edmund // narnia // pencil

Hey guys!

   I haven't posted fanart for some time now, so here's something I finished a while ago...

   I've liked Narnia since I was a kid, when Mom got my sister and I an audio drama with all seven Narnia books. It was really well done, and we were captivated by the stories.

   We watched the movies too, and Willow and I have different opinions on how they did on the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It's my favorite Narnia movie, and also pretty high on my favorite movie list :)

   Out of those movies, I liked Edmund and Eustace the best as characters, and Lucy comes right behind them.

   Anyway, I was in the Narnia mood, so I drew little Edmund from the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. He wasn't so great in that movie, but I guess I've just got a thing for flawed characters (*cough cough* Boba Fett, Thorin, Bucky, Hans from Frozen (please don't kill me for that, I just find him an interesting villain), Flynn from Tangled, etc.).

   He ended up really well, and was quite fun to draw. Lining things up is really helpful, but also rather difficult. I used lines to get his face right, and I think it worked... His right eye is a bit off, though.

...And I also got lazy and didn't draw his collar or shirt. So, that's why there's this dip in his neck. That's where the collar was going to be.

   Anyway, I'll try to finish up more fanart for ya. I hope you guys like this one! Write you later :)

Sincerely,

Darrion

If fives, echo, heavy, and boil are more than just words to you... // throwback thursday

... You just might be a Clone Wars fan.

*thumbs up for you*

   Must... escape... Hobbit tears..!

   Ah, here we go! Another fandom to emotional attach myself to.

   Most of the recent posts/fanart have been Hobbit related, but this time, it's time to escape the fandom tears and fall back on a old fandom of mine.

Star Wars.

   The fandom that nearly everyone is on bored with, and my first. That of course makes it very close to my heart. I'm not so much into the movies themselves as the TV series, Star Wars: the Clone Wars.

   We (Willow and I) started watching it at about the second season, with the Geonosis episodes (you know, with Ahsoka and Barris). Immediately, we were hooked.

   My favorite characters have always been the clones, and I really wish they would have had more episodes with emphasis on the soldiers of the republic.

 *me telling the directors to put more clones in*

*them saying nope*

   Have any of you seen season six yet? I haven't seen the whole thing, just the Fives episodes. FEELS. The worst feels I've had since the Battle of the Five Armies.

*REAL TEARS, PEOPLE*

   It's so hard, because it started with them. A squad of rookie clone troopers on the Rishi outpost (Kamino's moon), impatient to see action. And yeah, they get it. Leaving only two survivors, Echo and Fives, these clones go through a lot and are in many episodes to come. Then, it's all over.

*it moved me, bob*

   Now I haven't seen the new series that's out yet (Star Wars Rebels), but I've heard some things... but I certainly wasn't satisfied with them just dropping the Clone Wars like they did. What about Ahsoka, Rex, teen Boba, etc.? Whatever happened to them? I guess we'll find out in the upcoming episodes of Rebels, but they way they're just throwing the clones away... They expect us to love them in the Clone Wars, and hate them in Rebels. Is that really fair? Every time I see them hit a stormtrooper, I'm thinking, "That could be Kix, or Jesse."

*well that got deep real fast*

   And the clones, that's another thing! It's hard for me to see Rex shooting a Jedi in the back, though all clones are sort of... 'compelled' to do so. But still...

   Also, REX. WOLFFE. GREGOR (if that is him, it's not confirmed, only speculated). Guess who ain't dead?

*hugs and kisses to the writers of Rebels*

   I don't know where they're going with Rebels, but I hope they do my favorite characters justice. I loved them so much, and they're so close to me, that... you know...

*whispers aggressively* don't mess this up

Sincerely,

Darrion

P.S., This was a little throw-back-Thursday, fandom style. Would you like another? If so, comment below :) If you're a Clone Wars (or just a Star Wars) fan, know that you aren't alone here :)

alpha // jurassic world fanart // notebook sketch // pencil

So, we went to see Jurassic World in 3D.

   Yeah, I sorta loved it... immediately came home and did some fanart :)

   Owen is the best! I really liked his character. Not to mention, it's Star Lord! How cool is that?!

    Not sure if I should keep going and do the background or not... thoughts?

   Just like I did with the Tadashi sketch, I used a clip to hold the original reference picture (printed off of the internet) to the other page. I guess I didn't line up his facial features quite right. But overall, I'm happy with the way he came out. I liked working with the contrast.

   The 3D was great, too. We went to see Age of Ultron in 3D, then decided it was totally worth it and went to Jurassic3D. Of course, my dad said he gave his 3D glasses to my mom to hold, but she couldn't find them. So they were loudly whispering and looking under their seats while it started. Willow and I were shhhing them :) Eventually, Dad had to get a new pair.

