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The gentleman

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All hail dramatic lighting for no obvious reason! And top hats. Everyone should own one.

Wait, top hats? And all kinds of other fancy schmuck? Yep. My world isn't so medieval as it might look. Hmm, I think Orion is climbing the ladder of social status: I drew him in his underwear a year ago and look at him now! It felt really unnatural to draw him without beard. Or hood. Or smirk. Especially the smirk. He was so hard to draw him without those features, I simply didn't recognise him. He really looked like Rain at some point (I use the same head for everyone, apparently).

Credits for the outfit (though you do not see that much of it) goes to keokotheshadowfang! Look at the awesome clothes she drew for him, just aaaaaaahhh! He looks so friggin' sexy! I fear I dropped the feathery shoulder thing though... I love it, but it made Orion look like Jon Snow with a top hat. Oh, and in my version Orion found a razor somewhere and got rid of the beard. I forgot about that until I came across the WIP chapter ^^; Beard is better though. Much better.

Orion Mystery Outfit by keokotheshadowfangDapper Orion by keokotheshadowfang

I wanted to draw something that would match the story that goes with it (see below), meaning he looks absolutely fantastic in that drool-worthy outfit, but that he is slightly troubled and insecure (yes, it happens) at the same time. However, I wanted to go for epic lighting as well, even focus on his eyes by having a ray of light fall on them (since they are the cause of his troubles). That was a bit too much to get in one drawing, so now you are now stuck with the silhouette of some goth guy...

Speaking of goth: is this too dark? My tabtop shows these fifty shades of black well, but I have a pretty good screen. Can you see this well?

In case you want to leave a comment about your love for greyscale, your weak spot for top hats or the magnificence of dust brushes: I deeply appreciate it, but you should kick my butt instead: I should be doing NaNoWriMo right now, not this.

------ story time ------

There he was. He stood close to the wall, covered by the thin veil of shadows that could be found there. His height made him hard to miss, but nevertheless, it took Morgan a moment to realise it was him. He looked so different… He was dressed in black, as always, but he was fancy. His cloak was replaced by a long tailcoat and matching trousers, decorated with silver embroidery. He had tamed his hair, tied back into a ponytail with a satin ribbon. Even his chin was free from the stubble that normally adorned it. His look was completed with a jabot and a top hat. Sophisticated. Elegant. Handsome. Perfect for these circumstances.

It didn’t suit him at all.

Morgan frowned. It wasn’t like his clothes didn’t fit him. They seemed to be tailor made, following the lines of his body perfectly. He also knew how to wear them: he moved with a grace he normally did not show. The outfit just didn’t suit him as a person. Orion wasn’t a diamond, set in a piece of expensive jewellery, cut and polished to show its prettiness to all who laid eyes on it. He was more like coal. Dark. Rough. A thing people preferred not to admire.

She kept staring at him. Orion chatted to people, but the conversations never seemed to go beyond the customary welcomes. Morgan blamed the difference in status for it at first. Coal… Diamonds… The two didn't mingle. The problem ran deeper though. Talks weren't only short: people flinched when they looked at him.

Ah, that reaction.

The eyes were the core of the dilemma. Normally, Orion would have put up a hood or at least have some hair dangle in front of his face to dim that almost glowing white of his irises. Upper-class fashion however did not tolerate such things, or at least not from some unimportant sorcerer. Pity nagged Morgan. She heard the guests whisper about Orion's eyes, even saw them point at him in a supposedly discrete way. Being unable to blend in must hurt; Orion hadn't shown his typical grin, not even once.

Don’t judge those people, reason told her. You acted the same way when you met him.

Hmm… Not really,
another part of her said in defiance. The circumstances were different. Less civilised.

But they improved, didn’t they? So why do you still turn away every time he tries to look at you?


*story mode: off*

That's 400 words about someone's looks. Normally, I try to keep it within 2 or 3 sentences. Some characters really know how to get attention. 


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The prologue:
Prologue - a State of Equilibrium 

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Guide to 'a State of Equilibrium'  

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agorandy's avatar
Very nice atmosphere, and what a poetic piece ! Well done :)