Sammy Big Bang - Soft like a blue triceratops Art Masterpost

[amberdreams]

I was dead lucky to fall in with sprinkles888 for this challange - her fic is not only full of Sam, it's got loads of lovely imagery of all kinds. I was spoiled for choice!
Click on the banner to read the story on AO3

Tha banner was the first and main illustration I did, but then I squeezed in a couple more. They aren't spoilers for the narrative, so you can view without fear.

For fun, here's a close up of the triceratops


A campfire scene from later in the fic, with stargazing boys


And a divider

This is supposed to be looking inside Sam's duffel (in case you were wondering).

Thanks to sprinkles for her patience, I was a bit all over the place with this one.

Process is pretty simple this time - all the art is all traditional. The two illustrations are watercolour with a little digital added (some highlights and shadows on the car scene, and the background on the campfire one). The divider was drawn in ball point pen and then coloured with watercolours.

Comments

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

Beautiful art! Sam's hair is particularly lovely...so soft-looking and messy! I have absolutely no idea what this story is about, but I'm certainly intrigued now. :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Oops I should put her summary in here, shouldn't I! LOL

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

Hehe, well I was intrigued enough by your art, but yep, I got even more excited when I clicked on the banner and read the summary! :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Well getting you to click through is good enough! Glad you like the art (and hopefully will enjoy the fic too). I've yet to read the fully polished version, so I'm looking forward to that myself!

[laughablelament]

Ohhh wow. Just gorgeous. I'm especially taken with the campfire, stargazing. *swoon*

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

There is just something very appealing about our boys stargazing! :D
Glad you approve!

[blindswandive.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaaaaaaamb these are so gorgeous!!!!!! Sam's face is amazing, the triceratops looks so sweet and soft, the gorgeous sky over the campfire, everything is so lush, the details are so perfect. This just blows me away. <3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you! I had a lot of fun playing with the watercolours for this one so I'm happy you liked it!

[ashtraythief.livejournal.com]

These are absolutely magical! I aboslute love the campfire scene, it's so amospheric! And Sam's just so pretty in profile.
AND TH E TRICERATOPS IT'S THE FUFFIEST CUTEST MOST SQUISHABLE TRICERATOPS IN EXISTENCE AND I JUST WANT TO CUDDLE IT!!!!! I mean, Sams really well drawn, and I love the hair, and the shadow boys at the campfire are genius, but the triceratops is the real star of the art, everybody knows it.
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

If Bluey the Triceratops wasn't so blue, he'd be blushing.

THANK YOU!

[tyrsibs.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I love your art, this is so poignant. And Sam's face is gorgeous!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! ♥

[fanspired]

Love your work, and thank you for leading me to the story. I've just spent the day reading it. Totally engrossed.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I've only read an unfinished draft version so I'm looking forward to seeing how it turned out!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Wow AMB these are gorgeous! I adore the stargazing and campfire, and you captured Sam perfectly in the banner with that gorgeous hair and the triceratops (who is just too cute!) and I loved the way you captured the inside of Sam's bag too, it really effective. Thank you for sharing :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! The triceratops doesn't feature quite as much as the art implies, but it was too cute an image not to run with!

[kazluvsbooks.livejournal.com]

That duffle pic is so good, all your art is beautiful.going to check the fic out now ♥️

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you - and I hope you enjoy the story!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

I love Sam with the blue triceratops, it's so beautiful, and the campfire scene is wonderful, I always love silhouettes and stars, too. I've been looking for a longer fic to read, so this is going onto my Kindle for later, thank you!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

There is definitely something very appealing about the boys stargazing, isn't there! Hope you enjoy the story!

[septembers-coda.livejournal.com]

You're so amazing. I love, LOVE these pieces. I am on my first cup of coffee, woke up with a headache and so am not very articulate, but... just so good. Emotionally and aesthetically. Love the water color look, the dinosaur, and SAM'S FACE, so much. Great job.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

And you, my dear, are very kind! Thank you so much!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I love these, love how you use watercolor, but that triceratops...that triceratops is *everything*!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Maybe I need to find a way to include him in all my future works... *muses*
Thanks me dear! :D

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Oh, Amb, that banner is darling! Love the triceratops (such a pretty colour) and Sam's hair is so soft too.

That fire pops out of the purple dark, awesome composition.

Heheh, thanks for the explanation about the duffel divider, I had just figured it out myself;) That combinaton of the hard penlines with the watercolours looks really cool.

Love this whole set. *chinhands*

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks bunches my dear! I did have fun with the fluffy triceratops. :D

[meus_venator]

Oh this is so beautiful, just lovely. The colours, the softness. Just a kick butt art set.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you!

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

I love that divider. So clever!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was going to draw the whole bag but then I liked the idea of it being like an open mouth so... :D

[hugemind.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous!! :D The blue little triceratops is super cute as is also Sam. And the sky in the campfire scene looks pretty and magical and the silhouettes of the boys are perfect and I also like how the branches add so much depth to the image. <3<3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks bunches, especially for noticing the branches. It's so nice when someone picks up a detail like that! ♥

[sillie]

These are amazing bb. I especially love the stargazing boys one. <3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you! You can take some credit for me trying watercolours - your lovely art got me craving having a go years ago!