Art for _Afterism!

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Title: Companions
Gift for: _afterism
Artist: ocicatsy
Rating: G
Fandom: Merlin BBC (tv)
Warnings: none
Artist's Notes: I saw genderswap on your letter and this image jumped into my head :)
Summary: Artura and Merlin, Morgan and Gwyn (genderswap)

Comments

[nextian.livejournal.com]

Gwen and Merlin are my favorite, perhaps because they look comfortable as their new genders, whereas Arthur and Morgana look exactly as uncomfortable in their swapped genders as they did in their old ones. ^^ I love Gwen and Merlin's noses and cheeks especially, and the shadows on Morgana's chainmail gauntlet.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

They look perfect in their new roles! Actually, Merlin is pretty femmy looking to begin with, but you've done a nice job changing the others!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Well gosh, you certainly pulled that off. :D I am super impressed with how much all four of them look like themselves - but definitely swapped. The costuming's great too - I particularly like Arthur's dress. She looks impressively patient there! *g* Gwen has such a sweet expression, and I love how badass Morgana is. Really lovely job with the colors, too, and the lighting! Excellent work.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Nice work! Gwen is so pretty, even as a boy, heh.

[dun.livejournal.com]

I love how you’ve drawn the characters. Not only is there the physical change, but one can also sense the change in personality that fits the new gender. My personal favourites are Gwen and Arthura …no, I can’t pick a favourite, after all ;).

[froggie.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this is just so perfect! I love the intensity of all of their faces!

[nebst.livejournal.com]

This is fantastic! I particularly love Merlin and Gwyn. Merlin's facial structure is so little changed, but he apparently makes for a shockingly gorgeous woman. And he looks so fey! The shading on his face, his cheekbones, man. Gwen, on the other hand, I would never have expected to be so convincing as a boy, but ... yeah. Her hair, it's LOVELY. (And speaking of hair, I'm amused Arthur's is still so wispy and a little unkempt. :D) Morgan freaks me out a little. (... Possibly more than a little.)

Excellent work!

[thoracopagus.livejournal.com]

Oh God, Morgana makes a seriously hot dude. The whole thing is amazing, I love the redesign of everyone's clothes.

[inknose.livejournal.com]

FDAKSAKLS;DFAS;LFJASL;DKF MOST BEAUTIFUL MERLIN FANART I HAVE EVER SEEN
BRB DYING OF HAPPINESS

[longleggedgit.livejournal.com]

HOLY CRAP, GWEN IS THE HOTTEST DUDE I HAVE EVER SEEN. Merlin don't look too bad herself. :) This is great, seriously--their eyes! You draw amazing eyes! And I love the coloring; wonderful work.

[ratcreature]

Genderswap isn't a particular kink for me, but these look great. I think my favorite is Gwen, though Morgana is a close second, looking somewhat stern and gothic with the shadowed eyes and the sword.

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

This is so amazing, the characterization, and the awesome faces, and I love how you use highlights. I especially love Morgan--as someone else said, he's so bad-ass. :DD

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

Oh my god.

I. I have been staring at this in awe for the past five minutes because that is just too brilliant for words. I'm so in love with the way you've drawn them! Morgan is possibly my favourite, because there's something so intense in his face and pose, but everyone is stunning and I love Gwyn's hair and how Merlin still has the scarf and Artura's dress and everyone's expressions are so fantastic.

Thank you so, so much! You are amazing ♥♥♥

[novembersmith.livejournal.com]

*____* SO PERFECT! I love the line of Artura's jaw and Merlin's cheekbones, and oh, Gwyn is perfect! And the clothing and chainmail! <3 <3 <3 I'm so totally charmed.

[fangirlism]

Not in this fandom, but I've always loved to see genderswap art because it's cool to see how people perceive the characters in the opposite gender

[alias_sqbr]

This is great! It's a difficult art getting a genderswapped character to stay recognisable and you've managed it while also making a picture that's just pretty. Very pre-Raphaelite.

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

OH GENDERSWITCH, how I love you so! And this is one of the best ones that I have ever seen-- I love how you managed to keep the characters recognizable (their faaaaaaaaces! Your likenesses are incredible) and the details in each switch! The coloring is also gorgeous (so touchable!), I keep getting distracted by what I want to extensively stare at first. Morgan's face really stands out to me-- so pale, so intense and determined and I'm wondering what he's thinking, staring offscreen like that ^^

[janegodzilla.livejournal.com]

So amazing! The coloring is sheer perfection, and I think you did a beautiful job of making the characters look like themselves while still being the opposite gender. I think Gwyn and Morgan are my favorites -- Gwen is just as beautiful as a guy as she is normally., and Morgana just looks so awesome and intense and severe! Merlin and Artura are quite lovely as well. I can't get over how cool this picture is!

