Giftart for Leochi!

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Title: Thorns
Gift for: leochi
Artist: nebst
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Warnings: None
Artist's Notes: I'm not sure where this came from; I think I just wanted to do a storybook sort of illustration for you, and what fandom is better suited? ;) I hope you enjoy it.
Summary: "Some say he kissed her, but as nobody saw it, and she never told, we cannot be quite sure of the fact."

Comments

[ratcreature]

This looks great. Good likeness, especially of Merlin, and I really like the effect of the decorative plants framing the scene.

[crowgirl13.livejournal.com]

This is incredibly beautiful and it really does remind me of picture books of fairy tales. I love the subtle colors, the details textures in Merlin's hair and their HANDS. The angle of Merlin's wrist is just lovely. What a marvelous piece.

[noelleno.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh this is gorgeous
The line quality and the mossy earthakfdslgds IT'S BEAUTIFUL

[zephre.livejournal.com]

entirely beautiful and totally evocative of classic fairy tale illustration. awesome!

[mawaridi.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this is so beautiful and intimate and lovely. You definitely nailed that fairy book illustration feel, i particularly love all the curing plant tendrils and the detail of the plants and flowers around Merlin. I love the detail of Merlin's hair as well, it looks so soft. This is wonderful Mystery Artist!

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, this is so pretty! I love the color choices and the little tendrils everywhere, beautiful work.

[fangirlism]

Oh my God! Yes you've got the fairytale look down! This is so pretty!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Oh, goodness, this is just beautiful. I love the overall illustration style so much - the dtails are intricate, and the mood is so quiet and lovely. Arthur's pose and expression are so tender, and Merlin looks marvelously peaceful. I love all the teeny-tiny curling vines, mushrooms, and strands of Merlin's hair. *_*

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

The flowers and the mushrooms! So cool! And the guys aren't bad either. :-)

[karasu-hime.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I love the background-the textures are lovely to look at!

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

er. I'm sort of in love with your mushrooms and foliage :P And the creeping flowers, and Merlin and Prince Char..thur! Lovely, lovely work. Bravo!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is so beautiful! I love the limited use of colour and the appearance of both traditional and digital media.

Very lovely pic!

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, this is just beyond beautiful! I adore this style, it reminds me of Art Deco, that I love. What a wonderful lineart and what love for details. Simply breathtaking!

And yes, I do like old story books; I prefer them by far to the fashionable Manga style that everybody seems to favour.

I consider myself the luckiest of giftees, thank you, thank you, thank you, Mystery Artists. I can't wait to see more of your art! <33333333333333333333

Here via Leochi's squee!

[werewolfsfan.livejournal.com]

This is a gorgeous gift, not only for Leochi but for fans of traditional fairytales, like me. I adore everything here. The colors, the stone wall, the way you handle texture like the grass and hair. But oh, the details! Mushrooms, vines, the prince's clothes, sleeping beauty's peaceful repose.....
Yum! I can stare for hours!

[tray-la-la.livejournal.com]

amaaaaaazing! the storybook quality is completely enchanting, and i love the palette.

[anexiana.livejournal.com]

Wow...that's so gorgeous! I love it all! Especially the flowers sprouting up and curling around Merlin. And the Mushrooms...and the boys! There's something very magical about the picture. =)

[nextian.livejournal.com]

This is AMAZING. The patterning on the grass so that it looks like feathers, Merlin's half open mouth... I love it.

[ashleigh-713.livejournal.com]

Yjos id incredibly appealing and beautiful. Ididn't know people still made such gorgeousness.

The giftee desrves this, but lucky rest of it, to be able to see too!

[dreamlittleyo.livejournal.com]

Holy god, that is BEAUTIFULLY done! *can't stop staring*

[inknose.livejournal.com]

absolutely amazing. it looks like an illustration of a very old storybook :) beautiful.

[craterchest.livejournal.com]

Wow. This is amazing. I love the line work.

[chen-san.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! The style is awesome and all the details and Merlin and Arthur look so great!!! Awesome job!

[paulamcg.livejournal.com]

Here thanks to leochi’s rec, and so happy I followed it (even though I’ve never seen BBC’s Merlin). The amazing details of the plants are so magical, and the characters so real.

[ariadneelda.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is gorgeous! Awesome! :)

[nargynargy.livejournal.com]

Dude, I recognised your style immediately! I love the desaturated tones to Arthur's clothes, mixed with the old paper background - like leafing through an old fairytale book. I especially love the white to Merlin's skin, like alabaster it looks gorgeous against the bright red of the mushrooms. ♥