That's the first pic of a Jhereg I've seen that looks right to me > On 10/11/05, Noah Stacy <nstacy at cinci.rr.com> wrote: > > > > On Oct 11, 2005, at 4:12 AM, Davdi Silverrock wrote: > > > > > On 10/10/05, Joy Jennifer Nicholson <jjnichol at mit.edu> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> Don't jhereg have 4 limbs, not six? These sketches give them legs, > > >> "hands", and wings, while I think that they actually only have legs > > >> and wings, which they sometimes use in an approximation of hands. > > >> > > > > > > You are entirely correct regarding the notional anatomy of jhereg, but > > > you must keep in mind that artists, professional and otherwise, rarely > > > if ever consult with the writer before creating their art. > > > > > > Indeed, there is only one counter-example that I can think of who has > > > created Dragaeran art to SKZBs specifications; as I hope you recall. > > > > Say, would you mind posting that one? A friend of mine (not on the > > list) hasn't seen it, and I'd like to show him. > > > > [copy and paste is our friend] > > The artist who has done the most to portray the animals of Brust's > Dragaeran Cycle is Kathy Grantham (she who was once named Kathy > Marschall - you may notice a certain similarity between that name and > another name from one of the books; this is not a coincidence) (and > if you have access to /Brokedown Palace/ or the original Ace edition > of /Yendi/, check the signatures on the maps in each of those). > > Here is what she has done: > > > Phoenix: > http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/k/a/kathyg/phoenixcolor96.jpg.html > > Dzur Mountain (including an actual dzur): > http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/k/a/kathyg/dzur96.jpg.html > > Tiassa: > http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/k/a/kathyg/tiassa.jpg.html > > Orca: > http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/k/a/kathyg/orca.jpg.html > > Issola: > http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/k/a/kathyg/issola.jpg.html > > Jhereg: > http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/k/a/kathyg/jhereg.jpg.html > > > Note that the jhereg doesn't look much like the one on the bookcovers, > but is reportedly closer to SKZB's actual mental image. > > Note also that the orca only superficially resembles an Earth orca, > which I believe is a strong indication that they are completely > different native animals; see also the comments above the image. > > Of course, now Steve may pipe up and say, "No, they're *evolved* > (or engineered by the Jenoine) from Earth orca; it has been a long > time for that species, after all". So what do I know? > > By the way, Steve, you once mentioned in an interview having some > Dragaeran art by Kathy over your desk, or something like that - > any chance we could get a glimpse of it? A thumbnail, even?