P.S. The way you did the armor? SO GREAT. I've been staring at the chainmail for way longer than I should. XD

[kittehkat.livejournal.com]

Wow, very nice job switching it up! You accentuated their features in the perfect way to keep it true to natural structure but still soften/roughen them up respectively to play off their new features.

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

Wow, wonderful job convincing me! I especially love Gwyn, but Merlin is a close second. Lovely job on the figures and the clothing and shading--it all feels very rich. :D

[mashimero.livejournal.com]

*squee* Genderswap! This is amazing! You've gotten their features down perfectly, which can be really hard to do with genderswap. I especially love Merlin and Gwyn here. Just absolutely perfect expressions.

[wensleydale.livejournal.com]

The coloring and lighting are brilliant, mystery artist! Their outfits and expressions are very nice.

[sleightofhand]

I know nothing about this show, but this concept makes me very happy, haha. And your execution is just perfect!

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

oh my god, I love this! genderswap is so interesting and I love the depth the color gives it and the way they just switch roles and omg I love it. beautiful.

[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

HOW IN THE WORLD did you manage to do this so sublimely?!? I can absolutely recognize each of the characters in their gender-swapped version; Gwyn so calmly steadfast and Morgan almost creepily intense, Merlin secretly amused and Artura thoughtful and troubled. I love their strong faces and the dark, rich colours -- this is really incredible, and I adore it!

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

This is just really fucking cool. I don't normally love genderswap, but I am so in love with this ♥

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Squee! What a fantastic idea! And I think you did a great job with making the faces more or less angular to suggest the genderswap. Well done.

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

Not even a Merlin fan, but these are AWESOME!

[exbentley]

oh, wow wow wow wow! this is an amazing piece of art, all the characters are perfectly recognizable and there's so much story and emotion just in the expressions and poses alone. i would watch this show. ahhhh <3

[such_heights]

Oh my god LOVE. This is absolutely gorgeous!

[zephre.livejournal.com]

wow, just wow. this is fantastic work - love the looks on Merlin's and Gwyn's faces, and the fantastic costumes! awesome.

[sophinisba]

Ooh, I love these!

[tray-la-la.livejournal.com]

*mind is blown*

this is amazing. great concept, brilliantly executed!!! i love gwen especially - gorgeous! i love all their expressions, especially the intensity of morgana's. and merlin is just plain stunning. fabulous work!

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

This is amazing, I love the way the characters look and the shading, this is a great diptych.

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Oh, damn. I really don't have a thing for genderswap, but this is just gorgeous! I'm trying to decide which character is my favourite, but really, they're all brilliant. I love the style you drew them in, sort of quirky and with lots of personality. I love the contrast between Merlin and Artura's skin colour - subtle but noticeable. And, oh, Merlin, how so gorgeous? I love that she's kind of smiling - the way I would expect Merlin to, cheerful as he usually is. Love her hands, too - and Arthur just really looks like a female Arthur. And, hee, Morgana, so determined - great job on the armour/clothes, there. ♥

[miakun.livejournal.com]

SO BASICALLY. THEY ARE ALL STILL AWESOME.

OMG. So completely hot for Gwen/Morgana right now. So apparently nothing has changed. Gwen is so freaking-- geez, and Morgana looks really kick ass. I am just listing character descriptions at this point, but basically it boils down to this being awesome.

[leochi.livejournal.com]

*g* This cracked me up! :)))

[theonlytwin.livejournal.com]

that is absolutely genius.

[nuclearsugars.livejournal.com]

UNF, Morgana in armour is an insane kink of mine and I love the stoic expression on his face here. I really love how you translated our fav character's genders like this and the colours are so vivid!

[akayalovesyaoi.livejournal.com]

Those are amazing, now they just need a fic to follow up :D I love your style, there is something really gorgeous in it <3

[glockgal.livejournal.com]

asdfkjhasdkljfhafjkhfkajhfakljerh I am so not that much interested in gender-swap but THIS. THIS IS FANTASTIC. I cannot get over how awesome this concept is and how amazingly believable and viable they look when swapped! I want more about the lives of Artura and Merlin (I LOVE THAT MERLIN IS DOING HER HAIR OMG BEST THING ABOUT THIS SHOW EVER) with such obvious care - when we know Artura's just gonna snipe at at regardless, aahahaha. And sdjfhakfhdkjh GWYN AND MORGAN ARE MY FAVOURITEST EVER. They are so badass and yet still SO very much the girls' personalities and characters, I am so floored. OMG Gwyn is just DARLING and Morgan looks so badass, just as Morgana is supposed to look whenever she holds a sword!

Fantastic is too small a word to describe this!

[ptelefolone.livejournal.com]

that is AMAZING. and hot. AND AMAZING. ♥

[thedeathchamber.livejournal.com]

*stares*
Wow. These are lovely. I'm particularly taken with girl!Merlin, but *guh* they're all fantastic. I'm not generally into genderswap, but yey! Lovely art!!

[nargynargy.livejournal.com]

Goddamn but isn't that wonderful!