intimate connections [Hannibal NBC, Will Graham, R]

[badbastion]

Title: intimate connections
Artist: badbastion
Fandom: Hannibal (NBC)
Character(s): Will Graham
Spoilers: light spoilers for Hannibal s01e02
Rating: R
Warnings: body horror, gore (I think.) no blood, just disturbing imagery maybe
Misc: Watercolor! First one in almost a decade, not counting a paint-by-numbers watercolor kit I did about a year ago. 8.5x11 paper, took about all day yesterday haha.
Summary: Haunted by his ability to empathize, Will Graham dreams.







Dr. Lecter: The structure of a fungus mirrors that of a human brain. An intricate web of connections.

Will Graham: Maybe he admires the way they connect, the way human minds can’t.

Dr. Lecter: You can.

That right there is what I love about the show. There are a lot of other interesting things going on that I'd also like to get into, but Will Graham's irregular mind and Hannibal's interest in it makes the show for me.

On the art side, eh, it's not bad for a practice run. Didn't really get his likeness, and I know I was too impatient with the paints. I'll head over to spn_roundtable and read a few interviews, and watch some youtube tutorials. Or maybe I'll run headlong into the arms of my other old love, charcoals~~~

Additionally, I like the sketch better, lol. The mushrooms didnt come out like I wanted, and I like his face more here too.



But like they say, practice makes perfect. Or at least better!

(I am aware I'm being a bit rough on myself, but I'm not being down on myself. Just kind of thinking out loud about what I can improve on, I guess haha.)

Comments

[sara-the-lazy.livejournal.com]

Mmm watercolors <3 This looks SO kickass. I do love the colors. The sketch is indeed quite kickass, the added detail that gets lost in painting is nice so thanks for sharing! And yay for not being down on yourself but just looking at how to improve, but for picking them up for the first time in a while, yayyy for you!

Also. I guess I need to start watching this series, being a fan of the novels and all...

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

Watercolors! I think I treat them kind of like acrylics, the same way I treat acrylics like watercolors, lol. One thing I love about Hannibal is the way they frame Will Graham in cool green and blue and aqua. I think that's another things that makes me love Will. My colorssssssss <3

Thank you!

[sara-the-lazy.livejournal.com]

Hahah, that could explain things (not like I know the difference in how they should be treated, never having studied technique).

It is cool, I like cinematographic stuff like that. COLORS are WIN. Have you ever seen the French films Bleu, Blanc, and Rouge? They're a trilogy but not sequential exactly, but they're beautifully filmed. My favorite is Bleu but it's really kinda depressing... and blue, obviously.