Art for Chrismm!

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Title: Jane and Emily Roland, of Excidium
Gift for: chrismm
Artist: xenakis_
Rating: G
Fandom: Temeraire
Warnings: none
Artist's Notes: Happy Yuletart dear chrismm! I hope you will enjoy my humble gift as much as I did drawing it!
Giants hugs and kisses to my wonderful betas, who shall remain nameless until the reveal :) Thank you for the hand holding and the occasional "OMG WHY ARE YOU DRAWING ALL THE SCALES YOU CRAZY PERSON?" I really have no idea, it seemed like a good idea at the time?
A note about the art: this is Jane Roland pre-scar. I choose to believe she got it at the Nile, which is the battle she is preparing to fly to in this piece.
Summary: Capitain Jane Roland and daughter Emily, of Excidium, on the night before their departure for Egypt to join the forces of Lord Nelson at the Nile.


Note from xenakis_:
ETA: Dear Chrismm, this snippet grew out of my attempt to write the summary for the art. I couldn't finish it in time for the deadline, so you get it for the reveal, instead. I hope you'll enjoy this little extra present!

Comments

[beccastareyes]

Oh, wow. That's a brilliant idea and I love all the details, and wee!Emily and Excidium looking at one another. And all the scales are awesome -- I would have phoned it in there.

[lessthanpie]

Oh, I LOVE this. I love the colors of Excidium and Jane's harness, and little Emily. It's really great.

[wensleydale.livejournal.com]

Ooh, the textures and colors on the dragon are awesome!

[noelleno.livejournal.com]

Oh man, the textures really make it.

[fangirlism]

Oh wow! The scales! Amazing.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Wow, it almost looks like it's been made out of stained glass!

I love the details on his uniform too!

[longleggedgit.livejournal.com]

This is utterly, UTTERLY gorgeous. I adore all the details, and the colors, and THE SCALES. You did a marvelous job.

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Ooh, very cool! I love the scales and the eye is beautifully colored.

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

Oh, my God. I just... Oh my God. This is SO PERFECT! Because I love Jane Roland so much, she's my favorite. And all those awesome scales and that gorgeous irridescent texture! Excidium's beautiful, stunning eye (which totally follows me when I move, I love that)! And Jane's uniform, rawr, with the olive green and the brass, and the straps and buckles, and the shading underneath every buckle just so. And she's gazing off into the distance, steeling herself for battle. And Emily is so adorable, petting the dragon. And that horn, oh, man, I love that texture. And the frame matches the trim on Jane's uniform (it's a Virgo thing, what can I say). And the flow of the composition, just pulls me in and then all the cool awesome won't let me back out again. :DDDD

Thank you so much. You rock so, so hard. :DD I'd say I was speechless, except clearly not. But yes--this is so perfect and you are so awesome.

Hee! I keep finding more cool stuff, and getting more excited, so the first paragraph keeps getting longer and longer.

ETA: You know, every time I come back to look at this, I'm more impressed with those scales. The detail, the use of them with the contouring. Even the two round ones on the far right, which are about where snake's ear would be, and snakes do have some larger scales around there. I just. :D

[ocicatsy.livejournal.com]

This looks AWESOME! The scales, and the colors on Excidium turned out really great! And the Roland both look so perfect. I <3 Jane.

[ratcreature]

This is really cool. The scales and how they change to fit the skin folds and such are awesome. I really like how seeing just such a small part of the dragon, makes his size real in relation to the humans.

[kittehkat.livejournal.com]

Woooooooow. The textures and colors!!! And the formal attire! THE SCALES! (No, really, mystery artist... you must be insane! But in the best way!) Gah, these colors are beautiful.

[nasimjoon.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness! This is absolutely gorgeous! I can't believe you drew all those scales--that must have taken forever! Well done. :D

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Oh, lovely work. I love the framing and composition so much - the way the eye is drawn from the standing figure along the curve of the horn to the irresistible bright dragon eye (which matches Jane's uniform trim - very nice). The colors are understated and gorgeous, I love the impeccable lines of Jane's uniform, her hand (a small point, but the angle is hard!), and those are some fabulous scales. ;)

[brille.livejournal.com]

I agree with everyone else--those colours on Excidium are divine! I applaud your patience with the scales, wow,and Jane's uniform is so snazzy. well done!

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

I love Jane's uniform! And her expression. And the SCALES.

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is lovely! I really like your choice of colours and the scales!!!

[ieke85.livejournal.com]

This is fantastic! I love the muted, vintage look of everything. The composition is great too - love the frame!

[astolat]

omg *______*

the scales are amazing, and the bone spur!!! and Jane about to fly off to the Nile! ♥ ♥ ♥

[curtana.livejournal.com]

Wow, amazing work! I love the eye especially, and the look on Jane's face.

[inknose.livejournal.com]

wooahh... amazing detail in the scales! And that eye... *shivers*

[omens.livejournal.com]

OOooohhh, wow. I love the eye and all the colours that make up the purple. Very pretty!

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEeeEEEE. this is so exciting! I love this series and I love this art! :D :D :D :D I love wee!Emily and manly!Jane. :D

[leyna55.livejournal.com]

I love Jane's serious and watchful expression, and pose. She looks so tough and competent, here. Excidium's scales and their colours are beautifully done.