art: "On a Rainy Afternoon (Naptime)"

[renisanz]

Title: "On a Rainy Afternoon (Naptime)"

Artist: renisanz
Rating: G
Prompt: Ronon/Keller, napping
Medium: drawing/graphic
Pairing: Ronon/Keller
Spoilers: None.
Notes: What else is one supposed to do on a rainy afternoon? Enjoy.

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Yay for my second art piece. Drawn in pencil, colored in Photoshop CS2. I sketched this about a week ago, then I went through a period where I thought I would redraw it to make it "'mo betta" (as my sister says). But, I just decided to tweak what I had, and this was the final result. The first time I tried to color this it came out. . .not so good. So, I tried a simpler approach. I forgot about trying to add values, since most of that was already done in pencil, and just focused on laying down some muted, soft flats. I also scanned in a texture from the paper of one of my sketchbooks, and that's what you're seeing in the background. This one clocked in at 24 layers. I think I'm going to color like this from now on.



Oh yes, and for those of you who've read the Part 1 of "Back Home" (you can actually read this without it spoiling the rest of the storyline). . . Ronon's band-aid is a little treat.

For some reason, I had a harder time getting Jennifer's likeness in profile than I did with the previous piece. Probably because this time I was going from a combination of references rather than just one.

And, here are the original pencils, because I rather like them.



Thanks for looking. : )

Comments

[elli.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is beautiful!!! I love the little details!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[telesilla.livejournal.com]

This is a fantastically sweet picture; they look so good together. :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) Sweetness is good.

[berlinghoff79.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. So, so beautiful. You managed to capture the tenderness between those two perfectly.

Thanks for sharing :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you & you're welcome. :)

[cat-77.livejournal.com]

Very nice! You got Keller's likeness very well. Love the Hello Kitty Band Aid!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Glad you noticed that little detail. I worried the logo would be too small to identify.

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Eee! So cute!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[echelon-ga-l.livejournal.com]

Ronon is gorgeous ! :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

I know, right? ;)

Thank you. ;)

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is really lovely. I like the serene quality of it, the feeling of a stolen moment of sweetness despite the chaos of their lives. (And the band-aid is adorable!)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you. :)

[tardis80.livejournal.com]

eee! This is so good! I love how the coloring came out. It really worked for this. And the little band-aid above Ronon's eyebrow is really a perfect touch. :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) As a rule, I suck at digital coloring because I always had problem getting the colors to look natural. I'd usually leave it to other people to color my stuff. Fortunately, this little experiment worked. :)

[dogeared.livejournal.com]

Oh, they're so darling, and very much look like themselves. How completely adorable!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[sardonicsmiley.livejournal.com]

Ronon's bandaid is just...wow, perfect. Hee!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Heh. Thanks. :)

[siria]

Oh, this is so adorable! ♥

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[villainny.livejournal.com]

Heeee hello kitty plaster!

*loves*

This is adorable. :D

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[pentapus.livejournal.com]

I think I just died of happy. I really didn't think it was possible to love a Ronon/Keller picture more than your last drawing, but obviously I was wrong. Though I supposed that was sexy, this is sleepy, so apples and oranges, gold stars for both, I suppose. :D Love LOVE the pencil sketchiness of this, which really just gets that much greater when you add the color (and I loved the earthy tone to your color choice). This is so neat! I'm going to go stare some more.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Uhm. . .wow for your awesome critiques. I'm really glad you like it, since you're so discerning. Thanks so much. :)

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

That is sweet and lovely and beautiful.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I love this! I think you did a remarkable job with the likenesses, and I love the casual, intimate feel of this piece. Very well-done! :D

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_kiden/]

Wow. Really: WOW.
The colors are beautiful, and, yeah.
You are pretty amazing. ♥

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Teehee. Thanks. Glad you like it. :)

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

Awww, that is adorable.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[go-to-lunch.livejournal.com]

Lovely! The soft colors work very well indeed. And I love the way you do Keller's hair.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and I like the icon. :)

[everysecondtues.livejournal.com]

This is lovely. Ahahah, the bandage. These are awesomely detailed.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) I try to put little things in my drawing that make it more visually interesting.

[krissie678.livejournal.com]

Absolutely beautiful. I absolutely love the Hello Kitty bandage ;)Great job.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks krissie. :)

[ladyoflisquill.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[aurora]

So sweet!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[tielan]

Sweet! You've got a knack for getting their resemblance. :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I spend a long time staring at phtos of them (Ronon, of coure, not so bad. ;) ) to get their likenesses. It was hard to draw Ronon with is eyes closed, because I didn't have a good ref, so I just winged it a bit. Glad it worked out. :)

[clear-as-blood.livejournal.com]

Perfectly sweet and lovely. Also, the Hello Kitty bandage is adorable.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Haha. Thanks. :) The bandage is kinda an inside joke if you read my fic.

[runpunkrun]

This is so sweet, and I really like the colors you used, warm but muted. And Ronon totally has a Hello Kitty bandaid on his forehead. *g*

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Yes, he totally does. Jennifer totally had something to do with it. But he's manly enough to rock it. :)