Fahrenheit 451

[Mr. Teatime]

Its Guy Montag burning down a house. Any of you read Farehnheit 451? If you have did i draw the fireman right?
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/hand3/Fahrenheit_451.JPG

[AnarchyAo2]

Yeah the book is good. It makes you think a bit. You should draw your interpretation of "the hound". If you've gotten that far into the book to actually know what it is.

[threelegged_chicken]

awesome man... thats one of my favorites.
3-leg

[SwiftMrLobster]

Right after reading about the hound I drew sketch after sketch of how I imagined it, I'm still not happy with my concepts though, it's such a great image!

[John Farson]

what i don't like about this is that is could be "just a firefighter." there's nothing about the drawing itself that conveys farenheit 451.

see what i mean?

[Mr. Teatime]

yeah, I see what you mean. I have read the book all they way through like 6 times. Also i have been trying to draw the Hound, but i know what you mean, they all just look wrong. What do you think I could add to it to make it more Fahrenheit 451? I was thinking maybe piles of burning books and maybe a screaming person. Also if I put more enphasis on the salamander logo on his uniform?

[gallon]

I always imagined him to have more of a uniform kinda fireman suit...
Btw , have u seen ...(spelling mistake might happen soon) Equilibrium
(a movie, named Cubic in Sweden for some reason). Clearly inspired by this book.

[Mr. Teatime]

I haven't seen that movie, but its defintetly one thats on my must-see-soon list now.

[AFoote]

Equilibrium is great, kind of a mix of the Matrix and 1984 (and Fahrenheit 451).

[killing.people]

"he tried to conjure a face, but there was no face." for some reason i can't forget that line. ironic i remembered a line from the book wouldnt you say?

[davi]

you all appear to be commenting about the book and not the art.

[Rusty Red Robot]

I can't help you with likeness to Farenheit 451, but as far as your drawing goes, he DOES look like a fireman. The angle of his left foot seems to be a little off, and it looks like he has no neck. Other than that, all I can suggest is that you clean the sketch up a little and try to add more detail. Keep it up!

[Vaarok]

I always got more of a faceless armored menace feeling from "firemen" in 451. I mean, these guys are wielding flamethrowers as they arrest people burn out buildings.

More of a Starcraft Firebat or Wolfenstein Venom Trooper vibe would probably work. Gas mask and heavy protective uniform, with a sort of armored-car/propane truck in the background.

As it stands, if it weren't for the flames coming off the spray from the hose, your image could easily be construed as a conventional firefighter.