WWII Art And Such

[1st Sgt. Michael Hobbar]

[Friedrich Bäcker]

Since WWII Germany didn't have female soldiers, Laura "Panzerschreck" Bäcker didn't make it onto this site. Friedrick,is NOT related to her in any way...I was just too lazy to think of a different surname for Friedrick. Laura is a Standartenführer. Any tips on making her uniform more realistic? (I've tried black and pea pattern, but I liked black better.)

She is a black leopard.

[Leeroy Atherton]

A few critiques on your latest picture - don't take them personally, this is just my point of view.

First off, round off the ears - leopards don't have as pointy ears as other cat species might. Second, the knees are too low, and it looks like ring and middle fingers on one hand are broken. Third, the neck is too short, and it looks too masculine for a female anthro. Fourth, the eye shape seems a bit unrealistic - take a look at some cat eye-drawing tutorials, and try again. The square shape seems too...anime-ish.

Overall, it's a start, but the lineart is messy and the anatomy needs some definite fixing up. Do a search with your favourite search engine, and you'll find plenty of reference material to make the changes needed to clean up your picture. My crits can also apply to your Laya picture, and once again, please don't take this to heart, it's only a critique.

[1st Sgt. Michael Hobbar]

critique or comments on mine?

[Friedrich Bäcker]

Aug 23, 2009 3:35:42 GMT Leeroy Atherton said:

Second, the knees are too low, and it looks like ring and middle fingers on one hand are broken.

Yeah, I slipped the pen twice when inking the hands...my ones of Laya from the last page are much better.

[Obergefreiter S. Reinard]

yours are good micheal

[Leeroy Atherton]

First, off, Michael, let me say that I feel your pictures are brilliant. There is a lot of action in your drawings, and you've done a proper job with the "anatomy" of things. My only crit is that you focus more on the finer details now of the human anatomy - making the eyes a bit more realistic, the lips, and et cetera.

I'd give more of a crit, but I can't see much else. If it was a piece of writing, though, it would be easier for me.

[1st Sgt. Michael Hobbar]

Aug 23, 2009 13:01:07 GMT Leeroy Atherton said:

First, off, Michael, let me say that I feel your pictures are brilliant. There is a lot of action in your drawings, and you've done a proper job with the "anatomy" of things. My only crit is that you focus more on the finer details now of the human anatomy - making the eyes a bit more realistic, the lips, and et cetera.

I'd give more of a crit, but I can't see much else. If it was a piece of writing, though, it would be easier for me.

Thanks.

Finer things... hmmm. Yeah i know I need to improve on those. I suck at drawing eyes and faces just in general. Any face drawing tutorials?

I think I'm going to draw something WW2 now. But I don't really know what to draw.

[Friedrich Bäcker]

I do oils too.

[Leeroy Atherton]

Here's a detailed one to get you started, Michael, which I definitely recommend because you work with pencils.

drawsketch.about.com/od/drawingportraits/ss/draweyes.htm

That looks really nice, Panzer. Sadly, I can't really give any crits, since there's not enough details to go on in the picture, and I'm not very familiar with tank anatomy.

[Friedrich Bäcker]

Well, the turret is a bit too tall...and it's not as detailed as my drawings...

[Laya Eteric]

[Laya Eteric]

Here's two my Dad did!

[Laya Eteric]

And here's a reference for Laya I spent hours on. XP







The following is subject to change.

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Name: Laya Eateric
Gender: Female
Species: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
Height: 6'4”
Weight: 215lb
Date of Birth: 6 May 1921
Date of Death: 25 August 1994
Occupation: Soviet Tank Commander
Rank: Mládshiy Serzhánt (Junior Sergeant) 1941 to 1943; Starshiná (Master Sergeant) 1943 to 1950; Mládshiy Leytenánt (Junior Lieutenant) 1950 on.
Service: 1941 to 1977.

Likes: Overeating, snow, temperatures good enough for snow, any food, vore, her G-cup chest, her friends, anything she does to anger Panzerschreck, Iosif Stalin tanks, overeating. (Yes, I listed that twice.)
Hates: That she gets captured a lot (Though fortunately, she always escapes.), tanks with small hatches, (She'd get stuck at the chest.), the fact her parents are dead, the cramped conditions of Russian tanks, any day above 60 °F.
Fears: Going hungry, getting captured again but without escape, Loosing a friend. (See “Notes.” )

Love: Unknown
Children: None
Best friend: Roxy Nagano
Friends: Her tank crews, Sasha Nosova, several others I don't have the names of.
Enemies: Panzerschreck, several I, yet again, have no names for.

