I am alright at sketching simple figures and I hope no one is going to throw up because of my colouring skill

Granny Weatherwax and Sam Vimes wouldn’t get on at all, and they’d never admit why, but it’s because they’re too similar. They both have an internal morality more sturdy and unmovable than a mountain, they both know they contain the capacity for great evil, but keep themselves in line with self discipline the likes of which most people couldn’t dream of. They both know about the importance of choice, and of truth, and of autonomy. If either of them were able to look past their aversion to seeing their own reflection, and worked together, they’d be fucking unstoppable.

Something about two of the main Discworld series being focused on these intensely determined, stubbornly moral people just really means a lot to me. You’ve got Moist using his criminal mind to help people, and the wizards doing whatever wizards do, and Death showing kindness to people in their most vulnerable moments. And you’ve got these two, making the world a better place whether it likes it or not. It will get better, or else, they say. Or else you’ll have me to deal with.

The thing about the Watch books is that people tend to say that they're about self control and social commentary and "It's better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness" and they are. But they're also about a man being forced to stop being fantasy racist. Partly due to political reasons (Vetinari) but mostly because he's a good person

⚔✊All the little angels, rise up, rise up...

This is a redraw of a very old piece, because Vimes deserves better than 2019-me's art skills.

That is not to say I look down on the original, I still love it, and it was one of my best drawings at the time. This redraw is a tribute to the Treacle Mine Road Revolution, to Pratchett's writing, to its impact on my life, to little-me, and to the passage of time.

Rise up!

Thinking about Vimes and his friendships again after finding a very good post about him and Angua. I've always had the impression that he finds it easier to be friends with women than with men. If there's ever been a Sharing Of Feelings, it's been with Angua or with Cheery, or with Sybil. It doesn't really happen with the lads.

He's kind of One Of The Girls, spiritually speaking.

*shoots up from bed* HOLD UP!

So. Okay. Monstrous regiment, after climax. Polly is meeting with Vimes and he’s giving her the vibes of this chill, not particularly noble dude who actually cares about human lives and stuff. It was a great conversation and one of my fave moments from the book, as a certified Vimes lover. But.

There’s one thing I JUST NOW realised happened in it. When Polly’s worried about all the ‘people in the other room’ (Rust and such), Vimes gives her a smile and says to not be worried because ‘I was once a seargant too’. This is obviously hillarious and it implies that Vimes knows how to manipulate the people in power to do what he wants them to, which we already knew, he is a nuisance to the nobs. But.

This book is set AFTER NIGHT WATCH. He was a SEARGANT TOO. Seargant in a special, almost military-esque rank during a really shitty situation. And it wasn’t that long ago. Or was it thirty years ago? Does it matter if the memory is still fresh in his mind?

HE’S TALKING ABOUT KEEL. HE’S TALKING ABOUT BEING JOHN KEEL. I AM GOING TO GO INSANE OVER HERE. FUCK THAT’S A GOOD DETAIL TO INCLUDE.

I am once again tipping my hat to Sir Pratchett for his writing. Fuck these books. How am I supposed to ever think about anything ELSE?!?!

Took a brief detour from my usual Doctor Who character designs to veer back into the Discworld.

I can't tell you how much this series meant to me as a teenager, and what an impact it still has on me as a writer. I've wanted to take a crack at this beautiful lot for ages. Featuring Mort, Death, Lord Vetinari (and Wuffles), Vimes, Moist, and Rincewind.

Prompts time! Had a couple requests for Lady Sybil! And then I added Vimes! And then it got rather romantic <3

I like to think this is just after they get back home, after some sort of official to-do (I imagine the helmet with plumes and the wig are discarded somewhere in a corner XD)

@stuffbyshelby2 and @koncussionkat, thanks for the Sybil prompts!

Annnd references: - for drawing no. 1 by @adorkastock - for drawing no. 2 by The Pose Archives

a quick sam from my sketchbook

What I love about Terry Pratchett's good characters is that they never fail you. Sam Vimes might push you towards the piss puddle for fun, or put a farting pillow under your chair, maybe tie your shoelaces while you're asleep - but he would never fuck your wife or piss into your shoes or make you miserable for no reason other than sheer "fun".

Granny Weatherwax would never say "no" to a crying for help or "please". She wouldn't betray her morals for money, some sort of respect gain or power.

So wouldn't Angua. Or Susan. Or Adora Belle. Or Carrot. Or Luggage.

It was because he wanted there to be conspirators. It was much better to imagine men in some smoky room somewhere, made mad and cynical by privilege and power, plotting over the brandy. You had to cling to this sort of image, because if you didn’t then you might have to face the fact that bad things happened because ordinary people, the kind who brushed the dog and told their children bedtime stories, were capable of then going out and doing horrible things to other ordinary people. It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone’s fault. If it was Us, what did that make Me? After all, I’m one of Us. I must be. I’ve certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We’re always one of Us. It’s Them that do the bad things.

Terry Pratchett, Jingo

Vetinari's terrier, I've heard them call you.

so i'm relistening to Night Watch and like

Vimes is a Witch, right?

evidence:

can fade from view without really doing anything, much in the same way Granny Weatherwax can

second, third, and even Fourth thoughts, like Tiffany Aching

skilled in the use of Headology as demonstrated by his defusing of the crowd outside the Treacle Mine Road watch house and the interrogation of Ferret

even Vetinari thinks he wouldn't have been fooled by his advanced camouflage if he had been stood in Vimes' eyeline

I'm knee deep in the Night Watch series for the first time and I'm in love with this ragtag bunch.

Todays the day. I think my favorite aspect of Night Watch is seeing the characters we know and love as relative children. Like, we knew beforehand that Nobby’s childhood was rough, but for me at least, I did not see it as Charles Dickens/Little Match Girl levels of rough.

I don’t have a ton to say about teen Vimes, but I do have a few questions. Other than the obvious ‘how did such a nice kid become cynical alcoholic Guards Guards era Vimes?’ I’d like to know more about his home life. For some reason, the way he talked about it felt a little cryptic to me.

The seamstress stuff surrounding Vetinari was great. If you had told me before reading that Vetinari was raised by a wild band of women, I wouldn’t be able to see it, but it really fits. He is relatively feminine compared to the other male characters, seems to have a pretty complex understanding of female life, and seems to have protecting sex workers as a priority.

Also, Sybil’s appearance was a lot of fun. That is the behavior of the weird little girl who grew up and decided ‘screw it’ as soon as she was out of finishing school.

How do I even armour, part 3:

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5

This is not a drill!! We have achieved helmet and cape!

Anyway, Notes:

What I previously called the "tassets" (the dangly bits below the breastplate) are actually "faulds". Faulds protect the hips and waist, tassets protect the upper thighs and are attached to the faulds. Thanks RathDarkblade for the correction!

I ended up fully redrawing the chainmail shirt, breastplate and the dangly bits (lol) because I ended up not liking what I did before.

For the ranks: I checked the Discworld wiki, which had some nice information about existing ranks in the watch! Except for the Commander, which is why I made that one up. I figured adding a crown over a pip, similar to Sergeant-at-arms would be fun. Especially because it tickles me that anti-monarchist Sam Vimes has to walk around with a crown on his uniform.

Now, to figure out where the hell to put that sword... (The perspective is going to be a nightmare, pray for me)

Pose reference by: The Pose Archives on DeviantArt