fanart, finished illustration for sister_wolf's Show

[ratcreature]

Fandom: DCU (Outsiders)
Characters: Shift, Puppet!Nightwing, Puppet!Arsenal
Rating: G
Media used: pencil drawing, cleaned up and colored in GIMP
Warnings: None
Notes/comments: This is an illustration for sister_wolf's Nightwing/Arsenal ficlet Show, inspired by this: "[...] Shift forms his hands into little puppet versions of Arsenal and Nightwing and mimes

Comments

[brown_betty]

Ooh! I like how the colours of Nightwing and Arsenal leak down his arms. He does do that, doesn't he?

[ratcreature]

I have to admit I'm quite unsure of the details of his shifting abilities, not just about the colors, but also about his ability to form details. Mostly I've gone with what I thought looked best/coolest to me (which I assume is in the best tradition of creating brain-breaking comic continuity, so why shouldn't that approach do for fanart as well? *g*). Anyway, I've seen at least panels where his orange and violet colors blend into each other at least, so I figured that if he creates other colors there might be bleedover as well.

[some_stars]

STILL SO ADORABLE. and yeah, i like that he color coordinates who's on what arm. clever!

[ratcreature]

Thank you! :) That his violet side is the one with Nightwing wasn't a conscious plan or anything, I didn't even really think about the colors when I did the pencils, but you're right, it fits better with those color combinations.

[penknife]

Hee! Cutest thing ever.

[ratcreature]

Yeah, when I read the description I was totally smitten with that image, and just had to draw it. I'm glad you like the picture. :)

[iamza]

I love Shift. The DCU needs more Shift...

[ratcreature]

I'm not all that invested in his character, but this scene was just too cute to not draw it.

[impactbomb]

Oh, that's so perfectly, gloriously Shift-y.

And it's drawn/colored well, too!

*chews on cute cute art*

[ratcreature]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. :)