fanart, finished illustration for sister_wolf's Show

[ratcreature]

Fandom: DCU (Outsiders)
Characters: Shift, Puppet!Nightwing, Puppet!Arsenal
Rating: G
Media used: pencil drawing, cleaned up and colored in GIMP
Warnings: None
Notes/comments: This is an illustration for sister_wolf's Nightwing/Arsenal ficlet Show, inspired by this: "[...] Shift forms his hands into little puppet versions of Arsenal and Nightwing and mimes them beating up on each other like Punch and Judy."

Comments

[brownbetty]

Ooh! I like how the colours of Nightwing and Arsenal leak down his arms. He does do that, doesn't he?

[ratcreature]

I have to admit I'm quite unsure of the details of his shifting abilities, not just about the colors, but also about his ability to form details. Mostly I've gone with what I thought looked best/coolest to me (which I assume is in the best tradition of creating brain-breaking comic continuity, so why shouldn't that approach do for fanart as well? *g*). Anyway, I've seen at least panels where his orange and violet colors blend into each other at least, so I figured that if he creates other colors there might be bleedover as well.

[lcsbanana.livejournal.com]

STILL SO ADORABLE. and yeah, i like that he color coordinates who's on what arm. clever!

[ratcreature]

Thank you! :) That his violet side is the one with Nightwing wasn't a conscious plan or anything, I didn't even really think about the colors when I did the pencils, but you're right, it fits better with those color combinations.

[penknife.livejournal.com]

Hee! Cutest thing ever.

[ratcreature]

Yeah, when I read the description I was totally smitten with that image, and just had to draw it. I'm glad you like the picture. :)

[iamza.livejournal.com]

I love Shift. The DCU needs more Shift...

[ratcreature]

I'm not all that invested in his character, but this scene was just too cute to not draw it.

[deconcentrate.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so perfectly, gloriously Shift-y.

And it's drawn/colored well, too!

*chews on cute cute art*

[ratcreature]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. :)

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

I always roll my eyes when people say "I don't know the source, but this was great!" However...I don't know the source, but this was great! *g*

[ratcreature]

Thank you, I'm glad you like the drawing even without the context. :)

You know, at least with drawings for unfamiliar fandoms you still get the visuals, and it is less time investment than reading. ;)

[fullmetal-cute.livejournal.com]

THis is one of the cutest things I've seen today.

[ratcreature]

Thank you!

[scarab-dynasty.livejournal.com]

Whoa... how weirdly, disturbingly adorable... :)

[ratcreature]

Thank you! I thought so too when I read the scene that inspired the picture.

[staplerchild.livejournal.com]

Beautiful- AND ICONABLE(?)!

[ratcreature]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. :) And sure, you can use the picture for an icon as long as I am given credit for the art in the icon comments.

[kid-nova.livejournal.com]

What a strange concept! But I do believe you have definitely pulled it off. :) I love the character you've given to the cute little hand puppets and their truncheons(dildos).

[ratcreature]

Glad you like it. And it's sister_wolf who's fully to blame for the concept. :)

[glockgal.livejournal.com]

Ohhh my god that is so precious!! I love the puppety faces and grim little Nightwing and spiky-haired Roy and your pencil work under the p;retty colors are divine. Yee!

[ratcreature]

Thank you!

I would love to have a grim little Nightwing puppet for myself, you know ,something like the Muppet!Angel that IIRC is available as merchandise? I mean, I'm not much into plastic action figures, but a Muppet!Nightwing made from felt would be awesome.

[sister-wolf.livejournal.com]

Even more adorable in color. Eeeee! Thank you again!

[ratcreature]

You're welcome. It's very cool that you like it. Without your story I'd have never thought of Shift doing something like this.

[kazukorin49.livejournal.com]

*snickers*
PUPPETS!!!
Great coloring job! ^^

[ratcreature]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. And I still haven't done a lot of computer coloring, so I'm always glad to hear that it looks okay. =)

[askmehow.livejournal.com]

So adorable, and props for picking one of the funniest moments in the fic to illustrate. Bless his wee smirk of evil...

[ratcreature]

Thank you!

[thete1.livejournal.com]

This may very well be my favorite fanart ever. I just... it should be a *cover*, RC. *JOY*

[ratcreature]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. =) The puppets especially were really fun to draw, too.