art: "Team Bonding 101"

[renisanz]

Title: "Team Bonding 101"

Artist: renisanz[Unknown site tag]
Rating: G
Prompt: The team hanging out together, with John snoozing on Teyla's legs, Teyla leaned up against Ronon (who's snoring), and Rodney looking at them with a "oh, god, you've got to be kidding me, no way am I going to join this puppy-pile" expression.
Medium: drawing
Pairing(s): slight Ronon/Keller, a hint of John/Teyla
Spoilers: None.
Notes: This went through so many incarnations. It's the first prompt I chose, the last to be completed. I actually drew this first, but kind of misinterpreted the prompt so I started over. I decided to give it a college AU angle as well. This literally took me hours and hours to draw. I thought I'd be able to do more with it, but I ran out of time. However, I'm rather pleased with the final result.

The team that naps together stays together.

Yes, I realized that all three of my prompts involve characters with their eyes closed; two of them have them napping. It just worked out like that. It was so hard getting all their bodies looking halfway decent (not perfect by any means). And then to get the likenesses with the faces at weird angles. . . Yeah, I'm not gonna say "never again," but it was definitely harder than I realized.

The college AU thing I decided at the last minute, but it let me have fun with their clothes and bit. I imagine that Rodney just came home from a late night of studying, and he enters the living room to discover that everyone is piled on the couch—his favorite place to sleep (for some reason it's perfect for his back). Maybe they were watching a sci-fi movie. Yeah. That's the story.

Teyla and Jennifer's (I just threw her in there) faces were the hardest to get right. Still not completely satisfied with Jen, but sometimes ya just gotta let go. *shrug* I think part of it is that I've been looking at this too long. I hope y'all like it, though.

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Thanks for looking. : )

Comments

[sezjara.livejournal.com]

This is just cool!! You drew the characters very well, and you must have a great deal of patience to be able to spend hours drawing and redrawing something like this. Great job!!!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was fast. ;) I'm really glad you like it. I suppose it did take a lot of patience, especially at one point when I had to completely erase and redraw Ronon's head.

[sonadorita.livejournal.com]

This is awesome ♥ Your style rocks!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[bakarini.livejournal.com]

There's not much I can say other than it's absolutely perfect. It makes me smile to look at and I kind of just want to stay in front of my comp staring at it (in a 'awwwwweee so cute' kind of way, not creepy XD).

♥ You are a fantastic artist!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Glad to make you smile. :)

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's adorable. :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

thanks. :)

[ratcreature]

Aw, what a sweet team moment!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[tardis80.livejournal.com]

awesome! I love their content sleepy faces, and I think Keller's turned out well :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Glad you think so. :)

[aretria.livejournal.com]

Love it! From their sleeping faces (especially Ronon's and Jennifer's) to those thought/dream bubbles. ;)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The thought/dream bubbles were actually a holdover from the first attempt at this drawing.

[darsynia.livejournal.com]

This is breathtaking in its correctness, if you know what I mean. Their faces are *so* right, their positions are very sweep and speak to their personalities (especially Keller and Teyla! Teyla able to sleep in that position seems so appropriate!), and most of all, the positioning doesn't look awkward in that you definitely drew them so we could see their faces, but it doesn't compromise the story of the image one bit.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks. :) Glad you think Teyla's position works in particular, because I had a lot of trouble with it. Mainly, it was hard trying to figure out where to put her left arm without it looking awkward.

[sleepwalkerfish.livejournal.com]

Oh, AMAZING. Very nice story to go with it, too, and you got the faces just alright. And the thought bubbles, awww. I'd like to be there.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) Glad you like the thought bubbles.

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

Wow. Seriously -- the whole thing is lovely and tender, but the faces! You captured each person beautifully (esp. Teyla).

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

*Teehee* Thanks. :)

[naye]

Nawwwww! This is so incredibly adorable, I'm just staring at it grinning like an idiot. Their little dream bubbles are absolutely perfect, and I love the college AU idea more than I can say. It's a beautiful piece of work, too - such lovely lines, and they look perfectly like slightly younger versions of themselves. Love it!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

thank you! I definitely stressed about this a bit. Glad you like the theme and execution. :)

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think Jennifer's face is the best part. :) TYhat and John's paper airplane thought bubble! Very nice drawing, excellent likenesses, and very sweet and cozy. :)

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[aurora]

I love it!!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Wow. Keller and Teyla look so blissed out, and I love all the thought bubbles! Lovely, lovely moment.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. "Blissed out," huh? I like that phrase. :)

[mortari.livejournal.com]

Oh, how adorable! That's beautifully done, and you've captured Teyla and Keller particularly well. ♥

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Glad all that effort worked out. ;)

[calcitrix.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that's awesome in so many ways! Details I particularly love are Teyla's face (that must have been hard), Ronon's right hand, and Rodney's sweatshirt. And the whole thing. Just fantastic!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Details I particularly love are Teyla's face (that must have been hard)

Yes, yes it was. LOL. I'm so glad to be done with it. I have to fight the urge to go back in and tweak stuff. :)

[creidh.livejournal.com]

Awww, that's adorable.
Looks like a good time.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[elayna88.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet!

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

*giggles @ your icon* Thanks. :)

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

Honestly, you are so amazing that you make me not even want to post mine later. ♥ I love your style, your clean lines, the way you draw fabrics - I really could go on and on.

You win my love, among other things. :D

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you so much. Really, I don't know what I'd do without a mechanical pencil and Click eraser. Those two simple tools help a lot with the clean lines.

I can't wait to see your next piece. :)

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Cute! :D

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[ladyoflisquill.livejournal.com]

I love the way Teyla's legs are tucked underneath and Jennifers's lips waiting to be kissed and the fingers of Ronan's hands curled just slightly and John looking so young (and showing the slightest bit of skin) and Rodney's hand dug into his pockets and the thought/dream bubbles and... everything really.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks for noticing all the little details. I'm glad you like them. You have a good eye to catch John's bit of skin. ;) Thanks again. :)

[delphia2000.livejournal.com]

My non-shipper side ignores all the subtleties and enjoys the puppy pile adorableness. Nicely done.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

LOL. Glad you can appreciate the art unbiased. ;) Thanks. :)

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Aw, that is adorable, and I love how relaxed everyone looks (Ronon's curling fingers!) and the little paper airplane, heee.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

(Ronon's curling fingers!)

Other people seem to like that as well. I wonder what it is.

[highonstargate.livejournal.com]

This is awesome and Adorable!♥

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[zeixx.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! I love John's little paper-airplane bubble. Very well done.

[renisanz.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The thought bubbles are from the first attempt. Originally, John was dreaming about Einstein's equation (E-MC2). :P