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This is probably the most accurate, true-to-life version but it was just a little bit too dark for my taste:

This is actually what the final was going to look like--just two hues--which looks super cool but I really wanted to explore color more:

Mostly the same but with just a tiny more color showing through, and not as dark:

aaand just so you can see what the colors looked like underneath all the shading (though I did leave some shading so it didn’t look too out of place):

This AU had my interest from the first post on the character breakdown (and lets be honest, the authors behind it). The first instalment focused around Virgil and his younger brother Thomas. I couldn’t get the image of Virgil grabbing Thomas’s hand out of my head and it became the focus of this. 

I did play with the idea of their hands joining horizontally and having the shadow of their mum approaching over the horizon, but it just wasn’t working with my skill level. So, I shifted gears and went for a book cover style showing Virgil grabbing Thomas’s hand and a quote. 

The locket looks to be a key point in the story, so I added that as a feature to break up the image. And just to be Captain Obvious, I put a sunny glow thing behind a hill (very original of me). I made the image dark to reflect the feel of the story (dark and desperate for light) but also to attempt to hide the hands a bit. I mean, I know I’m noticing more things and getting better with some things, but there is still a lot to learn (not doing black outlines was a weird thing to try again). 

If you’ve read this far - thanks for taking the time to keep on reading, but isn’t there somewhere you should be? ..... visiting @until-the-sun-rises​ ??? Read the warnings, strap in and enjoy the ride you know is coming. 

Quick Links - Introduction to the au - Virgil’s Promise  

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What else have I done?

Writing Master Post 

Drawing in tag #snail art #my art