Magniloquence the Superheroine
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Professional artist pages:Savannah Alexandra Mirabile Known professionally as Savannah Alexandra, Ms. Mirabile is a Freelance Animator and illustrator specializing in character design, concept art, and 2D animation. [She also designs jewelry for Kawaiicore.]
As she says on her art blog, "she can't stop drawing cute things." She is absolutely correct, but why anyone would want to stop her is beyond me. Probably due to her character design experience, Ms. Mirabile has the knack of extracting the essence of a character and expressing it in her illustrations. [I can hear my daughters squealing "Kawaii" in the background.] It is refreshing to note that some of our newest and best illustrators, like Ms. Mirabile, are not generating more gore and sex, but drawing a softer and more refined artwork, reminiscent of Walt Disney characters from the 50's and 60's. The squash and stretch in most of her illustrations is indicative of her background in animation. Her latest super-cute pictures are of Magical Space Dancers. You can see them all on her art blog. Savannah's first illustration is of Magniloquence in a superheroine pose with attitude. The smile and body language fairly shout "I'm having fun, come join me" which is, quite frankly, what the webcomic is all about. The front leg is thrust forward and one can almost hear the stomp. The hand adjusting the squash and stretch combat glasses over the wide violet eyes is a wonderful piece of business worthy of the theatre. [ You definitely will see this pose in the webcomic in the future.] The mouth and pink cheeks are pure Savannah Alexandra, and they are cute as a button. The hair is surprisingly complex with tonal blue grey highlights. The cel-based highlighting and shadowing is similar to Bruce Timms' superhero animation from the 90's, and they are spot on. The legs are strong, the hips are wide and curvy, and the decollatage is soft and bouncy. All in all, a wonderful envisionment by Savannah. But the eyes. I can't resist those eyes. Whoo-ee. The last time I saw eyes that pretty, I went and married that girl. Savannah's second illustration is of Ampére. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one tells a whole story. Savannah really thinks about the characters before she draws them, and attempts to capture their essence. Her slim arms and legs, small waist, and tiny ankles indicate that flexibility not strength is Ampére's forte. She has the West European double curve at her hip and thigh. Her wide eyes are heavily made up in the french style, and her hair is cut in a stylish but free and easy manner. The body language pose is definite: she is svelte, slinky, fashionable and feminine. With her right hand posed cross hip and her left hand at her cheek, she is thoughtful and pensive. Her facial expression indicates a laid-back and easily amused manner. Another wonderful envisionment by Savannah Alexandra. The third and last picture by Savannah is Monaie. Monaie is a most beautiful and interesting character. To portray her properly, the artist must overcome many inherent difficulties. The fluffy coat obscures her dancer's body structure. Her dark skin tones require different high-lighting. To convey the character, a more dynamic pose is required. The hair is high and full, which further complicates any pose other than a model's runway slink. Savannah showed Monaie with her coat flying, her arms and hands gracefully outstretched. Her hair is bouncing. Her facial expression one of sceptical fun. She is a dancer in full flying leap, joyfully expressing her personality above all the rest of us, as she kicks up her heels and flies thru the air. She reminds me of the original Bruce Timms' drawings of Harley Quinn-- fun, a little crazy, and a strong character in her own right. Only an overwhelming force [such as Love or Magniloquence] could push this lady around. Savannah Alexandra has done it again. More information on Savannah Alexandra can be found on the links Page.
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© 2013-2020. Magniloquence the SuperheroineTM is written and illustrated by Robert Stradley, Characters and elements of Magniloquence are TM and © 2013-2020 Robert Stradley. All rights reserved. Graphic novels are published by Twisted Tail Productions PO box 9778 Wichita Falls, Texas, USA 76308. All names, characters, places, and events are fictitious and are meant to be treated as such. Any resemblance to actual persons past, present, or future is entirely coincidental. Any tongue-in-cheek reference to existing comics is purely intentional and readers are encouraged to ferret them out. If you cannot find any, you need to read more comics. If you can read this, you probably don't need new glasses.