Brain Flotsam V2.007

Title: With my body, I thee worship
Artist: zephre
Characters: Bill Weasley/Fleur DelaCour Weasley
Rating: R
Notes: for hump_day_smut's Pregnancy theme.

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Title: Samhain
Artist: zephre
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Grey Lady, Bloody Baron
Medium: Photoshop
Notes: for hump_day_smut's Ghosts theme, January 2009

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Title: Luna is a Harsh Mistress
Artist: zephre
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom
Warning: bondage
Medium: Photoshop
Notes: for hump_day_smut's Luna theme, January 2009

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This week we started experimenting with the printing press at the Art League, using clear acetate and watercolor paper.


And after I did my run on the press, I didn't feel inspired to add watercolor to the pieces so I did a new one.

I finished the painting from last week, which was an exercise in color.
This is Donna at the Lexington Avenue N train platform, based on a photo I took in 2005, before we both moved to Houston. This has a touch of prismacolor in it from when I was trying to even up the lines and shapes, but it's mostly free brush over light graphite outlines.  Next time I do something like this I may actually block out the letters with a resist first. But it's groovy despite the shaky typography.


And then I did a quick still life, as that was the class for today. I think it still needs something, maybe a bolder hand with the lavender background, or some highlights or somethnig, but on the whole I'm very pleased.


Next week we're supposed to try prints. Fun!

This is what I started last week as an exercise in values and shapes.
Portrait of a Man


This one was for our class on scale - in this case man and vast weather.
Afghan Wind Storm

Yes, people, it's the return of the weekly watercolor class reports!  Until I get my household in order, this may be the only art for a while!

Slightly wilted flowers


Still Life on Green Plate

You can see a photo of the actual still life (from a slightly different angle, alas) at my Flickr set.

Title: Destiny
Artist: zephre
Rating: G
Fandom: BBC's Merlin
Characters: Arthur Pendragon, Merlin
Disclaimer: Characters don't belong to me; far art for appreciation only.
A/N: Also known as the 'I love Arthur's long hunting coat' illustration. Bradley's face defies me this round, oh well.



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Title: Flowers
Artist: zephre
Rating: G
Character/Pairing: Luna Lovegood
A/N: for hp art100 table prompt: fragile


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Today I whipped out two decent pieces, instead of the usual one awesome one and one craptastic one.
Of course, that means I now have fewer duds to noodle on the back of, but oh, well. Our exercise was "saving the whites" for which we mostly painted laundry.

Laundry with fence:

This one has some wax pencil on it, which didn't work quite as well as I'd hoped.

Laundry up a hill:

Title: Knight & Sorcerer
Artist: zephre
Rating: G
Characters: Arthur Pendragon, Merlin (it's only kinda slashy if you squint)
Fandom: BBC's Merlin
Medium: Corel Painter
Summary: They're plotting something. Again.
Artist Notes: This is half an exercise in portraiture and half an exercise in Corel Painter. I am still not sure I am using its tools very well, but I'm getting better.  It's very weird drawing for a fandom in which actors' likenesses are the canon. Buh.



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If you want to see if I got the likenesses remotely close, and aren't a fan, lo: http://www.bbc.co.uk/merlin/

Why is LJ doing maintenance right now???  Will have to re-post in the morning.

Title: Imprisoned
Artist: zephre
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Luna Lovegood
Warning: minor blood, evidence of abuse
Medium: Photoshop
Summary: Ten days into her captivity, the door to Luna's cell opens again.
A/N: An illustration for Far Away as Moonshine.
Prompt: "Red" on my hp art100 table.



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Title: Game Player, General, Musician, Courtier
Gift for:leyna55
Artist: zephre
Rating:: G
Fandom: The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett
Character: Francis Crawford
Warnings: none
Artist notes: The pose and clothes owe much to the mid-16th century portrait paintings of Agnolo Bronzino. The spinet is based on decorative models from periods far too late for Lymond; I trust that a bit of artistic license here can be excused. The chess pieces are based on a museum set from the Tudor period. The hanging on the wall is the emblem of the Crawford Family of Scotland. Many thanks to my mom for her help during an enjoyable few hours spent skimming our favorite moments of the series in search of descriptions of Francis. ;)
Summary: Being a portrait of Francis Crawford of Lymond.



