Okay, it’s time for FAN ART FRIDAY.
Technically it is a bit past time for FAF, because it’s Saturday and everything. Apologies, but Leaky-Con was rather exhausting. There were many panels and signings and such, and then a trip to Disney World with Maureen Johnson.
I haz proof:
Ah, the fun we had in the hat shop.
Leaky-Con was really great. The Harry Potter fans, especially those at Lit Day, were just incredible. A nicer bunch of people you will never meet.
Here’s proof of that fact, in the form of a pressie that Potter-fan Maya gave me:
See? Even when they’re expressing scary sentiments, it’s all beautifully cross-stitched!
Anyway, thanks to all the volunteers and staff and organizers of Leaky-Con and Lit Day. You were all awesome. Too much fun was had.
Oh, and thanks to Cassie-la for letting me borrow her hipster wizard sign:
It’s the tree that makes it funny.
And now it’s time for Fan Art Friday! Long awaited, but never abated!
We begin with “I Wish I Were a Man,” from Awesome O’clock:
What makes this particularly cool is that it’s based on a real US propaganda poster from 1917:
Nice work, Awesome O’clock. (Or may I just call you Awesome?)
And for some more of Deryn looking soldierly, check out this piece from Delinquent Unicorn:
This picture has what you call directionality!
And now for some Deryn and Alek action, starting with this delightful sketch from Shenli, called “Wandering Hands”:
Awkward moment is awkward. It’s amazing how many people have done fan art based on that one short fencing scene.
Perhaps you would like some kissing? If so, here’s “Airmanship” by teaspoon00:
And for more kissing, how about “Engine Grease” by theprinceofparties?
Some of you may want some cool Leviathan desktops. If so, check out Art-Bandgeek’s work. Here’s an example:
But there are many more, featuring all the big characters.
Okay, so that’s all I’ve got time to post right now, but there are many more pieces of fan art ready to go. I’ve just been a bit overwhelmed. Last week was Leaky-Con, and next is the infinitely more exhausting Comic Con, and then Justine and I are headed to Hawaii for some rest before the touring season starts.
What I’ll do, however, is set up some auto-posts of Fan Art, so that you will all survive. And hopefully I’ll get up some pix of cool stuff from Comic Con, both here and on twitter, where I’m @scottwesterfeld
And of course, there will be the August 1 art reveal, which will be hosted by io9.com this month. (I’ll remind you here.)
See you at Comic Con, I hope!
Update
I’ll be doing a video interview with Suvudu.com while at Comic Con. If you want them to ask me a question, leave it for them right here.
July 17th, 2011 01:23
HAHA IM FIRST
those are all awesome!!!!! I like the death eater sign
heheh
have you seen the movie yet??
I saw it on opening night and I am SOOOOO pleased.
it was amazing
July 17th, 2011 01:56
Second to comment! Yes!
I love the fanart!!!! Great job everyone!!
July 17th, 2011 01:58
Aww, the kissy one from theprinceofparties is packed with so much cuteness…gah. It’s just so adorable! I love it
Have fun at Comic Con! And Hawaii!
…
Something about the above well wishes just seems so unfair
July 17th, 2011 03:09
I’m so madly in love with Engine Grease that I had to save it and replace my AVPM background with it. In other news-
HAVE LOTS OF TARDIS-Y FUN AT COMIC CON!!
July 17th, 2011 03:40
I love them all
Oh, and for my birthday, my friend bought me a preorder of Goliath!! They know me well
July 17th, 2011 04:09
Engine grease is so incredibly adorable!
July 17th, 2011 04:14
that tree is what makes it funny, nice work
July 17th, 2011 05:32
awkward moments are VERY awkward indeed. xD
wandering hands is my favorite lol alek’s just missing his fencing armor…. o.o
July 17th, 2011 05:55
@Brita hahaha my friend ordered me a copy too! …BUT LIKE TWO MONTHS LATE.
Have fun!! I’m glad you had fun in Disney!
July 17th, 2011 08:14
Disney World sounds awesome right now. (Too bad it’s crazy expensive.) Don’t fall into any volcanoes while you are in Hawaii. Or get eaten by any dinosaurs.
July 17th, 2011 09:50
Yus!!!! Finally some fanart!!!!
And one of my arts!!! *Deryn desktop* Yayness!!!
Thank you Scottmeister!
But, is Newkirk a big character? The glow worms definitely are….
July 17th, 2011 18:21
Haha, awesome fanart! I really like the “Wandering hands” one… XD
July 17th, 2011 21:57
I love the fanart, but I really wish there was more art from Uglies. Sigh…
July 17th, 2011 22:45
Wandering hands is my favorite… xDD
and I saw a copy of that recruitment poster (or something like that) in one of the Smithsonians!
July 18th, 2011 04:01
Which park did you go to?
