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Title: Art for "It's Complicated", a Merlin RPF BB story by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mrs_leary
Artist:altocello
Characters/Pairings: Colin/Richard, Bradley/Richard (one sided), Colin/Rupert
Rating: G
Warnings: Spoilers for the fic exist in the art notes.
Medium: Woodless graphite pencils, grey gummy eraser, and smudging stick on white sketchbook paper. GIMP used to correct for contrast lost when photographing the originals, to add my sig, and to add (among other things) the lettering to the title page.
Summary: A bemused Colin finds that it’s generally assumed Richard is in love with Colin – and Rupert later suggests that, really, just about everyone is at least a little in love with Colin… But if he’s so spoiled for choice, why does it take him the whole second season to work out who he most wants to be with?
Notes: I owe so many thanks tomrs_leary; for letting me coerce her into signing up, for writing this lovely story, for allowing me to make art for it, and for being a cheerleader par excellence. Thanks so much for working with me! It's been wonderful! Many thanks are also due to my kickass beta, reni_m, who was invaluable in making sure I corrected those things that I really, yes needed to correct, and who was also a fabulous cheerleader. Thank you both for being who you are!
References used included some beautiful photos taken by fans either on location or at events (notably,mrs_leary and archaeologist_d), as well as various photos of the actors taken at events or photoshoots.
Disclaimer: These are non-profit fanworks: no harm intended, no money made.
[ETA: Also on AO3 and DA. You can read the fic and leave some comment love here. :D]
Title Page
Each portrait was drawn on separate pages, but this was the picture I had in the back of my mind as I drew them. GIMP was used to collage them together, as well as to add the lettering and knotwork.
Chapter break
I created a knot inspired by the compass rose. It represents the journeys these four men find themselves on, as their lives interweave with each other's.
Illustrations:
Their expressions (and the titles) really tell you most of what you need to know, but I have included the snippets of the fic that set the tone for each of them.
"Conflicted"
For once he wasn’t entirely sure he had all the answers himself.
"Confused"
But then the lingering moment shattered and crashed as they saw Bradley standing there staring at them, football held forgotten against one hip, and mouth twisted in what looked suspiciously like bitter grief. And Colin could read his heartrending cry: I – don’t – under – stand!
"Contented"
Richard glanced up, and started glowing again, which surely signalled Bradley’s return.
"Confident"
Rupert was there waiting. Rupert had always been there waiting. He smiled a little as Colin walked up to him, standing there with a relaxed stance and his hands in his pockets.
PS: For those who are interested in this sort of thing, I listened to the album "Negotiations" by The Helio Sequencealmost obsessively while drawing these. Being a huge fan of theirs, I was absurdly pleased and surprised to hear Colin mention them as one of his favorite bands during a roundtable interview at SDCC 2010 (at about the 12 min mark), along with the better known Death Cab for Cutie. As such, I find it apt that their album helped me create these pieces. /random trivia
{edited because DA was nasty and changed the urls of the images on me, blargh}
mrs_learyArtist:
altocelloCharacters/Pairings: Colin/Richard, Bradley/Richard (one sided), Colin/Rupert
Rating: G
Warnings: Spoilers for the fic exist in the art notes.
Medium: Woodless graphite pencils, grey gummy eraser, and smudging stick on white sketchbook paper. GIMP used to correct for contrast lost when photographing the originals, to add my sig, and to add (among other things) the lettering to the title page.
Summary: A bemused Colin finds that it’s generally assumed Richard is in love with Colin – and Rupert later suggests that, really, just about everyone is at least a little in love with Colin… But if he’s so spoiled for choice, why does it take him the whole second season to work out who he most wants to be with?
Notes: I owe so many thanks to
mrs_leary; for letting me coerce her into signing up, for writing this lovely story, for allowing me to make art for it, and for being a cheerleader par excellence. Thanks so much for working with me! It's been wonderful! Many thanks are also due to my kickass beta, reni_m, who was invaluable in making sure I corrected those things that I really, yes needed to correct, and who was also a fabulous cheerleader. Thank you both for being who you are!References used included some beautiful photos taken by fans either on location or at events (notably,
mrs_leary and archaeologist_d), as well as various photos of the actors taken at events or photoshoots.Disclaimer: These are non-profit fanworks: no harm intended, no money made.
[ETA: Also on AO3 and DA. You can read the fic and leave some comment love here. :D]
Title Page
Each portrait was drawn on separate pages, but this was the picture I had in the back of my mind as I drew them. GIMP was used to collage them together, as well as to add the lettering and knotwork.
Chapter break
I created a knot inspired by the compass rose. It represents the journeys these four men find themselves on, as their lives interweave with each other's.
Illustrations:
Their expressions (and the titles) really tell you most of what you need to know, but I have included the snippets of the fic that set the tone for each of them.
"Conflicted"
For once he wasn’t entirely sure he had all the answers himself.
"Confused"
But then the lingering moment shattered and crashed as they saw Bradley standing there staring at them, football held forgotten against one hip, and mouth twisted in what looked suspiciously like bitter grief. And Colin could read his heartrending cry: I – don’t – under – stand!
"Contented"
Richard glanced up, and started glowing again, which surely signalled Bradley’s return.
"Confident"
Rupert was there waiting. Rupert had always been there waiting. He smiled a little as Colin walked up to him, standing there with a relaxed stance and his hands in his pockets.
PS: For those who are interested in this sort of thing, I listened to the album "Negotiations" by The Helio Sequence
{edited because DA was nasty and changed the urls of the images on me, blargh}
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