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Gift For: drusillas_rain
Title: Observation
Artist: zephre
Pairing(s): Severus/Lily, Remus
Summary: per the prompt: Remus watches Severus and Lily fucking, while he's masturbating.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: none


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Title: The Internship
Gift For: antisocial_nerd
Artist: zephre
Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Hermione Granger/Lucius Malfoy
Summary: Hermione finds there are unexpected benefits to her eighth-year Potions internship.
Rating: R
Warnings: none


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Title: The Affair
Giftee: onoiki
Artist: zephre
Pairing:  Snape/Harry
Rating:  NC-17
Warnings: depraved acts upon a canvas, implied infidelity
Summary:  Harry knows this is wrong in so many ways, but he can't stop coming back.
Disclaimer: The world of HP and its characters belongs to Rowling. The artist has borrowed them for the purposes of storytelling. No profit was or will be made.
Artist Notes: You wanted infidelity and portrait!art with an adult Harry.  Hope this suits!


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I'm so behind... the next few posts are going to be holiday fest art reveals.

Title: Birthday Kiss
Giftee: midnight_birth
Artist: zephre
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s)/character(s): Severus/Remus
Disclaimer: This is a not-for-profit fan work based on fictional characters in fictional situations.
Warnings: none
Summary: The door swung open and Remus couldn't help but reel back from Severus's furious expression. The latter's hair and clothed were disheveled, and he was covered in some kind of white powder and something red and sticky. Remus had seen the look a few times before, and it meant no good. Something had gone horribly wrong, he could just sense it.

Before Remus got as much as a "hello" out, he was pulled in and the door was slammed shut behind him.

"You don't usually come home so early," Severus growled, practically ripping Remus's coat off. He turned Remus around to face him and pressed their lips together. The kiss had potential to turn passionate, but it was over almost as soon as it began.
-- From For You: http://midnight-birth.livejournal.com/37495.html


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Title: Clockwork Engineer
Artist: zephre
Rating: G
Characters: Sofia Aguilar y de la Vega and her sidekick, Arnold
Fandom: Original
Summary: Sofia takes a break from her work.
Notes: This is vermilionsun's fault. We were discussing the name "Sofia" as one that evoked beauty, grace, and poise, and I said that I had to draw a steampunkish greasemonkey named Sofia now. So here she is!



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Title: A Dangerous Partnership
Artist: zephre
Fandom: Dragonsfire MOO (Dragonriders of Pern)
Rating: G
Characters: Lord Lucius of Fort Hold and Erika, rider of gold Zazerkath
Summary: He's an orphaned Lord seeking revenge for his dead father; she's a very junior weyrwoman with a taste for danger. Together, they fight crime!
Disclaimer: the world of Pern belongs to Anne McCaffrey. We just dabble.
Notes: I've been teasing Lucius's player with this art for way too long now. Here it is at last!




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Bonus art: Tickling, Lucius/Erika, PG-13. Because Lucius's player wanted something smexy. ;)

I drew these early and snapelike was kind enough to post them for me to red_day_love while I was on vacation.

Title: A Night Out, Delayed
Artist: zephre
Rating: G
Characters/Pairing: Snape/Sirius
Summary: "This isn't a problem. Just give me five minutes."
A/N: AU, obviously, with Very 70s Muggle Clothes.

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Title: The Gift
Artist: zephre
Rating: R, NWS
Characters/Pairing: Millicent/Rosmerta
Summary: Christmas upstairs at the Three Broomsticks


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Title: Morning Tea
Artist: zephre
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Snape/Lupin
Summary: a very sepia morning


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