Giftart for chen_san!

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Title: Citadel
Gift for: chen_san
Artist: joosetta
Rating: G
Fandom: World of Warcraft
Warnings: none
Artist's Notes: I hope you like the picture! I know you're a hordey- and I am too, so please forgive me for including Jaina, I just love her so much. From what I know about patch 3.3 this scene is going to stay a fragment of my imagination, but I love the friendship of these two characters.
Summary: Ascending the citadel.


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Comments

[derawr.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is pretty amazing. :D

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D!

[fangirlism]

Pretty!

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank youu!

[nextian.livejournal.com]

Whoa, this is amazing. The color on her face! His expression! I love the way it's framed like a typical woman-running-from-monster picture but subverts it.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I never thought about it that way, but it's really interesting - you're totally right, I'm sure part of me subconsciously borrowed from that woman-running-from-monster idea when I worked out the composition :)!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! She is so pretty! I've never played the game, but now I'm tempted!

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I do love Jaina so much, I had a lot of fun drawing her. She's actually a hugely badass sorceress, but she's so delicate and fragile looking, I really enjoyed working on that.

[inknose.livejournal.com]

absolutely beautiful drawing! your lines are so dainty :3

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Ahaa! Thank you very much! I've never had my lines called dainty before, that's such a nice compliment :D.

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this is so incredibly pretty, I LOVE it. The drawing, the coloring, oh man, everything is so beautiful! I'll be waiting eagerly for the reveal so I can go check your other work :D

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

THank you very much :D! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I wish I had more of a selection of work online to share :(.

[nightambre.livejournal.com]

Oh this is beautiful... I love the emotion in it. Definitely would love to check out your other work...

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D. It's a huge compliment to hear it has emotion, it's always something I have to fight hard to get into my pictures, so I'm so happy I succeeded here!

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Awww thank you very much :D! I agree, I'd love it if WoW had a more painterly, stylish feel, but I suppose if it did my poor computer wouldn't be able to run it >.>.

[sheepfairy.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, this is amazing! The coloring and texture are amazing, and their expressions are both great.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I loved colouring this one so much, it was fun to do such a wintry scene.

[mashimero.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I clicked on this, even though I'm not into WoW. I love your style! The colouring has such a wonderful quality to it.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it without knowing anything about Warcraft - I know it's a pretty huge canon, and I was afraid the pic wouldn't have any enjoyment for anyone who doesn't play.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I love this! I don't usually like orcs that much, but I love this one!

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :)! He's my favourite orc by far, you just have to love Thrall ♥

[alias_sqbr]

The colour in this is gorgeous.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D!

[leyna55.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful. I love the striking contrast in colours between the two of them, and the subtle expressions on both their faces.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)! I enjoy this pair because they are good friends, but so different, so I'm glad that came across with the colouring. I was afraid it was a bit too strong a contrast, so I'm happy to hear you thought it worked.

[chen-san.livejournal.com]

OMG!!!! It's adorable!!! I just love it so much and it brightened my day just now ♥
And Jaina is so pretty *loves her too* Even though I'm a Horde girl I just adore Jaina ♥
The two are so awesome and it's a gorgeous present!!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!

I will definitely print it and put it on my wall ♥ Thanks a ton secret artist!!!

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Yay :D! I can't describe how happy it makes me that you enjoyed it!!! Thank you so much for putting down Warcraft and letting me draw some art for this fandom, it was such a fun experience.

I'm glad to know I'm not the only Jaina girls ♥!

Thank you so much!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Gosh, this is lovely. I'm really arrested by the left character's body language - it's just so natural-looking. They're both quite expressive, actually. The contrast between the pair (from body language to color scheme) is really nice, too, and your colors are absolutely beautiful.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the body language- sometimes I struggle to keep my characters from looking posed and stiff, so I'm happy to hear it worked this time :D.

[longleggedgit.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, this is phenomenal--the coloring! I am in awe of your coloring!! I feel like I could stare at their little puffs of breath all day. I love the pink in her cheeks, too, and the sense of movement. Seriously, beautiful work.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D! I feel like maybe I went a little overboard with all the breath and snow and light effects but I had so much fun I couldn't really stop XD. I enjoyed making Jaina look very cold too, poor girl.

[ieke85.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with Jaina's sense of movement. You caught her in action very beautifully.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D! Originally I drew her quite straight on, but then I changed it up and put her sort of mid-turn, and it was one of those compositional things that just brought it all together, so I'm so glad to hear you think it worked :).

[dun.livejournal.com]

Wow, just perfect! I love everything in this picture, from the technique to the portrayal of the characters and colour scheme. Lovely. *happy sigh*

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

So gorgeous, the flow, the expressiveness, and I love so much the colors and painting style.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D! I'm so happy you found it expressive, sometimes I am afraid when I paint digitally like this it ends up a little overworked and stiff.

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! I like the cold adding a blush to her face and hands, and the breath steaming in the air. I also like the motion of the piece; it feels very alive.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it :D! Saying a picture has lifeis such a huge compliment so thank you! I had a lot of fun making poor Jaina look very cold.

[nebst.livejournal.com]

My god, this is gorgeous. The blush on Jaina's cheek, the translucency of her skin. Her eyebrows! And the expression on Thrall's face, oh my god. (I have a huuuge soft spot for Jaina and Thrall's relationship as well. ♥) Oh, and I really dig the painterly background -- it contrasts beautifully with the delicacy and detail of the figures. Amazing work.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :D! Jaina and Thrall's friendship is absolutely one of my favourite things, I'm so glad I got a chance to draw them for this fest.

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

Now that winter has also befallen my corner of the world, I admit that a part of me is stuck wincing at how cold the girl's hands must be at that moment (l-lol)-- but seriously, this is gorgeous. The mood conveyed within this picture,the way it actually feels COLD to look at, the delicacy and care in the depiction of the characters and the lovely coloring? This is just a joy to look at ♥

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it :D! I have to say I feel for her now that my city has been reduced to arctic conditions too. Poor Jaina! I even made her outfit a little more skimpy than it is in canon, for some cruel reason...

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

IDK jack about WoW, but god this art is beautifully colored and i feel cold just looking at it! :) well done! :D

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D I;m really glad you enjoyed it!

[brille.livejournal.com]

This is spectacular! I have no clue how the colouring makes it seem more in motion but it does, and I am in love with it. Beautiful drawing!

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D! I'm so glad you felt like it had movement, it's always something I struggle to keep in my pictures.

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

Wow, the coloring on this,especially the skin tones FANTASTIC. The whole picture is great, love the composition, and the look in the characters faces, just wary and somehow sad/contemplative.
Again, Fantastic.

[joosetta.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D! I had a total blast colouring this picture, so I'm so glad it came across as a good result. It's wonderful that you feel the characters emotions came across too, I was afraid that without WoW knowledge the picture would be a bit meaningless.