ART: Coax Me

[amphigoury]

Title: Coax Me
Rating: PG
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin

Warnings/Contents: Amputee (above-knee prosthetic)

Summary: Prompt for Merlin Reverse Big Bang 2014.

Link to Fic: (Un)like Any Other

Notes: Thanks to my crew of betas and cheerleaders: altocello, alby_mangroves, itzcoatl, and the gsd_fandom chat. And a special thanks and big hugs to bunnysworld for taking the plunge and picking this piece to write a fic for. I wish I could have done more art, but RL slapped me hard in the first quarter of the year.

**Do not repost anywhere without my permission**
Tumblr and deviantART



Click for larger size (1000x2000px)



**Do not repost anywhere without my permission**

Comments

[adsullatta.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful!! Merlin shy and nervous and Arthur so tender-I really REALLY love the panel with their fingers entwined and the way the three panels are like a camera panning down-starting with the upper bodies, then zooming in on their hands and then finally panning down to their legs...and the reason why Merlin is so nervous (or at least that's where my mind went). Also love the way they are backlit from the window-gorgeous!

Just so so much awesome here!!

Now I can't wait to read what Bunny wrote for your lovely art <3

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Good catch on the pan! You are absolutely right - I wanted to make this a "reveal" piece. I'm glad you like it!! Thank you so much for the comment! ^__^

[alby-mangroves.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE AMPH!!! HAVE A KEYSMASH OKAY?!!!

This is just such an emotive and wonderful piece of art Amph, you have the best ideas!! Love the execution and the gradual reveal. LOVE the bashful and delighted Merlin at the top, the hesitant fingers, the wonder we feel at what he's been through when we arrive at the end. Just fantastic! WELL DONE YOU! <33333

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEE!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KEYSMASH!!!!! THE BEST!!!

Thank you so much, Alby! I'm really, really happy with how this piece turned out. ALL THE FEELS!!!

[wanderlust48.livejournal.com]

SO. AWESOME. The whole thing is so warm and soft, and argh, can't take it!
(Anyway, what Sulla and Alby said too. Cos they said it so well)

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

The lighting came out better than I expected! I was really aiming for a nice hazy summer late afternoon vibe. Thank you so much for commenting! *HUGS*

[sallyna-smile.livejournal.com]

Wow, this makes me so excited to read the story. Great job amphigoury!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!!!

[asya-ana.livejournal.com]

I love the shifting focus, and they are so wonderfully in character here. Awesome!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!! I love that their characters can transfer easily no matter what AU you put them in.

[gwylliondream.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is wonderful! I love the way you made the viewer linger on the words before you directed the visual attention to Merlin's situation. Just gorgeous, and Merlin's apprehension is so sweet.

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

That's a clever trick I picked up from reading comic books - taught me how to guide a reader's eye!

Thank you so much for commenting!!!

[kitty_fic]

Awww! This is just lovely! I just love it so much!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thanks Kitty!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!

[emjayelle.livejournal.com]

EEEEEE THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

I looooove all the emotion you were able to convey with only three frames, and your COLOURS. Love the atmosphere in this. Wonderful. All of it. :D

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

THANKS EM!!! **HUGS**

I'm always such a scrooge when it comes to panels. I always try to tell a story with as few panels as I can get away with ;)

[giselleslash.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, what an emotional piece. Gorgeous.

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!!

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Really lovely! The colors, the way you told the story with the dialogue and the panels. Great job.

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thanks ArchD!!! ***HUGS***

[zairaalbereo.livejournal.com]

I still can't get over this piece, damn you! The shy tenderness of it, the way it captures me with the blush and the hesitantly entwining fingers and the nervous mumbling and then punches me in the stomach with the realisation what it's all about. You do that a lot to me, and I love you for it! ;)

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

I do tend to lean towards that style of storytelling, eh? WHAT A TWIST!! LOL!

Thanks so much for the wonderful comment Zaira! Always great to get a reaction out of you ^___^

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

This is a terrific series of drawings that tell a wonderful story of nerves and affection and moving into new territory in a relationship. Gorgeous drawing, coloring, shading and plotting - okay, gorgeous everything!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad the story came through in the art! I'm glad you like it!! Thank you so much for the comment, too!!! ^__^

[bunnysworld.livejournal.com]

How comes that I squeed all over the place but not here yet? Here, have some more squeeing: Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! You know how much I love this!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

THANKS BUNNY!!!! EEEEEE!!!!!! **HUGS**

[addie71.livejournal.com]

Lovely.

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! ^__^

[candymacaron.livejournal.com]

I love this so much~!! The color, the emotion between them and the interlacing fingers... *swoons* It's pulling on my heart strings. Awesome work! XD

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you like it! I like the fingers too! They were funtimes to draw!! Thanks for the comment!!!

[winterstorrm.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous.
Love Arthur telling Merlin to 'shut up' :-)

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!! LOL, sometimes you need a firm hand with Merlin ^__^

[matchboximpala.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing this in the prompt list and thinking how AMAZINGLY EXCELLENT it was and how it was bound to inspire a great story. Really beautifully done.

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :D

[unbidden-truth.livejournal.com]

I swore I commented on this, but I loved this piece every since I saw it for claims :) Just beautiful---the way Merlin's shy and Arthur is "coaxing" him---eeee! my heart! Also I'm utterly in awe of how you use light and it just adds so much more texture to the piece. Really just beautiful!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! This really did turn into an emotional piece and I'm glad you enjoyed it! The lighting effects were a lot of fun to create ^___^