   Also... Jurassic cup! My Grandma took us to Dairy Queen a couple of days after going to see Jurassic World, and our blizzards came in Jurassic World promotional cups. That was pretty cool :) I got Owen and the Raptor Squad, and Willow got Claire and the Indominus-Rex.

Also, to get both you and me into the mood, here's an awesome Jurassic Park theme cover by Peter Hollens!

Sincerely,

Darrion

My Reaction to The Battle Trailer Illustrated in Gifs

Hey, everyone!

   Now, if you're a Hobbit fan, I hope you already know about the trailer for the Battle of the Five Armies that came out yesterday. If not, click here to watch it!

   Quick backstory, we didn't realize that it was going to come out when it did. Yes, we saw the short "Coming Tomorrow" video, but when Willow read the time, she thought it would come out at twelve o'clock at night. Later, we saw on a pin that it was up right then and there, at twelve in the afternoon! So, we watched the trailer (while filming our reactions, which is a whole other post) and totally freaked!

   Okay, so I promised gifs, and here they come :) These of of my (and some of Willow's) reactions before, during, and after the trailer.

When we saw that the trailer was up, Willow and I basically looked like this...

*freakin' out*

And then, it started. The New Line Cinema emblem appeared.

*dis gonna be gooooood*

 And then Smaug suddenly roars and breathes fire

*Durin's beard that startled me*

Tauriel appears

*sorry guys, I just had to*

"Those who survived, and those who did not." 

 *can't*

Pippin's song starts playing, "Home is behind..."

"Until the stars are all alight..." The Dwarves are walking in their armor, and (the soon-to-be-deceased) Kili is seen

*why you do dis to me?!*

It looks like Legolas's eyes are filling with tears

*wat are my feels doin'*

"Will you have peace, or war?" "All shall fade..." "I will have war!"

*why you gotta play me like dis*

"Will you follow me? One last time."

*raises hand as high as is humanly possible*

And after. At first, it's freaking out again.

Then, it's sitting and silently contemplating

And back to crying

My dad comes home and I show him the trailer

And then, to make it worse, I lay in bed and listen to "Into the West"

Why does it have to go so soon? It's all going to be over in December. And to kill my inner feels even more, I read this...

"This is the last time we’ll all be united as Tolkien fans for the sake of one trailer. Just know that I love you all and I would gladly sail to the Grey Havens with you at the end of this adventure."

... and I added this... "<-- If this is to end in fire, then we will all burn together."

We only have so long to wait, until it's all over. I hope I've made your feels even stronger with this post. You're welcome :')

Sincerely,

Darrion

Les Mis And Me

Dear readers,


   I know what some of you are thinking. Ugh, Les Mis?! She's gone to the crazy crying fandom too?!

 

   Yes, I have, minis the crying part. I am now officially heartless. Yes, much against the popular reaction, I did not shed a single tear. Like, at all. Through the entire movie. Everyone says it's a tear jerker, but I didn't cry, so... yeah. But it is very sad either way.

   Willow cried at the end, but that's expected. She always cries in movies :) I never seem to, though...

   One of the reasons I like this movie so much is because of the songs they sing. I just love them! My favorites are 'Do You Hear The People Sing?', 'Paris/Look Down', 'The Confrontation', 'One Day More', 'On My Own', 'Stars', 'Drink With Me', and 'Bring Him Home'. Love love love.

   Oh, and we watched it on Clearplay, a DVD filter that took out a lot of bad stuff that was in there.

   So, I have made a board for it, so if you want to check it out, click here.

   If not, I'm going to post some of them anyway :)

 

I was once one of these people...

 

 ...but I am now one of these people!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 So. Must. Try. This.

That is what we have in common, Javert

 

 

 Now that is too true.

 And my favorite two characters are:

 Enjolras!! *applause applause*

 and

 

 Javert. *boo hiss hiss* I don't know why, but I just like him. He strives for justice!

 What is this movie about, anyway? The following pins will answer that.

 That's just too much :)

 

Admit it, you sang the words

 

 Yup

 

Way too true!

   So, I hope someone out there understood all that. If you did, please tell me! I'd like to post about the funnies and the feels, but if no one gets it, that won't do much good, will it? 

   I'd also like to post about other things, like little Fili and Kili, The Piano Guys, etc. But what do you think about me telling you about how I got into all these fandoms in the first place? Am I a fangirl? Why not? Then what am I? Those types of things. Feed back is very helpful, thanks :)

Thank you for looking :) I very much appreciate it <3

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Sincerely,

Darrion