Dark Angel Big Bang art masterpost
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amberdreamsSo excited to be doing something different (even though I'm still drawing Jensen, kinda). So I was lucky enough to snaffle the multitalented 
dollarformyname's most excellent story, Past Today, written for the little known 
darkangel_bb. So now you know about it, you have to check it out, am I right? Story Master Post is HERE
The story summary goes like this: Terminal City was abandoned after an attack five years ago, survivors scattered to fend for themselves. Alec's been on his own for a while now, trying to forget what he lost, but then Ben shows up to make him remember in all the wrong ways. After an armed robbery and a city-wide manhunt that results in high-speed chases, gunshot wounds, more dead transgenics, and a hostage situation or two, Alec tracks Ben down to thank him properly.
Here's the banner a bit larger so you can see the freckles. It shows an encounter that happens very early in the fic, so I'm not counting this as a spoiler.
I did two more illustrations which might count as spoilers for the story (though I think you'd have to read it to know what is going on so...)
First, here's Alec doing some parkour roof running.
My last piece is a scene about half way through the story, when Alec and Ben meet up again. It goes about as well as you might expect...
And yes, I know the likenesses are a bit rubbish. It's interpretative art, baby. Ha ha ha. Or maybe just incompetence on my part.
For those of you interested in process as well as pictures, here's how I ended up with each piece.
The banner/title piece was all drawn in PS. Here's the first stage of sketching and shading.
The final piece went through a similar process - drawn and coloured in PS. This is how the initial sketch looked. I used a photo of some MMA fighters for the pose, drawn freehand because I wanted to change their leg positions.
I used a distorted layered version of a bunker interior from a game if found on a google image search as a background because I was in a bit of a rush. I painted their flesh and clothes then overlaid that with a textured brush to give a more scratchy rough effect. Then I put a texture over everything and erased part of it to highlight the medallion a bit more.
The roof leaping one I drew in biro from a photo I found of two guys doing parkour for real (mad buggers!), then coloured the drawing and added the rain texture over the top in PS.
Here's the biro sketch (complete with incorrect rooflines! LOL)
Oh and I made a gif.
And there you have it. Now off you go and read the story, if you haven't already. Chop chop!
dollarformyname's most excellent story, Past Today, written for the little known darkangel_bb. So now you know about it, you have to check it out, am I right? Story Master Post is HEREThe story summary goes like this: Terminal City was abandoned after an attack five years ago, survivors scattered to fend for themselves. Alec's been on his own for a while now, trying to forget what he lost, but then Ben shows up to make him remember in all the wrong ways. After an armed robbery and a city-wide manhunt that results in high-speed chases, gunshot wounds, more dead transgenics, and a hostage situation or two, Alec tracks Ben down to thank him properly.
Here's the banner a bit larger so you can see the freckles. It shows an encounter that happens very early in the fic, so I'm not counting this as a spoiler.
I did two more illustrations which might count as spoilers for the story (though I think you'd have to read it to know what is going on so...)
First, here's Alec doing some parkour roof running.
My last piece is a scene about half way through the story, when Alec and Ben meet up again. It goes about as well as you might expect...
And yes, I know the likenesses are a bit rubbish. It's interpretative art, baby. Ha ha ha. Or maybe just incompetence on my part.
For those of you interested in process as well as pictures, here's how I ended up with each piece.
The banner/title piece was all drawn in PS. Here's the first stage of sketching and shading.
The final piece went through a similar process - drawn and coloured in PS. This is how the initial sketch looked. I used a photo of some MMA fighters for the pose, drawn freehand because I wanted to change their leg positions.
I used a distorted layered version of a bunker interior from a game if found on a google image search as a background because I was in a bit of a rush. I painted their flesh and clothes then overlaid that with a textured brush to give a more scratchy rough effect. Then I put a texture over everything and erased part of it to highlight the medallion a bit more.
The roof leaping one I drew in biro from a photo I found of two guys doing parkour for real (mad buggers!), then coloured the drawing and added the rain texture over the top in PS.
Here's the biro sketch (complete with incorrect rooflines! LOL)
Oh and I made a gif.
And there you have it. Now off you go and read the story, if you haven't already. Chop chop!
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Past Today
Date: 2014-12-30 04:19 pm (UTC)Re: Past Today
Date: 2014-12-31 08:44 am (UTC)Well done, you put some real work into these and it shows. The dark grainy colouring works perfectly and *\o/* thanks for sharing!
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Date: 2014-12-30 04:47 pm (UTC)YAYYYYYY! This collab has been such a blast, I can't even tell you. Just look at all this gorgeous art that you've spoiled me with! I've said some of this stuff before but you're just going have to deal withe me repeating myself. XP
I love the banner's rich coloring, the yellow lighting and the texture, shirtless Alec, Ben's little faaace and the freckles! ALL THE FRECKLES. *cries* And then you come at me with that roof-hopping piece and its marvelous perspective, more beautiful coloring and the raaaain! What am I supposed to do with myself? I thought I'd reached the end of my luck with that one but then. BUT THEN. Fight scene! Ahhhhhhh! As I said before, I ADORE fighty art like no other. It's just. It's so. IT'S THE BEST THING AND I AM DYING. Idek what else to say. It just makes me so happy!
Thank you so much for picking my little summary for this challenge. You are super talented and I'm so thrilled I got to know you a little more. <333
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Date: 2014-12-30 05:32 pm (UTC)Seriously, I love the artwork you've done here, especially Alec's bare torso and shoulders, yum! I love the way The Blue Lady's pendant swings across the last one, very fitting.
Adding the fic to my reading list right now! Thanks!
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Date: 2014-12-31 02:31 pm (UTC)Glad you like this and the fic is great, isn't it? A joy to do art for... and we are next up! Yay!
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Date: 2015-01-03 09:54 pm (UTC)The Parkour roof running illustration is absolutely stunning and is my favorite, in both versions. The colored final one with this dirty/grungy vibe has beautiful colors, the sketch is also amazing and really works without the color.