FanArt: Murtogg and Mulroy

[honorat]

by Honorat
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Don't own POTC. Didn't take the photograph used for reference. Not making any money.

Summary: More Art! Murtogg and Mulroy decide that Jack Sparrow is telling the truth. Or maybe he's not. Or maybe he is. There's not enough of these guys in fandom. For all they play comic relief in this movie, they're the only ones who figure out, right from the start, that Sparrow may not be lying. And that's because they're willing to treat him not as a pirate, but as a person. They're willing to listen and pay attention. And then their little handshake and heroic "going over the top" just makes me love them. So here's my tribute to the Marines. They have such wonderful faces. Thank you so much to dauntless_2005 for the screencaps.



Copyright 2006. All rights reserved.
8 1/2 x 11 inches, mechanical graphite pencil on printer paper.

Comments

[melusina]

Hee! They're so cute. . .

(As always, I'm amazed by your talent.)

[honorat.livejournal.com]

They are a couple of cuties! :D Thank you so much for commenting.

[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

Awesome! You're right...there should be more of these guys. I'm keeping myself spoiler-free for POTC2, but I do hope we see more of them.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Yes, I really loved their parts in the first movie. I'm hoping we see more of them, too.

[cartoondoggy.livejournal.com]

Awesome drawing!! Looks just like them. How long did it take you?

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for commenting. I'm glad you like them. I do these in meetings or whenever I have to sit for awhile, so I'm never sure how long they've taken. Somewhere between 8-10 hours, I imagine.

[order_of_chaos]

That's them alright. In exquisite detail.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm glad the resemblance is there. :D

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

Lovely work!

And you're right, there should definitely be more M&M fic. And art. And stuff.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I would love to see and hear more of them and am working on writing them into the story I'm working on.

[sinningia.livejournal.com]

Those two are so very sweet, aren't they?! You got them spot-on! Wonderful artwork!

~sinningia~

[honorat.livejournal.com]

They are definitely sweet. I've been wanting to draw them for a long time. I'm glad you enjoyed this. Thank you.

[galadhir.livejournal.com]

Yay! Aren't they lovely! I completely agree that there isn't enough of them, and that 'going over the top' moment was one of my moments of ultimate squee from PotC1 - they were such heroes!

The style of this is gorgeous - I love all the shading, and those ropes must have taken forever. Their expressions are priceless! More M+M would be a very good thing indeed. Thanks for this :)

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, they're one of the lovely things about the first movie--the character actors whose stories one cared about.
I'm glad you liked this. As for the ropes, once I'd figured out a system, it was just a matter of a lot of repetition.

The expressions these two actors could put on their faces! I must admit the crazy expressions on the actors were the first thing that drew me to PotC--since I came to it through still photos years after it was in theatres.

M & M are hard to write, I think, because you have to capture the humour without making them idiotic. They're not un-intelligent; they just come at the world from an unconventional angle and react to things with those hilariously expressive faces. I'm going to be making the attempt in "Crossing" because I do love them.

[galadhir.livejournal.com]

M+M are great fun to write. I've only done it once and unfortunately I got their names the wrong way round, but they're wonderful in a sort of 'waiting for Godot' way. Mullroy's obviously the smart one of the pair, but Murtogg has this wonderful innocence, and is allowed to ask all the questions you would ask yourself but you never dared for fear of looking stupid :) I don't think they are stupid at all - I agree with you there - they're just in a world of their own most of the time.

I must get myself an M+M icon! :)

[honorat.livejournal.com]

I think that willingness to ask questions, that complete obliviousness to how they look to others, that kind of unself-conscious innocence, is why they come nearer to the truth than most of the people in this movie. In a sense they are uncorrupted by the murk of emotions and rivalries and selfishness that cloud the sight of the rest of the characters.

[arabwel.livejournal.com]

Awesome! you got their personalities shining throughj ;:D

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *bounce* I'm so glad you see their personalities in this. I was hoping it would be there. They're such fun.

[cymbeline.livejournal.com]

I adore these two!!! Love this one :)

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you like them. They're such fun characters to draw.

[quabazaa.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous artwork!!!! :)

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it.

[hms-dauntless.livejournal.com]

Awesome ! They're wonderful characters and one of the reasons I loved POTC1.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like them. Thank you so much for the pictures. Gillette is next in the queue.

[hms-dauntless.livejournal.com]

Wonderful news :)

[linaelyn.livejournal.com]

Splendid. Absolutely splendid. Thanks for covering so many of the more minor characters.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I love the minor characters in this movie. The real problem is finding quality pictures of them--they're often only available in the background of the major characters or small and fuzzy.

[berne.livejournal.com]

So good! That's one of the things I love about Pirates: the wonderful minor characters. You've captured them really well.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Yes, the minor characters had stories of their own that enriched the tapestry of the movie. I'm so glad you like my attempt at these two great faces.

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

They are marvelous! The fine detail throughout the picture is amazing - their uniforms, the ropes, the pulley, Mullroy's *eyes*! You always amaze. What a delightful thing to bring out of a meeting (says the one whose meeting notes consist of reminders to do x, y, z and q).

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. Details R Us! I'm glad you like them. Eyes are such fun things to do and Mullroy has such big ones! Yes, I do not comprehend how people who do not draw endure meetings. Most of the time I remember to do things! LOL! And I'm always listening and contributing. Drawing is like knitting for me.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Gosh, you posted this ages ago. And I totally missed it! So sorry. They are excellently rendered, really looks just like them!

I liked your observations about them, regarding Sparrow, and their friendship and get-the-job-done heroism. I do wish they were in DMC. They were a memorable pair.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

It's certainly easy to lose track of things on LJ quickly when things get busy. Thank you for dropping by now. It's not like I'm not behind in reviewing your work. (one more post of "Dark of the Moon"--*droops head in shame*)

Yes, I agree. I'd love to see them in PotC3, but I suppose it won't happen. They were such fun.