Happy Holidays, conjure_lass!

[goe-mod.livejournal.com]

Title: A Game of Fate
Gift for: conjure_lass
Gift from: eldanis
Artist's note: Dear conjure_lass, as soon as I saw your prompt, I knew it was the one I wanted to do, and I'm so glad the mods gave in to my begging for it!  I was so enamored with the mental image of Crowley as you described him (even from so few words), seen through Aziraphale's eyes, that I wanted to see if I could capture it on paper.  It's not *quite* as lovely as my imagining of it (such is the frustration of art), but it's close; in my mind's eye it started as what comprises the cropped 'detail', then grew on paper to include the other figures and Aziraphale himself.  I hope you like it!

Comments

[bulldogscram.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. *jaw drop* Absolutely stunning. What medium did you use if you don't mind me asking? I *love* the way minimalist detail you've used for everyone else AAAAAAH. Also stunning. Did I mention stunning?

[secret-kracken.livejournal.com]

Didn't see your comment until just now -- sorry! But gosh, thank you so much! *blushes like crazy*

And I don't mind a bit to share info about it: I did it with graphite, specifically a type of pencil called an 'ebony' pencil (the brand is Sanford), which is darker than regular graphite without being too soft. I used regular ol' cardstock with a bit of texture to it, and to really push the blacks I blended with a tortillon - it pushes the pigment into the grain of the paper in a really lovely way. Then I spiffed it all up a bit more (levels and such) in photoshop, and I'll confess the gold tone of the light values is a post-processing trick too (if you use photoshop and are curious, I'll happily go on about that, but otherwise I don't want to bore you with shop-talk).

/rambles far longer than you probably wanted XD;;;