Lovers Asleep on a Beach, Discovered by Penguins (old art redrawn)

[mific]

Title: Lovers Asleep on a Beach, Discovered by Penguins on AO3
Artist: mific 
Rating: Mature - NSFW (non-explicit nudity)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Content Notes: Created for the current challenge to redraw an old artwork. I first painted this many years ago using kids' paintbox paints (like cheap gouache). I used to paint quirky subjects, a bit cracky or surreal, and hoped that my wonky drawing abilities added a little charm. In redoing this painting digitally in Procreate I made it into fanart, and focussed on drawing the figures (and the perspective) slightly more accurately, and on the penguins being realistic rather than caricatures. These are yellow-eyed penguins, so John and Rodney must be on leave in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Comments

[goss]

Great! I really like the stylized figures in the first one, and of course our boys in the second one. <3

[mific]

Yay! ❤️

[dirty_diana]

Very cool! I love the reimagining as a fanart.

[mific]

Thanks! I came late to fandom, so am planning some more like this.

[meridian_rose]

A beautiful image with a lovely backstory to its creation and which makes amazing fanart.

[mific]

Aw, thanks!

[yhlee]

This is lovely! I do love the surrealist flair of the whole thing, and the tenderness and quirkiness of this love scene amid PENGUINS :D

[mific]

Penguins make everything better!