Happy Yuletart, chen_san!

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Title: Fealty
Gift for: chen_san
Artist: ratcreature
Rating: G
Fandom: Merlin
Warnings: none
Artist's Notes: Done with acrylic paint on paper; original size is roughly 34 x 32cm; scanned in parts and assembled digitally with some minor corrections (hopefully not too noticeable). I can provide my recipient with a high resolution file after the reveal, if they wish.

Comments

[chen_san]

OMG!!! I had to look twice if this was really my username and this gorgeous piece of art really for me ♥♥♥
I LOVE IT! It's so gorgeous and all the details are admirable! I love Gwen on the throne ♥ And Gaius is there, too *squee* XD
This is awesome and I'd love a high-res scan once the reveals are up so that I can print it and put it up on my wall :D

Thank you! Thank you! You made my day!!

[ratcreature]

I'm glad you like it. I have uploaded a hi-resolution version to my LJ Scrapbook for you (it's about 3MB):
http://pics.livejournal.com/ratcreature/pic/000q61q1
I also made a post about the process of how I made this painting, with scans of many of the preliminary pencil stages as well as photos I took during the painting, in case you are interested in this kind of thing:
http://ratcreature.dreamwidth.org/401628.html

[chen_san]

Thank you so much! I snagged the high resolution and I hope I can print it soon once I bought a new ink cartridge :3
Thank you again for the wonderful picture!

[ratcreature]

You're very welcome.

[ileliberte]

I love the coloring and lighting you have in this piece, looks really pretty.

[ratcreature]

Thank you!

[wellington]

This is so detailed. Gorgeous! I especially like the itty bitty textures on the armor, it honestly looks like it would take forever to do and makes it look so authentic. And I like how you have the staff lying there on the ground. I always have trouble with scenes like these because there's so much gray and brown and I'm afraid it will look too neutral or boring, but all the colors you've used look just right together and very natural. It's really beautiful, great job!

[ratcreature]

Thank you. I'm happy to hear that the detail paid off, because it really took a very long time to paint, and you don't even see it all that well in the tiny screen size, when it was already hard on my eyes and done with a 0-size brush in the A3 format. I have reposted this to my journal with some hi-res detail here:
http://ratcreature.dreamwidth.org/401285.html
and also a post about the process of how I made this painting, with scans of many of the preliminary pencil stages as well as photos I took during the painting, in case you are interested:
http://ratcreature.dreamwidth.org/401628.html

[red_eft]

Awesome! Nice perspective on the steps and thrones. I really like the detail put into the chain mail, too.

[ratcreature]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the detail, even though at this small size it's barely visible. I have reposted this to my journal with some hi-res detail where you can see some of the chain mail properly:
http://ratcreature.dreamwidth.org/401285.html

[ariadneelda]

Wow! Fantastic. So much wonderful detail and such vivid colours. I love all the characters and those thrones look awesome. :)

[ratcreature]

Thank you! If you liked the detail and might want to see some of it larger, I have reposted this to my journal with some hi-res detail:
http://ratcreature.dreamwidth.org/401285.html