So….you really want to know what I think Jamie looks like, do you? [g]
Well, Hoang has been doing wonderful stuff on the artwork for the graphic novel; amazing action, terrific characters, beautiful color and composition—just marvelous. And I love what he’s done with Claire ( yes, her hair is somewhat wilder where it ought to be—as when freshly emergent from a gorse bush—but certainly not ringlets, good grief), Murtagh, Dougal, Jack Randall….
Now, Jamie has been a little more problematic, simply because everyone has such a well-defined (if not well-articulated) notion of what he looks like. The descriptions of him are more detailed than those of other characters in the books, because we’re looking at him through Claire’s eyes, and she’s paying close attention. [g] But to take those details and come up with a gestalt that embodies the whole…harder to do.
The consequence of this has been that Hoang’s been working with Jamie in different aspects, looking for a good “look” for him that can be used throughout the graphic novel.
And the poor artist, of course, has little to go on other than my rather fumbling feedback—”Well, this one is pretty good, but the jaw is too heavy…. that one’s nice, too, but he seems kind of thuggish…and that one’s a little too soft, too young-looking, but the hair’s great!” sort of thing.
Well, in the preliminary shufflings to and fro, I’d collected a few photos of assorted actors and models who had slanted eyes of an appropriate sort—and many thanks to all the kind people who sent me their favorites (and isn’t it a good thing for the men of the world that women have such diverse tastes…)—which I’d sent on to Hoang to add to his mental compost pile.
Among these was a photo of Gabriel Aubrey, and I’d mentioned in re this photo that Mr. A. did in fact have a strong resemblance to Mr. Fraser, in terms of facial physiognomy. So yesterday, an enterprising person named Grace who inhabits one of the “Outlander” discussion boards evidently came across my idle remarks and decided to see if she could make something of them. So she dragged Mr. Aubrey into her PhotoShop for a little revision, and….
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v514/aag567/Role%20Playing/?action=view¤t=Jamie7.jpg
(sorry; I tried to make a link for this, but it wouldn’t show up in the post, don’t know why. You’ll have to cut and paste the URL, unless somebody else can fix it for me.)
OK. Yeah. That’s very much what he looks like. In case you were wondering. [g]
[I’ll venture out on a limb and make a small prediction here: to wit, that half the comments made here will be along the lines of, “Well, that’s not what I thought he looked like! I thought he looked like Josh Holloway/Sean Bean/David Cassidy/etc.!” [wry g] To each her own, as I said. But do remember that I can see him.]
Each one imagines Jamie different… but seeing the work of Hoang I trust fully in it.
I expect that graphic novel arrive at Spain!
I imagined Jamie with slightly longer hair…but this is pretty close to what I thought he’d look like.
I just started watching Lost and had thought that Sawyer and Claire reminded me a lot of Jamie and Claire.
I cannot wait for the graphic novel.
Kingston,
Remember, Jamie did have to cut his hair a few times.
Vicki
Ok, that’s just hot.
I had decided earlier today that Barry Gibb was the perfect older Jamie,HOWEVER, this one is soooo yummy!
OMG!! THAT’S JAIME FRASER!! (well, it’s pretty bloody close!!) Love ya!! Keep on writing……….
PS…I also LOVE the pic of Claire, you and your team are doing soooo well!! I’m anxiously waiting to be able to give y’all money to own this graphic novel!! lol!!
Hubba hubba drool slobber *faints*
Hey Diana,
Lari here from the Writer’s Forum…I think he looks absolutely delish! I never could invision a face when I read the books, just a silhouette of the man, but he looks just like you described, but I thought his skin was more bronze? That could be in later books as he ventures to North America, if I recall!
At any rate, he looks wonderful to me!!
Help! I’m having trouble opening the link to the updated (“improved” … as if!) photo of Jamie with darker beard, darker eyes, and a white shirt.
I’m also having trouble even typing since seeing the first Jamie photo…but there’s no help for that!
Kirsten
PERFECT! I love it, thank you. I must admit that until now I had not really admitted that he has red hair. Must be something to do with living in the pacific.
Very nice, indeed. Grace did a great job. Wouldn’t change a thing, except perhaps, meeting him in person…ahh, time travel would be worth it!
Mary
oh yes! lovely! When I was in college I had a lab partner that was the perfect fit for young jamie. Up until now, I always thought he was the closest, but this one takes the cake!
Oh, and I am very much looking forward to the graphic novels!
Thanks so much for this blog Diana! I truely enjoy it.
OH yeah! Ok, I see him now too. And he is HOT!
Diana,
“And banana– This is for the graphic novel; he’s only 22/23–he hasn’t _got_ age lines.”
Oh, I know.
I was more imagining how -this- particular version of Jamie would look like in say “Fiery Cross” or “Breath of Snow and Ashes.” I’ve got to admit; both the Mr. A version and my imagined version of an older Mr. A are stellar! Congrats! I’m eagerly anticipating the release of the graphic novel.
And to Ms. Karen Henry, who said, “My hair does the same thing – goes from orange-red in sunlight to dark auburn indoors;” Mine does the exact same thing too. I wonder if it’s the same in most auburn-headed people? I’ve noticed that carrot-red or strawberry-blonde doesn’t do the same thing.
Such a fantastic job! He looks exactly like what I imagined, only I see him with longer hair….
And as for those who mentioned ‘leghair’ I chose that name for my character in Warcraft (just to be different) and no one ever gets it right, they just call me ‘leghair’ LOL! I gave up trying to correct them.
Diana I loved these books so much I have officially worn out the original copy I have of Outlander because 1) I have it read it so many times and 2) because I have lent it to so many friends to get them hooked on the Jamie/Claire story (and it worked). We can’t wait for more!
Wow! That’s him!
Diana,
Please can you also post something similar for claire.
I agree Irma. The beauty of books is imagination.
I’ll keep my own personal Jamie. That pic looks like K-Fed with red hair.
I’ve always pictured Jamie, handsome but with a wiser-looking face.
I like it i like it not, i wish he was real even if he was from 200 years past. Sigh…
Its surprising that no one mentioned Gerard Butler!