Rarely Simple and Never Straightforward - Small Fandom Bang Art 2018

[kat_lair]

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Title: Rarely Simple and Never Straightforward
Artist: MistressKat / kat_lair
Author: yassandra4
Fandom: Atlantis (BBC)
Characters/Pairings: Jason, Pythagoras, Hercules
Rating/Category: PG, Gen
Warnings: None, though art is spoilery for the fic as it uses some of the text.

Story Summary: When Hercules manages to find a job that will take Jason and Pythagoras out of Atlantis for a few days, it seems relatively simple and straightforward. Unfortunately, things rarely go to plan where these three are concerned. Alone and cut off, Jason & Pythagoras can only rely on each other to survive while Hercules sets off to find and rescue his friends.

Link to art master post: Art below. Art on AO3
Link to fic master post: Fic on LJ. Fic on AO3

Artist notes: My second smallfandombang art of this year. Atlantis is one of those fandoms I've lightly dabbled in and it was a joy to do so once more. The story was a great one of adventure and friendship, and read like an episode of the show. I hope the art did it credit! Please see here for photo and texture credits.

The main cover, and graph I made first. Jason and Pythagoras and the temple ruins. I'm very pleased with the light effect here.





Once I got chapter titles, it was clear that headers/banners needed to be made. Each with some hints of the plot/content... Peacock is one of the symbols for Hera, so the feathers behind her statue on the second banner are most assuredly deliberate :D









This is actually the piece I made last (and by 'last' I mean 'yesterday' erm) but chronologically it's the opening scene of the story, with Jason and Pythagoras walking through the woods, early morning light dappled through the trees... I went for the over-saturated painting look.





This one is the graph I'm most pleased about. The foggy walkway and Hera's presence, looming in the mist...





I loved this scene in the fic, with Pythagoras being clever and suspicious and Jason's little '...oh shit' face. :D




 

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Comments

[moth2fic]

Lovely work! Next time you're here I must pick your brains about some graphic work.

[kat_lair]

Thank you very much! I don't have time or patience to get properly good with stuff so it's a case of trial and error and just trying stuff to see if it works. But my brain is yours for picking.