ERB Princess of Mars – John Carter, Dejah Thoris & Tars Tarkas
As mentioned in posted in an earlier post, I tried my hand at illustrating my own interpretation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs’ vision for the characters, working entirely from his text in Princess of Mars.
“To Capture a Princess” – Edgar Rice Burrough’s Princess of Mars (John Carter, Dejah Thoris & Tars Tarkas on a thoat )
FINAL Pencils (Updated 03/14/2012).
WIP Pencils.
Some of my notes from the text:
Tars Tarkas, an adult male Thark
- 40′ long metal tipped spear
- protruded eyes on extreme sides of the head
- vertical slits for nose
- tusks used for fighting
- 15 ft tall, 6 limbed, no nails
- no hair, smooth build, dark olive skin
- Jeds & Jeddaks wear feather fur lined silk short cape
- red iris, white eye, gleaming white teeth
The thoat
- 8-legged creature
- Can walk very quietly
- Hairless
- Shiny
- No hoofs or nails
- Tail flare out wider at the tip than the base
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