Blake and Yang by MirrorandImage on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

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Speedpaint here.

One great thing about running an anime club is when students recommend an anime that you never even heard before, preview it to see if it's safe, and end up binging the entire show. That was the case with RWBY. So much happened in Season 3, and the drama started to build since then, and the burn is slow enough to build anticipation and I'm left wondering if Qrow will survive his sting, or what Yang and Blake will say when they finally reunite. These two in particular struck me - ignoring the shipping fuel the damage done to both of them at the end of Season 3 is so personal that I really, REALLY want the two of them to talk. They haven't even seen each other (though the season 5 opening hints they might fight together...?) and it's the development of these two that I'm most interested in.

And so: wish fulfillment. The two of them in their new redesigns and staring out at... whatever is standing in their way. They both look so determined. Gah... I want to see these two together again!

I did things a little differently here, I wanted to keep the anime style with the facial shading, which is in general very minimal, and by accident I like how Blake's nose came out and want to try that again in another anime piece some time. This is the second piece in a row that has a strong orange palette - must be because the temperatures are sub-zero here at night. I'm wearing like three layers in the apartment to keep warm.

The hair isn't my best I made a HUGE layering mistake with Blake's that took me like a half hour to fic (and was conveniently not recorded). The color is also a little too strong - it made sense for Luke for because of the film, but it's overpowering here, no matter how much I like strong color choices.

So.

What I like: expressions, shading on the faces, eyes, posture.

What I don't like: too much color, hair.

As always, let me know what you think!

Edit: O.O 75 faves in a weekend? That's my second highest "viral" pic! Thanks everyone!