Happy Yuletart, xenakis_

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Title: Aim and Fire
Gift for: xenakis_
Artist:  aredblush 
Rating:: G
Fandom: Inception
Characters: Arthur, Eames
Warnings: um. Guns?
Artist notes: Happy holidays xenakis_! Drawing this for you was so
much fun, I hope this is close to what you had in mind when you asked for
them being kickass and in love :)
Many, many thanks to L for the beta and N for the handholding.
Summary: Love means never having to watch your own back.

Comments

[ria-oaks.livejournal.com]

Nice! I love the background - very cool and Inception-ish. And the guys look great too; love the action poses. :)

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D Ngl, the background was a real challenge! I'm glad you like it <3

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

OMG the background is just gorgeous! So crisp and geometrical, reminds me of Arthur teaching Ariadne tricks in dream architecture. I love the concept of "love means never having to watch your own back", seems perfect for them ^_^ (Is that a knife strapped to Eames thigh? Unnnf) Lot's of fun, very dynamic ♥

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Ohh, thank you so much ♥ Finding the right architecture for the background was really hard (spent a whole day comparing reference pics!) but I'm pretty happy with the final result :D

Ahah, one of my hand-holders for this challenge told me that Eames should always wear a thigh holster so I gave it a try. I'm pleased you like it ;)

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Cute!

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) I'm happy you enjoyed it!

[runpunkrun]

Wow, I love all the architectural details.

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm happy you like it <3

[wellington.livejournal.com]

I love the geometric-ness. And the tie is great. Nice pic!

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Eh eh, the tie might be my favourite thing about this pic :D

Thanks for commenting, I'm pleased you like it <3

[http://users.livejournal.com/xenakis_/]

HEEEEE!!! MYSTERY ARTIST, THAT IS SO INCREDIBLY COOL!

I love it! I love their badass pose, and the way they trust each other to have each other's back. I love that Arthur is all intense and that Eames is smiling! :D

I love, love, love the background! That is some seriously cool architecture, and you've rendered it beautifully.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEAR ARTIST!

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Hee! I am so very happy that you like it \o/ I was so worried I was going to mess it up somehow :\

Ah, to be fair, I used dozens of reference pics because I wasn't sure I could pull off the inception feel well enough and I really wanted to draw something that you would be happy about :)

Drawing your gift has been a true pleasure! ♥

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

I am really digging the architecture! Such lovely lines :D

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you so much! I'm glad you like it <3

[leyna55.livejournal.com]

Cool background and I like the action pose.

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Reference pics are a manna, let me tell you!

Thank you, I'm pleased you like it <3

[glockgal.livejournal.com]

Heeee so cool! I love how they pose for aiming their guns in such different ways that are completely perfect for their body types. And Arthur's concentration versus Eames' devil-may-care smirk! The architectural world you created is very very true to the Inception feel. Love it!

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I tried to give them a bit of a characterization, so I'm really happy it came through <333 To be fair, I spent a whole day looking at reference pics for the background until i settled on this one (http://fuckyeahghosttowns.tumblr.com/post/846761775/aquapark) and, uh, made it a bit more Arthur-ish. (that tumblr is amazing, btw).

I'm happy you enjoyed it :D

[ieke85.livejournal.com]

Awesome background! I also like the pencil shading.

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm pleased you like it <333

[jenzay.livejournal.com]

Very nice, I like the incorporation of the cool architecture in the background especially!

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Finding the right background was a true quest :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it <3

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

Nice, very very very nice. I love the background, the poses, and the composition. But the background especially, freaking awesome!

[aredblush.livejournal.com]

AH, thank yo so much! I'm really pleased you like it <333