Art: Brass Monkeys [Roy/Ed, PG, happy birthday sky <3]

[bob_fish]

Title: Brass Monkeys
Characters/Pairings: Roy/Ed
Rating: PG for sappy snogging
Notes: drawn with Photoshop and tablet for sky_dark's birthday. I got a bit enthused with the snow brushes, those things are fun! Happy Birthday Sky! ♥

Comments

[bay115]

Very lovely art, although the title makes me think of the Beastie Boys song Brass Monkey. XD

[bob_fish]

Thank you! Title actually from this expression which may or may not be a Britishism, I'm not sure. :D

[enemytosleep]

That funky monkey!

[bob_fish]

ZOMG, they all look so young in that video. MCA ;_;

[seta_suzume]

Beautiful as always! The subtle touches of pink in their skin...! Love it!

...as I have a weakness for gradients, I have to say I really love the background too. ^^;

[bob_fish]

Thank you! I like to put a bit of blush in. Sometimes I overdo it, I think, but this is a cold night out so they'd be a little pink in the extremities, I thought I could indulge a bit!

The background is actually a total fudge - I was really short on time so I grabbed a couple of different grungy backgrounds off the interwebs, blended them and played with the shading and lighting. Then added snow. XD

[seta_suzume]

I've noticed it in some of your art before. I like it. And I was just out in the cold-for-a-Southern-California-afternoon sort of cold, so that kind of effect of the weather seems right to me.

Ha ha, well, it did its job! I think all those things came together nicely.

[bob_fish]

It's been -2° celsius (below freezing!) here in London today, hence the inspiration!

[sky_dark]

you have no idea how much I love you right now

[bob_fish]

It's your birthday, you get OTP sap! ♥

[a_big_apple]

Gorgeous! As always. I love the snow!! I wish it would snow here! XD

[bob_fish]

Thank you! It was -2° celsius in London yesterday - there was even apparently a little snow but not anywhere I was. So the cold weather sort of inspired me.

And that's the perfect icon for the picture!

[a_big_apple]

It hasn't been especially cold here yet, I'm quite disappointed! I'm all ready for bundling up and snow and things, and earlier this week it was balmy enough to go get my lunch across the street without a coat on. :(

[bob_fish]

That's very balmy! I wouldn't have expected Philly to be so warm in December.

[stultiloquentia]

That's completely gorgeous.