This is for the SGA art community "Painted Spires" over on LJ. It's my first time doing prompted art to a deadline. I picked the prompt " I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul." (Victor Hugo.) The last phrase was what caught me. So, sad Muppet that I am this pic has a back story. I see this as a slightly younger John, just post Afghanistan, disillusioned and feeling lost in the city (insert American Metropolis of choice) with no obvious future, when he has a vision of a elegant but strange city. He doesn't know where it is or how he gets there, only that it is where he belongs.
Aaah. Many many thanks to who was my art beta and made it better with her suggestions; and "Colonel K" my beloved in-house-beta who also wrangled PhotoShop into submission on a number of occasions. And yes, intentional homage to Ridley Scott there. EDIT: Since asked I've put the full size version of the last panel up in my scraps collection, so that you can see the detail clearly.
Nice. I really love the concept, and the fact that you combined it into a triptych. The last panel is definitely my favorite, but I love the city background you rendered in the first.
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Oh wow, this is beautiful. I love how you did the reflection of Atlantis in the far right pane - it gives it a feel of being ghostly yet somehow tangible. You've really captured a younger John is this. Lovely!
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Wow! I love the concept! The portrait is great - the light on his face is lovely, highlighting his eyes in the first frame. His eyes are beautiful in all frames, and great work with the mood and the muted colours.
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Wow! I love the concept! The portrait is great - the light on his face is lovely, highlighting his eyes in the first frame. His eyes are beautiful in all frames, and great work with the mood and the muted colours.
(Hooray for the Ridley Scott influence, too!)
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