Art: All Is Lonely (All Is Bright) for abyss_valkyrie

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Title: All Is Lonely (All Is Bright)
Artist: chalada
Recipient: abyss_valkyrie
Rating: G
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *none*
Summary: Christmas Eve can be a very lonely eve if you seem to be the only one who doesn't feel like celebrating it one way or another. But sometimes you meet the right person at just the right time, even when you least expect it.
Notes: The prompt for this was "First-time meeting on Christmas Eve" and I really hope I captured that. Those two really are my "across time and space they'll always find it each other" pairing, so it kind of made sense to me. Anyways, Happy Holiday, guys, and especially to abyss_valkyrie! <3

Comments

[museinabsentia.livejournal.com]

Isn't this lovely! I adore Sirius' jacket with the paw print on the sleeve, and the elbow patches on Remus and... the colors and the blushing! I could keep going, but for the sake of not commenting on every little detail (which deserves it) I'll stop babbling. Way too cute.

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Adding little details is one of my favourite parts, and it's even more fun when people recognize them. :)

[rhye.livejournal.com]

So cute! I love the way you brought the action down to the objects they were kicking to give a little suspense to them meeting on the street. ♥

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad them kicking these small ornaments worked out as this was the part I was most unsure about at first. :)

[bearshorty.livejournal.com]

Very adorable. I really liked the colors and all the backgrounds like James and Lily waving Sirius off. The parallels between Sirius and Remus worked very effectively. And their meeting was adorable.

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Aah, thank you, it's so good to hear the parallels worked - and the backgrounds, too, as I'm at a total loss with them most of the time, haha.

[brighty18.livejournal.com]

Adorable and extremely well done! I love the bright, vibrant colors and their facial expressions. So much story told with so few words - or, no words, I suppose.

I am also quite taken with the little details like the style and folds of their scarves and the paw print and anarchy symbol on Sirius' jacket.

So well done!

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I was thinking about using at least some words for a while but then decided to leave it like this, and I'm glad that also works. And I'm always happy when someone likes small details because I really like including them. :)

[laroseminuit.livejournal.com]

Aw, this is so delightful. I love the background in the last panel - the giant star feels like a visual analog for the triumphant fanfare of love at first sight.

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you. And haha, yes, that's what I was aiming at with the bright star in the last panel. I was wondering if it's a bit too over the top - but then I thought, hey, it's Remus and Sirius, so why not. ;P

[mindabbles.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I love the vibrant colors. I also like the quiet feel of each of the panels. Very nice!

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I was hoping the quiet feel would come across this way, so it's good to hear that worked for you. :)

[abyss-valkyrie.livejournal.com]

EEEEE!!OHMGGG!!ARTWOOORK!!I love artwoks,I love fics too but I adooore getting artworks!Haha!!This is such an amazing piece of work!I love how they are lonely without meaning to be and then find each other.Their expressions when they end up kicking the star and the apple at each other's feet is such an unique way to make them notice each other.

And just so you know,I would totally wear Remus's outfit but swap the shoes with Sirius's!Lol!!And I don't know why,but that little guy at the pub entrance just makes me smile.He is just so cutttte!

All Is Lonely (All Is Bright)

[koshweasley.livejournal.com]

I love your choice of colors, and the boys are just beautiful. Love the pawprint jacket sleeve, a great touch.

Re: All Is Lonely (All Is Bright)

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks, I think there were a few markers who died while finishing this, so I'm happy to hear it was worth it and I picked the right ones. :)

[mutuisanimis.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, this whole thing is adorable. The coloring is great, the layout of the panels is really catching and easy to read, and the things they kick! Too sweet. I really love the title, too.

Thanks for sharing!

[chalada.livejournal.com]

Thank you for leaving a comment! (And for mentioning the title, haha. :D) It's great to hear the panels work like that.

[cevennes.livejournal.com]

ADORABLE! I love the colors here--they're so vibrant!--and the way they bounce those ornaments down the street until they smack into each other and the two of them just click there at the end. Utterly, utterly sweet.

[epithalamium]

Awww, this is so cute! I loved how you paced this, so that I can really see the movements: it's like a movie.

And I really like Sirius's expression as he's kicking the Christmas ball; it's wistful, almost lonely. And how that changes when he sees Remus. I like the idea of them feeling a bit lonely for the holidays, and then meeting up and hitting it off. Aaaa!! <3

[huldrejenta.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is so sweet and delightful!
Like the other commenters have said, I also love the vibrant colours, especially the blue background stood out to me. Great outfits as well, love the boots. And the story that is told here is wonderful :) Great work!

[liseuse.livejournal.com]

I really really love the colours here. They are so bright and vibrant. And all the small details, like the differences between their boots and Sirius's Anarchy patch. Absolutely lovely!

[secretsolitaire.livejournal.com]

Beautiful colors!

[the-realduck.livejournal.com]

Such lovely, vivid colors, and I really like their clothing choices as well! So beautiful :)

[dustmouth.livejournal.com]

This is so sweet!
I really loved reading your note, it added so much to the work, and it was just such a lovely idea. I really love the way that they meet, sort of clumsy in the most charming way.
I love all of your colours, and your details along the sides of the path. Your closeup of their profiles in the last panel is just so wonderfully drawn, and the shading on their skin tones is perfectly done. I am always a sucker for the pink cheeks!
So brilliant!