Personality: Laya knows her way around battle. Just look at how long she was in service. At first, she had hardly cared for the war. Then, in mid 1941, Germany broke the pact. Laya's town was the first to be attacked, and she barely escaped...but her parents weren't so lucky. Devastated and even more infuriated, a 20 year old Laya joined the Red Army. She was originally with infantry, but quickly fell in love with the tanks.

Laya is not a small person. She's rather heavyset, due to her love of food. (Probably he only thing she loves more than defeating the Germans.) She also can be quite teasing at times, albeit she gets some herself. But she is very serious in combat, and just as experienced.

Medals:

*Медаль "За боевые заслуги " (For Combat Merits); 1943.

*Медаль "За Отвагу " (For Valour); 1944.

*За оборону Москвы (For The Defense of Moscow); 1944.

*Excellent Tank Crew Personnel; 1944.

*За взятие Берлина (For The Capture of Berlin); 1945.

*За победу над Германией (For The Victory Over Germany); 1945.

*За Безупречную Службу, Третьей степени (For Excellent Service, Third Class); 1958.

*За Безупречную Службу, Второй степени (For Excellent Service, Second Class); 1958.

За Безупречную Службу, Первой степени (Excellent Service, First Class); 1961.

*20 Лет Победы в Великой Отечественной Войне (20 Years Of Victory In The Great Patriotic War); 1965.

*30 Лет Победы в Великой Отечественной Войне (30 Years Of Victory In The Great Patriotic War); 1975.

*Veteran Of The Soviet Armed Forces; 1976.

*ветеран труда (Veteran Of Labour); 1977.

*40 Лет Победы в Великой Отечественной Войне (40 Years Of Victory In The Great Patriotic War); 1985.

Notes:

*Was permanently sterilized by Panzerschreck in 1943, via a red hot crowbar.

*Lacks enough intestine, thus has poor digestion, so she must eat several times what a normal person would.

*Has been fearful of loosing close friends since her parent's deaths, so might not be able to handle such...fortunately, that never happened in the War.

*Has commanded these tanks: T-34/76, T-34/85, IS-2, IS-3, T-10M. The last of which was her favorite.















And here's Panzerschreck's ref.









I tried to make it look like she's walking...not very well. XD

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Name: Laura Bäcker alias Panzerschreck or Pan.
Gender: Female
Species: Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Height: 5' 9”
Weight: 135lb
Date of Birth: 16 July 1914
Date of Death: 30 March 1945
Cause: KIA
Occupation: Waffen-SS Tank Commander
Rank: Standartenführer

Likes: Tanks in general, sunny days, any day between 50-80° F, actually having more than ¼ of her Tigers combat ready, mail from home, drawing & painting, friendly yet serious soldiers, the Panzerschreck 54 (Thus her name.).
Hates: Any day above 90° F or below 20° F, the fact that Laya always escapes her, the fact she rarely has more than 3 or 4 Tigers combat ready, Russian artillery, fighter-bombers.
Fears: Burning inside her tank, getting caught in Russian artillery, spiders (MAJOR phobia...).

Love: Unknown
Children: None
Best friend: Unknown
Friends: Her tank crew, Albert Vogel, several others I don't have the names of.
Enemies: Laya Eateric, several I, yet again, have no names for.

Personality: Panzerschreck's attitude can really change when the situation does. Out of combat, she can be quite friendly, sociable, and a bit humorous, though not always deliberately. But in combat, she gets very serious, and somewhat fanatical. Her treatment of P.O.W.'s isn't exactly a model to follow...and she can be quite demented to any she personally hates...

Now, she can be quite nice and respectful to her peers and superiors, and isn't afraid to show such. She obeys most orders, though might variate them a bit. Her compulsive eating habits can get a bit annoying, though...

Medals: Eastern Front Medal, Wound Badge in Silver (Gold after January 1945), Panzer Badge in Silver, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Iron Cross 1st Class.

Notes:

*Is melanistic. (“Black panther.” ).

*Compulsively healthy eating habits, to the point of OCD.

*Has a stereotypically heavy accent when speaking English.

*Has 76 tank kills as of her death.

*Her stomach is quite loud, regardless of how empty or full; her crew constantly tease her on this, such as saying she'd give away their position.

[⊕ Owen Pearson]

Did anyone else notice how much this sounded like a short limerick? I am going to guess that it was unintentional rhyming...

"Lacks enough intestine, thus has poor digestion, so she must eat several times what a normal person would."