Protection Web

Signed up for the 2024 Stucky Reverse Big Bang. This was my offered art during claims, well just the line art at the time, and I managed to snag 2 wonderful writers to write stories inspired by it!
 

"A Game for Two" by dontcallmebree and by luxuryvelvetstudebaker.

 

I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to draw when going into making this, but I was looking at Thomas Blackshear II's work and saw this beautiful portrait, Airman's Inspiration. I'm like, oh that reminds me of Captain America's helmet. Then while looking for pose references I saw a great photo of 2 guys together, with one particularly protective, and I'm like yes that's Bucky. Nothing deeper than that! XD
Had fun using such rich colors for the background and working with metal foil. This piece sure shines in the light. Though getting all those little lines down was tedious af. I totally ruined a brush that wore down brushing off excess foil!

 

Mediums: Watercolor, a touch of colored pencil, and synthetic gold and silver leaf on 11.69" x 16.53"Arches rough press watercolor paper.  

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( Photo version showing off how reflective the metal leaf is. )