Art: At Summer's End (PG)

[pink_mint]

Title: At Summer's End
Characters: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Created with: Painter X
Notes: This was inspired by and drawn for harrylovesdraco's Challenge #8 - the dog days of summer. Thank you to marguerite_26 for being my absolutely marvelous second pair of eyes. So much love for you, darling. Also, a special shout-out to mystressxoxo: Happy Birthday, hon!! :D Additional notes below.

Additional notes: This painting posed two entirely new challenges for me: this is the first painting I've done with two characters in it, and it's also the first painting I've done that had characters with a completed background behind them. Let me tell you, I have a whole new level of respect for artists who draw 2+ characters all the time. It's difficult to do for a large number of reasons, one of them being proportion.

I nearly binned it in the beginning due to a very rough start from bad judgements on my part, but I loved the idea and knew that I had to follow this through and make it work.

marguerite_26 is a total gem. She helped me so much with this and also emphasized to me the symbology of the sunset in the background complimenting the sunset of their relationship. Trust me when I say that this wouldn't be nearly as good if it weren't for her. She even helped with the title. :) An absolute angel, that one. Thank you, sweetheart!!

To my f-list: as you can see, those were Draco's lips! :D I loved hearing what everyone guessed, so thanks very much to those who made one!! (For those not on my f-list, I've started a new thing where I post exclusives, which is basically WIPs, previews, and things of that nature. If you'd like to see those, just friend me and I'll friend you back!)

Finally, as to what's going on between Harry and Draco in this, I'm leaving that up for your interpretation.

I hope you enjoy this! I'm so excited to hear any thoughts you have about it. :D

ETA: As of March 30, 2010, this has won an award!

Comments

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, thank you so much. I'm so pleased that you want to comfort Draco! It's wonderful to hear you like their lips and Harry's expression, and the sunset was just absolutely fun to paint. :)