A little muncle fan art I've been working on...

[gnine]

To paraphrase utopiantrunks, when she posted her most recent fabulous fanart, Yay photoshop! It can just be so much fun playing around with it, and I always miss it when I go a while without doing so. And thus, in that vein, I did a muncle fan art in my detailed style (which always takes *copious* amounts of time in photoshop. Especially when the layer count gets high enough that doing anything takes the computer a few seconds...or *minutes* to process! :-p)

So, for my next fan art offering, as well as a little blatant h/c indulging (...I really can't help myself when it comes to h/c ^_-):

Preview:





"Calling in the Cavalry"



As always, C & C very much welcome and appreciated!

Comments

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

It really is very lovely...mmm, Illya's lips...

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Thanks neechama! *huggles*

[certainlysandy.livejournal.com]

Illya's lips, his nose, his chin, his hair, his hands, and Napoleon's fingers in his hair.... His vulnerability and trust in Napoleon.... Wow.

[http://users.livejournal.com/__wilderness__/]

Oh that's just wonderful! The bruising, Napoleon's hand in Illya's hair.

I'm just going to sit here and stare at it some more.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks so much! I was having quite a bit of fun with Illya's hair, so... So glad you like it! ^_^

[green-key.livejournal.com]

Oh WOW. This is gorgeous! I love the colors and the atmosphere. I really get the idea of a dank, smelly Thrush warehouse or -not sure where this came from- train car. Illya's bloody knuckles (mmmm very hot) -- he gave someone a serious run for their money. Illya's hair is gorgeous, too. Really great job with the crates and the Thrush logos and the shadowing. Very realistic.

My favorite guh factors: Illya's hair between Napoleon's fingers, Napoleon's hand resting on IK's head (possessive? caring? all of the above?) and lovely angst.

Excellent work!

[green-key.livejournal.com]

Oh, and the shackle still on IK's wrist? Guhhhhhh.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks! So glad you like it. Huh, I was thinking warehouse, but yeah, a train would work as well.

Okay, yeah, I was maybe having a bit of fun with the bloody knuckles/bruises, but...mmm...h/c...can't help it! ^_-

[byakkodan-slash.livejournal.com]

Can I say that I think your best work in this picture are the boxes? The perspectives are fabulous, the texturing stunning, and I adore the fading into the background of black to give a true sense of depth. But I especially adore the fuzzy, out of focus boxes in the foreground. A nice touch to give a sense of depth to the picture.

I think one of my favorite things about your artwork is that you put time and energy into the environment in which your characters rest. First and foremost that comes to mind is your pool kiss drawing. Though also, the lex/supes pic in an onsen is lovely as well. The environment to a picture is so often over looked, but to me it does wonders to creating a reality that the picture is about. A lot of the comics, animation, and games that I enjoy put special emphasis on developing and portraying the world just as much as the characters in it. (Ico/Shadow of the Colossus, Get Backers manga, anything by Studio Ghibli).

So, yes, a critique about boxes sounds unexciting, but it's very exciting for me. ^_^

[gnine.livejournal.com]

So, yes, a critique about boxes sounds unexciting, but it's very exciting for me. ^_^

LOL. Thanks, though, seriously, because I totally get it. Truth be told, as much as I do love doing characters, it's often the backgrounds/setting that I picture first when starting a piece. I have a lot of fun with them and so, as you say, it might sound "unexciting" but I really do appreciate it! Backgrounds are exciting to me as well ^_-

Glad you like, *huggles*

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Really good.

I like it a lot.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! ^_^

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

Illya's big hands!
Napoleon's fingers in Illya's hair!
Shackles!
Wheeeee!
(love it, if you couldn't tell.)

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks! So glad you like it! ^_^

[ezazahaz.livejournal.com]

Ooh, very nice. Aww, Illya... Napoleon, take him home and make him feel better! :)

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Yeeah, poor Illya, I'm mean, what can I say. But at least he has Napoleon there to comfort him! ^_- And Napoleon will get him home and comfortable eventually, I promise! ^_-

[serenaar.livejournal.com]

That's such a wonderful scene you've painted there, oozing H/C from every pixel - marvellous :-)

I love Napoleon's hands in Illya's hair, the way Illya is lying so helpless - plus the style of the characters is excellent. Very nicely done, m'dear. Keep up the good work!

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks, yeah, I but love me some h/c, can't help it! ^_-

So glad you like it, thanks so much! ^__^

Also, your icon is great!

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! Glad you like it ^_^

[vivic-08.livejournal.com]

Stunning!! Love every detail. Illy's hair, Napoleon's hand.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks! I was having fun with Illya's hair, so glad you like! ^_^

[cynaravurzyn.livejournal.com]

I really liked this picture

I wrote a drabble in response

http://cynaravurzyn.livejournal.com/24077.html

"trusting Napoleon, using his thigh as a pillow..."

[vivic-08.livejournal.com]

And I really like this drabble. Love this phrase: "trusting Napoleon, using his thigh as a pillow". It was so sweet the way you descibed it.

[vysila.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Love IK's hands - those raw knuckles and the size of his hands - nice and realistic. And I love NS's fingers threaded in IK's hair, the tenderness is palpable. Poor Napoleon looks shellshocked and immaculate - just a hair too late?

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So glad you like...And yeah, hadn't fully figured out the backstory of the pic, but yeah, I think you're right about Napoleon being just a little late...Poor boy, but at least Illya has him there now to comfort him! ^_-

[utopiantrunks.livejournal.com]

WOW! Wow, wow, wow... this is awesome!

Both their mouths are so amazing. And I love Napoleon's nose! And Napoleon's whole face, really, is a really impressive likeness. And his hair! I want to run my fingers through it...

Poor, hurt Illya... I love his expression. The bruise on his cheek looks really realistic and painful. >_<

And I love the THRUSH stamp on all the boxes!

[gnine.livejournal.com]

^_____^ Thanks hon! Works a lot better than that pencil sketch I had, ne? ^_- And all it took was waaay to many hours with photoshop (and some posing by the sibs ^_-)

...Yeah, I was being mean to poor Illya...but...but he looks so adorable all roughed up and floppy on Napoleon's lap, ne? ^_-

So glad you like it, *big big huggles*

[kanders07.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I love the detail you've put in this.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Glad you like, thanks so much! ^_^

[certainlysandy.livejournal.com]

Guhhh. This is absolutely hot and beautiful. You are such a talented artiste, my dear, and I love all the wonderful details already commented on by my discerning cousins.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us!

Sandy

[gnine.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Thanks so much, glad you liked it! *huggles*

[leethet.livejournal.com]

Quite nice!

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ^_^

[crashtestskater.livejournal.com]

Wow. very nice. I think you captured Napoleon's essence better. I love the detail of the Thrush on the boxes, it's wonderful and begs the story of what were they doing.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Thanks!

Yup, all free hand (with a tablet), though did have reference pictures for the faces.

Ah, meant to contact you, found the watch last night, hiding out in the futon. Thanks so much for looking, see you guys soon! ^_^

[amycat1959.livejournal.com]

Awwww... Poor whumped Illya! ...and love Napoleon's hand in Illya's hair...

Is this an illustration for a story? If so, where???

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ...Illya does make such a wonderful target for whump...

And alas, I was hoping to get my sister or utopiantrunks to do a story for it, but it never quite happened...though they both have done some other wonderful MUNCL h/c...