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Entry tags:	fanart, fanfic covers, tv: stargate atlantis

FANART - three covers for SGA fanfiction stories
Okay, first of all-- thank you for all the great suggestions and requests for coverart in my previous post. The work is going well and I'm still dilligently working on icons of all the different shows that were suggested, two more coverarts and a banner/wallpaper, but since three covers are finished, I decided to already post them.

In this post you'll find:

+ 1 cover for Pict Nae Scot, written by inkscribe (Carson Beckett/Evan Lorne)
+ 1 cover for Equinox, written by runpunkrun (John Sheppard/Rodney McKay)
+ 1 cover for Tourist, written by seratonation (John Sheppard/Rodney McKay)

PREVIEW:

COVER for Pict Nae Scot

inkscribe, when I read your incredibly beautiful story, the image that immediately came to mind was colours on skin. I tried to think of something that would include caps from Carson or Lorne, but I always came back to the faceless image of a man surrendering to the touch of another. So, I decided to go with my gut here and created something more anonymous, but if it's placed with the story, everyone will know that it's Carson up there. The images are actual Pictish images-- I did some research on the Internet.

Your story really inspired me and I loved making this. Hopefully you'll like it. :o)



(The background is supposed to be pitch black. I'm a little concerned that some monitors will make this cover look differently because the background looks lighter. So, if that's the case-- that's not the way this is supposed to be seen-- normally the background is completely black, covering the figure in shadows.)


COVER for Equinox

runpunkrun, when I read your story, I was hit with the image of a field of nothing but red flowers. So, I set out to create something with that image in mind. I pictured John and Rodney, surrounded by these flowers-- John a little drunk, stumbling when Rodney finally manages to free him from the vines. I saw John leaning on Rodney as he lead him away. I just saw flowers everywhere. :o)

I ended up with a portrait of the guys, surrounded by red flowers, pouring out of the picture-- bleeding into the blue colours of a beautiful bright sunny afternoon.

I simply adored making this cover, so I hope you'll like it. :o)



COVER for Tourist

seratonation, your story was so much fun to read. There are the boys-- a little sad to be back on Earth, but still happy to be together-- cruising the country, trying to find their balance. What a wonderful treat that was. :o)

I noticed that the cover you yourself created was basically a mix of the different elements of the story. So, I decided to make a collage that brings all the significant elements of the story together in one cover. It's a bit different from anything I've ever made before, but I really really like the way it turned out. I hope you don't mind that I used a picture of Joe and David, because I couldn't find any John or Rodney caps that had them wearing casual clothing one would wear on vacation on Earth. In my mind it's John and Rodney, asking another tourist to take their picture, John smiling at the camera and Rodney scowling at the guy/girl taking their picture because he/she had had the gall to smile seductively at John. :o)

The roadsign is just a roadsign I found in a picture. I'm not from the US, so I have no idea if it's representative or not-- or even if it contains the right information-- all I know is that it said California and I thought that was close enough. I really enjoyed making this and I hope you'll like it. :o)



RESOURCES:
» The textures used in the art are all mine.
» The images/pictures I used are all royalty free images
» The pictures of Joe and David are (sadly) not made by me. I found them somewhere on LJ, but I can't remember where. If anyone can refresh my memory, I'd be grateful. Thanks.

Enjoy!