Reportrait: al-Sadr
posted: December 20, 2006
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Rob Dunlavey December 20, 2006
Man, that flesh is so creepy and fleshy. Like this bag filled with hate. Yecchh!
Yo: saw your "nice people" illustration to today's Boston Globe. What can I say but: "Nice!"
randy enos December 20, 2006
Terrific job John. The mouth conveys everything. Nice watercolor handling.
Supposing the burning chaos was right in his little grubby hands?
I drew this guy once also.
David Gothard December 20, 2006
Very nice John. I too drew him once. I think Randy's suggestion is a good one. Also gives the opportunity to add some reflecting colors on the face, from the flames.
DG
J.D. King December 20, 2006
This is so good a Fatwah's gonna be called on Drawger!
Zina Saunders December 20, 2006
JD just said what I was thinking!
Great job!
Duck!
John Dykes December 20, 2006
Thanks drawgers... Why do I pick creepy people to draw?? (Next is Ahmadinejad)...
Rob - Thanks for the heads up...
Randy - Yes! I like that idea.... Before I surrounded him with red, I had just a swirl of red (flame...) coming from his hands... too subtle. Pile of burning car parts in the hands is better...
David - also a good point - thanks! And David, nice WSJ piece today...(again!)
J.D. - There once was a fatwah from Nantucket... How does that go? (thanks!)
Zina! Great minds think alike... But in the wide world of propaganda, this could be seen as positive image of him - looking like a menace, intimidating his foes. Some of the reference I found of him does exactly that.
Robert Saunders December 20, 2006
Nice portrait, John. Interesting the rich, layered complexion you gave him.
Adam McCauley December 20, 2006
Nice one John, you pegged him.
