art: "Your Kiss Might Kill Me"

[renisanz]

Title: "Your Kiss Might Kill Me"

Artist: renisanz  
Rating: PG
Prompt: Ronon/Jennifer, first kiss
Medium: drawing/graphic
Pairing(s): Ronon/Keller
Spoilers: No spoilers, just wishes and horses.
Notes: It's definitely no small task to maintain a character's likeness when their face is smushed against someone else's. Good reference photos were definitely a must in this case. This was the last prompt I picked up, but the first to be complete, go figure. It's no secret (by now, at least) where my shippy heart lies. Drawn in pencil [I'm such a traditionalist. ; ) ] and then scanned in and manipulated in Photoshop CS2. Enjoy.

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Finally, I get to post my paintedspires  piece.

Quite a bit of layers were involved, maybe about 12. I kept having to copy and multiply the line art layer so the pencils would show through all the texture. You get a cookie if you can guess where the overlain text is from.

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And, here are the pencils, toned in Photoshop CS2. I was going to stop at this, but then I saw the awesome pieces from other artists. It encouraged me to dig into my creative reserves.

Thanks for looking. : )

Comments

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, that is so cool! I like your pencil lines and shading a lot, lovely unfussy way of making overlapping spaces, and the colored end product is just beautiful, I'm glad you went those extra steps :) The texture and colors are gorgeous coupled with the line drawing. Really nice work.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Aww. Thank you! I'm glad you appreciate my extra effort. I've been a combination of anxious and nervous about posting.^_^

[villainny.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[echelon-ga-l.livejournal.com]

Definitively not my pairing but it's really gorgeous !

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Cool beans. Glad you appreciate it for the art. ;) Thanks. :)

[leyna55.livejournal.com]

This is gorgeous! The sketch is great, (Love the way you drew his hair, their hands are beautiful, and I like the careful way they are holding each other) but its the overlay that really enhances the picture. *impressed*

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I had fun with their body language. Ronon hair was...a slight challenge. I'm quite fond of the little curls that escape his dreads, though, so I had to draw them. ^_^

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Cute!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[almostnever.livejournal.com]

Wow, beautiful, both in the original pencilwork and in the final piece... it really seems like you captured a lovely breathless moment between them.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. If only it had actually happened . . . ;)

[wive.livejournal.com]

This is amazing!
Love the final product. The coloring matches them perfect.

Hugs! -Snowy

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *hugs in return*

[sezjara.livejournal.com]

This is awesome! You did a wonderful job!!! I agree with the other comments made, your original piece is great, and with the added layers, coloring, and text the final piece is just beautiful!!! I love it!!!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Rachel. I'm actually really quite proud of how this came out. I've really slacked on my art lately, in favor of writing and photography, so I'm glad ya'll enjoy this. :)

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

That's gorgeous. I love the soft, earthy colors.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[delphia2000.livejournal.com]

Really nice. Sweet feeling and great colors. (I like the pairing too!) Thanks for sharing this!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

hey, thank you. :)

[ratcreature]

I like this, it looks very tender.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[bingbulette.livejournal.com]

Oh this is great! Me likey! :D

I really love Keller's hair and the way they are holding each other, so precious! :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I'm running out of creative ways to say thanks...so thanks. :)

[siria]

Oh, so lovely!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Oh, neat! I like your pencilling style a lot... the more pronounced outline with the subtle hatching, not overdone. The likeness is great for both! And the background really adds to the art, it looks gorgeous. (I wish I knew how to do that.)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much.

(I wish I knew how to do that.)

Well, you're obviously good at drawing backgrounds, which is something I have yet to master. I'm gonna attempt it for my final piece, though.

[xenachan.livejournal.com]

Wow !!
Really nice subject : they're adorable !

Nice standings. =)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

This has such a sweet, glowy, fairy-tale quality to it; it's lovely.

(Heh, the initials R & J have at least two other meanings for me.)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I was going for a slight fire&ice/warm-cool theme.

(Heh, the initials R & J have at least two other meanings for me.)

I can only imagine.

[tielan]

Hee. Gorgeous linework, and the colouring works wonderfully, too!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Glad you like it. :)

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, this is gorgeous. I like seeing the pencil work, and the finished piece is utterly stunning. (God. They're both so pretty. And they look so happy. They could both use a little more happy. :-) YAY!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Yes, they could definitely use more of the happy, which, I think is partly why I ship them. ;) Thanks. :)

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

That is simply lovely (and an excellent pairing, to boot!) *awe*

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Yes, and darn skippy about the pairing.

Thanks. :)

[dogeared.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's really, really lovely!!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[aurora]

Oh!! This is wonderful!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you much. :)

[sardonicsmiley.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is gorgeous. The curls of her hair, both their hands, the expression on Ronon's face... It's all wonderful.

Also, the text? Dashboard Confessional? I can has cookie?

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

I really like this! And I appreciate that you showed us an earlier step.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. A bit of the detail from the original pencils gets lost in the manip, so I thought I'd share. :)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

This is so, so neat! Even just the toned pencils are lovely (Ronon's hands on Jennifer's hips and her finger stroking his neck, nnng), but the colors and textures in the finished product are awesome.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you. :)

[tardis80.livejournal.com]

Oh this is lovely and so sweet. I love the the shadows and highlights on the final product. Ronons arms look really good. :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Ronon's arm is my favorite part as well. :)