Fate's a Fucker (that always wins) {art}

[altocello]

Drawn in PS with a Wacom Bamboo Tablet.
Disclaimer: This is a non-profit fanwork; no harm intended, no money made.



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Hugely huge thanks to my beta, Amphigoury, and my cheerleaders, Jelazakazone and HouseAtMurs; your enthusiasm and support are a big part of what helps make the magic happen!

Since the suit that we know as Diamonds today has evolved from Coins, I figured that the more mercenary of the characters would be a good fit. And while he regrets it bitterly, our dear Dean did sell the gang out. He was the ace up The Library's sleeve.

PS: One of the amazing things that Rick Worthy throws into the mix of portraying Fogg is that he always does interesting things with his tie's knot. In this case, a little research revealed that this is a Linwood Taurus knot, and you can learn how to tie it here.

PPS: Wikipedia has a pretty interesting article on the evolution of the modern suits in playing cards.

Comments

[mrs_leary]

This is excellent! I love all the thought you put into your work, and how you match up the characters and their key traits with the card suits and other symbols. Kudos for the tie knot! But the hands in particular are what strikes me about this one - not just the nip of spirits, but the diamond formed by the left hands. Perfect!

[altocello]

Thank you so much! I'll confess that the poses for the hands/arms gave me absolute fits for a good long while. I was so happy when I finally cracked that nut. That it happened to create the shape of the suit I had assigned him was serendipity! Finding good references of him in character was a real challenge; it's a relatively small fandom & for all he's an important character, he's not one that has a lot of promotional material. I'd better get used to it though, b/c all the characters I have left in the series are all going to have the same issue, but more so!