Alex Ledante
Most of you probably aren’t familiar with the work of Jeff Dee, but I and most of my friends grew up with his art in the Dungeons & Dragons books. I still like his poses, which have a very unique feeling to them. I used to draw stiff and unlifelike poses and struggled to make my art look more like something that Jeff Dee or Bill Willingham would draw
I studied everything from dynamic anatomy to contrapposto in an effort to make my figures look more naturalistic. If you know what an action line is, then you’ll know that those guys were adepts. Truly, I’ve stood upon the shoulders of giants. At any rate, here is my tribute to Jeff Dee…
#1 work in progress
So when I was working to pose her, she started to look like something Jeff Dee would do and I started thinking WWJDD? Aside from the pose, the only things I like about this piece are the leg wraps and the magic effect
The magic effect is really fun!
I like to do wild magic effects. They don’t always turn out this well, but it doesn’t stop me from trying…
what does WWJDD means
It stands for “What Would Jeff Dee Do?” I’m just teasing Mormons here…
the leg wraps add the most for this
The leg wraps were my favorite, too