Art for _Bounce_!

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Title: Lazy afternoon
Gift for: _bounce_
Artist: ileliberte
Rating: G
Fandom: Temeraire series
Warnings: None
Artist's Notes: _bounce_ asked for Laurence and Temeraire having a moment of quiet. Hope this works!
Summary: Temeraire having a swim in what's supposed to be the Coral Sea, beside the Great Barrier Reef. Laurence is just along for the ride.

Comments

[fangirlism]

This is gorgeous!

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :)

[charpieinuse.livejournal.com]

I love it! This is such an awesome scene and very true to the characters. Excellent job~

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'd never done Temeraire art before, so I'm really glad the charcters rang true to you :D

[nextian.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, I love how real and physical Lawrence looks in such a small space. And Temeraire looks very majestic. ♥

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun drawing Temeraire, fictional creatures have the liberty of not needing to match some kind of exact anatomy, makes it very freeing :D

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

Oooooh, completely and totally anonymous *cough*Mystery*cough* Artist, this is fantastic!

I love the shadows in the water, and the sense of scale that Laurence gives Temeraire, and how comfortable he looks just resting against his neck, and the coral reef and, and! Wonderful job!

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah, I figured people who see my work regularly would not really have any trouble recognizing who did this one XD I'm glad you liked it!

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! I love the detail on Temeraire and Laurence, and the peacefulness of the composition. Not to mention the gorgeous crisp coloring. :D

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! The composition was interesting to do with trying to make Temeraire huge, but not too imposing in the frame to destroy the quietness. I'm glad it worked for you!

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

*happy sigh* This is just lovely and gorgeous and peaceful.

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it :)

[karasu-hime.livejournal.com]

Lovely! This is a really pretty pic!

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[inknose.livejournal.com]

this is so so gorgeous and idyllic. The little reef is so pretty! ...now I gotta look up this series! ;D

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Temeraire is definitely worth a read, very entertaining :)

[ocicatsy.livejournal.com]

Very nice. Very bright and solid and I love the scale texture. And also awwwww <3

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I cheated a little bit on the scale texture, got some help with the photoshop mosaic filter and then fiddled around with it to fit, but I'm glad you liked the way it all turned out :)

[leyna55.livejournal.com]

How peaceful they look. I love their respective poses, with Lawrence comfortably reading and Temeraire drifting along and enjoying the scenery. Temeraire himself looks great and I really like his expression. Such gorgeous colours in the sea and sky.

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I have a thing for quiet moments, and I'm glad you liked the way this one turned out :)

[mllesatine.livejournal.com]

I don't know the series but the picture is beautiful.

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked the picture! Temeraire is definitely worth a read if you're into fantasy :)

[brille.livejournal.com]

This is gorgeous! I love that Temeraire looks simultaneously peaceful and kind of protective of Laurence. I am also in love with the clouds--fluffy awesomeness!

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Temeraire's protectiveness was something I always really liked in the books, I'm glad I could get that through here :)

Wow.

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

Oh wow. Wow.

This is absolutely amazing. I can't believe the amount of detail you've put into this - the texture in Temeraire's scales, the waves, the coral, the sky - it feels like you can just reach out and touch the clouds. I'm also loving the sheer depth of field you've created with the shading in the water.

And, just, Laurence and Temeraire, being so extremely them.

This is beautiful and it's a fantastic thing to have come home to tonight.

Thank you so much. It's really, really beautiful.

Re: Wow.

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I didn't have Temeraire in my list of fandoms I would draw, but then I saw your prompt and I couldn't get this idea out of my head. I'm really glad you liked the way it turned out :)

[nebst.livejournal.com]

Aw, this makes me so happy to look at, especially given how grey and cold it is outside right now. :D Temeraire looks so impressive (love the shading and subtle texture on his back, as well as his whiskers!) and Laurence so tiny and relaxed. Adorable!

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

Temeraire art, eee! What a calm and lovingly tranquil composition this is, and I can't stop marveling at how wonderful the coloring looks-- the smooth shading, the way you use light (how it hits off Temeraire's scales!) and the clarity and depth of the water. The tiny little waves and ripples in it! Or the bright sky with its gorgeous clouds. The splash of color from the coral peeking out is another lovely eyecatcher~~ /adoration

[guinsky.livejournal.com]

*EYES* of *HEARTS* I...still have not even tried to read these books, but my scrolldown reaction on my tiny computer that does not show me whole picture at once was like:

OH TEMERAIRE I BET THIS ONE IS AWESOME

OH CHECK THAT AWESOME DRAGON FACE I WAS RIGHT IT IS BADAS--OH EM GEE HEARTEYES SO MANY SO MANY HEARTEYES SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUTE.

And that is how it is.

[beccastareyes]

OH, that is awesome.

[fairlyironic.livejournal.com]

Lovely :)

[chen-san.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's so awesome and such a great atmosphere :D

[sleightofhand]

Oh, that is just beautiful. Love all the textures you've got in there, just amazing.

[lessthanpie]

This is beautiful. I love the colors and Temeraire's little (Huge. Whatever. :P) face, and his TAIL and Laurence, and just. *hearts*

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Damn, is this ever gorgeous. *_* I think my favorite part is all the color? The vivid, shifting blues, the underwater shadows of coral (and dragon), etc. I love the peaceful, solitary mood, too: just a man and his dragon. ;) Temeraire himself is gorgeous; he has a rather noble face, and I like the graceful curve of his neck (with the lovely lighting). You even render clouds perfectly. Fantastic.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

This is adorable to the billionteenth power! I love the way the curve of his neck and tail are echoed in the curve of the reef, and the view underwater.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I WANT MY OWN SEA MONSTER!!

Very cool drawing!

[giglet.livejournal.com]

Oh lovely!