I dutifully uploaded all new art to my DA-Account but neglected posting it here.

So here is, in no particular order, various art from various fandoms I did lately.

And I've been productive :)



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That's it. My busiest month yet, yay.

New fandom is eating my brain...

Fandom: Dishonored
Rating: G
Notes: Creepsleep! ;) No honestly, that doll is more creepy than all Weepers (zombie-like creatures) combined. And that's without noting that for some reason she has no feet, either.


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Might be the first in a series. All the characters have potential for creepy sleeping habits...

I've been asked how I work, and I thought it would be fun to show a few progress shots. ;)

Most of the time, I'm inspired and then I throw myself into something and change the colours, the pose... well, mostly everything later. I guess I could cut my painting time down a third if I had more of a concept beforehand.
On the other hand, part of the joy of painting is the flow, so to speak. For me, that is. And I don't have to make a living with it, so what's fun is fun, right?

Most of the time I do not save the progress of my art because of my hard disc's size limit, but a few weeks back I offered to pinch-hit for a fest and had to draw something in a rather short amount of time. I saved a lot because I couldn't have afforded to start again from scratch. 

This issue includes:

Merlin (finale season 5), Firefly (whole season), Elementary (up to episode "M"), A Young Doctor's Notebook (whole season)

and contains spoilers for all of them.

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Thoughts?

While I'm not much of a gamer (I think I stopped playing frequently someplace after Super Mario when I was a kid), once in a while there is a game that captures my interest. Arkane Studio's Dishonored is one of these games. They invented a stunning world (based on 19th Century England) that is visually extremely appealing in its mix of beauty and decay, and the story is gripping and has a lot of potential, too:

Your play the former bodyguard of the Empress. When she is killed and her daughter abducted, you are framed for her murder and sent to prison to be tortured for a confession. Months later, you escape - finding the world you've known gone forever.
From the official description of the game: As you move though a world torn apart by plague and oppressed by a government armed with strange new technologies, the truth behind your betrayal is as murky as the waters surrounding the city.

I love how the games gives you a lot of freedom. There are things to be achieved, but how you do it is your choice - and it effects the final outcome. So from a peaceful ending to a high-chaos plague ridden end, the choices are yours to make.

Amazing concept art
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Screenshots from the game
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All pictures (c) 2012 Bethesda Softworks LLC

Art direction by Viktor Antonov nd Sebastien Mitton, who have worked on films and games before and have been nominated for various awards over the years. They won Best Environmental Design for Dishonored, I think. 

Trailers:

Mood trailer (aka obligatory creepy-song!trailer)



Cinematic trailer



Beware, both trailers are NSFW and rated NC-17 for violence
You can win the game without killing one single soul, though.

... and part 2 ;)

Title: Woven together, falling apart
Recipient:
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock (BBC)
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own Sherlock, and certainly no Gothic cathedrals (or their plans).

Notes: An illustration for stardust_made's brilliant fic It Falls, it Turns.

His brain exulted at seeing such complexity, all of it governed by the implacable force of spatial logic. But all the while his artistic streak was humming with delight, too.
(It Falls, it Turns, Chapter 11)



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De-anoning my holmestice art, part I:

Title: The greatest Act of Courage
Recipient blighted_garden, thank you so much for the lovely prompt!
Characters/Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Verse: Richie!Movie
Rating: G
Warnings: Nothing explicit, still maybe NSFW



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The generous methylviolet10b is handing out ficlets as holiday presents, and I was lucky enough to get one, too!
The prompt was "warmth", and she came up with this clever idea:

Universal Constant (SH multiverse, PG)

Captures the mood perfectly, doesn't it? ;)

Thank you so much, happy holidays!

My holmestice present is up!

I'm loving it to pieces. It's Sherlock Holmes ACD-Verse, and if you're into the Victorian I-want-but-I-can't UST sort of thing, GO READ IT IMMEDIATELY.

ETA: Reveals! This beautiful story was written by colebaltblue. Thanks so much!