ElfQuest Fan Art

Yay!! Thanks so much afke and Yavia!
I like the ideas of giving the butterflies some perspective, but I don't want to take too much attention away from Joyleaf's face. I will see how it all comes together in the end and maybe even make two versions, like with Leetah... If only I wasn't so slow!
I looked at her bow and it isn't as curly as it was in my memory...I think I will make it a bit longer, then the curvature will be more apparent. I think I confused her bow with the one Cutter is using during the beginning of the quest when he is travelling with Skywise.
And I don't think I will ever be able to finish this project. But as long as it is fun, I'll keep doing it.

Because of the color, it really does look like she's wearing fox fur. But I plan to make it leather, just like the one she wore in the comics. She has this two-layer outfit going on, the upper layer is more of standard warm ochre and the lower layer has this reddish color. I really like her outfit in the comics, btw.

I hope I'll have time to work a bit on this during the weekend.

It looks great. I like the colors and was a bit wondering, if she is wearing fur of a fox because of the color.
Love this project very much and hope you will make it. Nice to see it here. 

Hi and sorry to mention it in this threat. I'm still working on a Pic for the calendar, but I'm not part of the hidden threat, so I don't know how things are going. I still can make it, but it's really tight. There is no background at all at the moment.
It was planed as a backup if the calendar falls short on entry's.

Ooh, I actually like the extra butterflies at the bottom, but perhaps there could be more dimension to them if they are bigger, as if they're closer to us. Than it'll look like they're going toward her, surrounding her.
Her bow could use a bit of extra curl at the end I think.

Good luck with your project, sounds like a massive one.

Wanted to let you know there's is another Kickstarter to bring back that old Elfquest RPG. It will be updated with new tribes and other goodies. It's actually rather affordable:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaosium/elfquest-classic

Thanks, then I will continue to work on her.
Don't want to work, want to paint!

Yeah I agree, I think that the butterflies at the bottom are too much, I think maybe keeping one or two wouldn’t be an issue, but right now it is a bit too much.

I didn’t notice the clasp pointing the wrong way until Czarine mentioned it.

As for the Dolly Parton thing, while I do see the point of Joyleaf being more than just beautiful, Dolly Parton has done a lot to increase child litteracy with her Imagination Library. Likewise, I think people forget how much Joyleaf did for the Wolfriders.

Glad to hear that I didn't offend you.
And I absolutely agree with everything you said. She was indeed a huntress and I want to include that. So I put in some of the suggested changes. I like the direction of the clasp better this way, but I think the increased number of butterflies just makes the picture feel too stuffed. I also changed her bow slightly, which you can't really see anyway, because it's behind a butterfly. Ah well. Her fingers are slightly thicker, but this will become more apparent when the colors progress. There's still so much work to do on this.

So, let's continue with the colors!

Oh, no, you didn’t offend me in the least! There are certainly elements of Dolly Parton in Joyleaf, and I respect the woman and like her music, it just seems overused or emphasized. Something. Shrug.

Yeah, hands and feet, the bane of many an artist. I’m sure you’ll make it work!

I think it’s up to you about the bow. I’m glad you included it since Joyleaf often is depicted for her looks and little else. She WAS a huntress, and it often feels neglected in favor of pretty. Still, while it appeared to be her weapon of choice, it didn’t seem as symbolic or defining as Newmoon or Strongbow’s bow(s). Again, I think as long as it is depicted, that should suffice. She’s an archer, but doesn’t have a specific or special bow she uses.

One more thing: should I make the bow look like the one she has in the comics? I'm not sure I want to give it too much attention. I just wanted to add the notion that she's also a huntress.