yet and I was so impatient... *hops-up-and-down* And I think that it´s okay to display him anyway, since it may be her original idea of the character, but it is my personal adaptation of her thoughts.
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Thanks!
Yeah, I still like the picture too, I managed to capture quite well what image I had in mind for Jamie!
Hope your aunt likes it too
Best wishes!
Ah, he may not have quite the looks, but actually, I have to say, I just married "my" Jamie Fraser last year
Ja, das ist bis jetzt mein meistbeachtetes Werk
Ah, das Signet ist nicht von mir, das ist das offizielle Signet des schottischen Fraser-Clans - hab ich ergoogelt!
thank you, I really appreciate that! :-D
I think you've captured him perfectly - just like I've ALWAYS imagined.
Stunning <3
I´m still very happy with the pic, too, even if it was a long time ago when I painted it.
But yeah, BEAUTIFUL picture ^^
Just effings perfect!!
Heehee, so your friend favours redheads, eh? Not a bad choice!
You're an awesome artist!
I will visit Bonnie Scotland around Hogmanay and am very much looking forward to it. Have a great Christmas!
Good job!
I had the same problem as you, working on this picture, I wanted to find pics of traditional highlanders to use as a reference. What I found was very good was, to look for pictures out of typical movies, such as "Rob Roy", "Braveheart" and such. I know that the pics out of these movies are already kind of a "translation" and probably are adapted to our time and taste already, but nevertheless, they are helping. Maybe this helps. Also, what is a good source for reference pics are the websites of reenactment groups.
Eventually, I want to paint/draw one like you!
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I love the tiny details you've added to him
he's perfect!
I actually just started the Outlander series not too long ago, and I just had to look up the fan depictions. This is by far the closest thing to how I pictured him.
I love how you took the time to make the whole outfit and everything look accurate. Amazing job