{fanart} Midnight Blue

[altocello]

Drawn for the merlin_art_fest and originaly posted there anonymously.
Title: Midnight Blue
Pairing/Characters: Merlin
Media: Watercolor pencil on toned paper
Rating: G
Warnings: crossdressing, which may be more of an enticement to some
Many thanks to my amazing betas, amphigoury and reni_m, without whom this would certainly have been the poorer. <3 This one was really difficult to do for some reason. The initial image it gave me was strong, but making it actually happen on paper was a challenge and a half.
Summary: Inspired by the fic, "If The Dress Fits" by alba17 , and this line in particular: "He looks up and their eyes meet, Merlin’s wide and dark, a midnight blue perfectly in tune with the colour of the dress."

Watercolor pencil on toned paper, GIMP used to correct for contrast lost when photographing the original and to add my sig.

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Comments

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

The colors in this are really striking. Merlin's eyes are really mesmerizing.

Stacey

[altocello.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The sensuous descriptions of the colors in the prompt fic were so much of what made it speak to me, so I really wanted them to be lush in this. And the image that grabbed my imagination centered on Merlin's eyes, so I'm glad they catch your attention and hold it! <3