ratcreature: Happy Birthday! (birthday)
RatCreature ([personal profile] ratcreature) wrote2005-11-21 07:07 pm

fanart for [personal profile] cereta (pencil version)

I usually don't post birthday wishes, but I happened to work on fanart for the fabulous Hanging Work AU, when I noticed that it's [livejournal.com profile] cereta's Birthday today. So I thought it would be nice to post it today as a present, even though it's not colored yet. (The colored version is going to be posted soonish, I just couldn't finish it in time for Lucy's birthday.)

It's an illustration for the last scene in the series, for the story Aiding and Abetting III: Resolution of Claim, i.e. for this passage:
Five minutes later, he stood in front of the mirror, needlessly adjusting the sleeves for the fourth time, brushing nonexistent lint off his shoulder. Alfred had done an amazing job. The colors were more muted: the green that took up most of the body was almost black; the red that covered his shoulders and moved down his arms in stylized wings was more blood than apple; the yellow was only there in the insignia. But they were still his family's colors, still the colors he'd learned to fly in.

He felt as much as heard Batman's presence behind him, just before a gloved hand grasped his right shoulder, then slid down to the stylized "R" on his chest.

"Should I ask?"

Dick took a deep breath. "Robin," he said. "Call me Robin."


Illustration for Hanging Work


Oh, btw, I also made a new icon for birthday wishes. So:

Happy Birthday [livejournal.com profile] cereta! I hope you enjoy your present, and it's hopefully going to be finished soon.

[identity profile] thete1.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, man, that's gorgeous. Dick's *nose*. I... it's so... *pokes it*

DICK SO PRETTY.

SO SO PRETTY.

But... mmm. I think the hair is my favorite. It manages to be stylized and real-looking at once. And also hot. Sexy, hot hair.

[identity profile] thete1.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
See, I don't know. I mean, Jim Lee's Dick is PRETTY AS HELL, but he's also kinda bland, to my eyes. I like him... he should be staggeringly beautiful, not inhumanly perfect. *hand-wave*

That's why the way you did his nose is just killing meee. :D

[identity profile] thete1.livejournal.com 2005-12-06 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
*ahahaha* LJ is sending me comment notifications at laaast.

On the Bruce-nose thing -- I think that's why so many people are more fond of the original toonverse design for Bruce than the redesign they busted out for GK/TNBA (and JL/JLU). That was a Bruce who had BEEN THROUGH STUFF.

McDaniel also did it with Bruce -- iirc, the stuff pre-Murderer in BATMAN comes to mind -- but... yeah. Mostly? I'm okay with Bruce looking terrifyingly perfect. It... suits the mythos? In a way? Kind of?

I can *see* him being a scarred-up 25 year old or something, and deciding to put himself through massive amounts of plastic and reconstructive surgery *to protect the secret*.
ext_1843: (batandwing)

[identity profile] cereta.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
I...that...OH MY GOD, you just completely made my day! Thank you so much! It's beautiful!

[identity profile] basingstoke.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
eeee NICE!

[identity profile] maelithil.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooh, puuuuurty. Hugging! And smiling!

[identity profile] lomedet.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
oh my.

that's *pretty*!

I...I...I'd have more coherent comments, but I can't stop looking at the picture.
mklutz: (Super!Batman)

[personal profile] mklutz 2005-11-21 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my god, that's gorgeous! Now I desperately want more hanging work...and more of your fanart!

[identity profile] elynross.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
How absolutely gorgeous, and just the perfect moment to choose! It's just *wonderful*!

[identity profile] rubynye.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That is one gorgeous present. *applauds you*

[identity profile] caia-comica.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wow. That's PRETTY. I've totally lost track of the AU in question--*makes note to catch up at some point. BUT TEH PRETTY!!!

[identity profile] caia-comica.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
*hangs head* I'm bad with serials on a purely logistical level; I tend to lose my place and not have time to reread or keep track. Good to hear it's finished, though; once I've got a bit of time on my hands, I'll be on that!
brownbetty: (Effusive)

[personal profile] brownbetty 2005-11-21 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, nice! Dick's expression, and his body language are very... and the way Bruce is standing. Mmmm...

[identity profile] petronelle.livejournal.com 2005-11-21 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
This is lovely. The warmth of the AU comes through -- and that *smile*. Oh, beautiful.

[identity profile] meret.livejournal.com 2005-11-23 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
That's terrific! :)

[identity profile] kid-nova.livejournal.com 2006-03-28 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Hoh! Just noticed the little nipple tweak in the bottom left. Sexy as!