And would you please tell us if you will reveal the secret word in the word cloud? Please tell us.
July 18th, 2011 04:49
I LOVE Engine Grease by theprinceofparties. It is seriously one of my favorites. Alek looks very happy and we need more happy Alek.
Also I was just at Disney World 2 weeks ago for my honeymoon! Ugh, missed Scott by two weeks!
For those of you that are adult age (without kids) I recommend Epcot. It has lots of really good.. um.. beverages. Yeah…
July 18th, 2011 07:03
Oh, when Engine Grease was first uploaded to dA, you could’ve heard my squees miles away. <3
July 18th, 2011 08:12
Yes! I won’t die! Scott is always prepared. Left a question, hope you answer. Love the “wandering hands” and “engine grease” fan art. AMAZING! Cannot wait for Goliath! Its on my birthday!!!!!! Yes!
July 18th, 2011 17:52
I love the art, especially “Wandering Hands”. I just got back from Disney World too except it was in Tokyo. Wish I could have gone to Leakycon.
July 18th, 2011 18:24
Wait, was Leakycon at the Leaky Cauldron? Cause there was a lot of stuff about Harry Potter fans, and being a huge Harry Potter fan, I went to the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter in Feburary so I KNOW there is a Leaky Cauldron there.
July 19th, 2011 06:12
Yay! Kissing pictures! They’re all epic, but I especially love the couple ones!
July 19th, 2011 10:33
I love all the fanart, especially “Wandering Hands.”
It was great seeing you at Leaky, Scott-la; all your panels were very fun (you should definitely post your teenage story for everyone to see
) and The Scott Westerfeld Experience (heh, Maureen and her naming) was kind of mind-blowing (secret project is secret!). Thanks for making Leaky even more amazing!!! And I can’t wait to see your presentation at Comic Con.
July 19th, 2011 10:34
@Jacqui-la Leakycon was a convention held in Orlando, Florida that was hosted by the fansite The Leaky Cauldron. Part of the convention was attending the park, but most of it took place at the Royal Pacific hotel. It was basically the best experience of my life.
July 19th, 2011 19:23
Hi!
Speaking of HP, anyone see the new movie yet? And among those of you that have…how many broke down at the Snape’s Memories scene?
July 19th, 2011 20:54
GAH! NO HARRY POTTER SPOILERS PLEASE!!!!!!! I HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET, NOR HAVE I READ THE BOOKS!!!!! GIVE ME TILL NEXT WEEK AT LEAST!!!!!!!!
Awwwww, “Engine Grease” is so sweet/cute. *Sigh*
July 20th, 2011 00:36
You won’t see me at Comic Con unfortunatly because I don’t live anywhere near it….:(
BUT.
I hope you have fun! ^^
July 20th, 2011 01:10
TheWordMaster: I cried
July 20th, 2011 19:06
Jacquie-la: Same.
July 21st, 2011 03:16
Scott-la!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT ABOUT THE “CROY PROJECT”???????????????????????????
July 21st, 2011 18:59
July 21st, 2011 23:08
Have you (Mr. Westerfeld) ever read The Forest Of Hands And Feet? The Unconsecrated remind me a little of peeps.
July 22nd, 2011 01:59
haha, the “Wandering Hands” piece made me laugh quite a bit!!! love it!!
July 22nd, 2011 05:26
and yeah, I cried at the snape thing
July 23rd, 2011 00:55
TheWordMaster: I BAWLED MY HEAD OFF. Snape was always my FAV character but to see that… WAYYY to much for me.
July 23rd, 2011 23:23
I love the fanart, especially “Wandering Hands”
…I’m still craving some beastie arts, though. I can’t find a single decent piece of sniffer-dog fanart, and it makes me sad because they’re my favorites. Maybe I’ll just have to draw my own…
July 24th, 2011 02:19
BWAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!! 36TH TO COMMENT!!!!! I know everyone was totally craving this spot, but too bad, cuz I beat ya to it!
@TheWordMaster: didn’t cry, but it was very sad…
my fav is engine grease… awesome scene is awesome.
July 29th, 2011 10:16
Mr. Westerfeld, I finished “Pretties” this afternoon and I will be purchasing the rest of your novels very shortly. I’m 21 years old, but my roommates and I are all young-adult-novel enthusiasts and your series is definitely one of my favorites. I’m so excited to hear that it will be made into a film! Anyway, the whole reason I’m commenting is because I feel like you are pretty much the coolest guy ever. When I saw this particular post, my respect for you skyrocketed because, well, you’re a Harry Potter fan (and frankly Harry Potter is my life- I wasn’t at Leaky Con, but I managed to make it to Phoenix Rising a few years ago). But more than that, I love what you have done for teenage girls. Between you and Suzanne Collins, the strong female protagonist may just be able to triumph over the weak, simpering, boyfriend-obsessed, personality-less female protagonist of a certain other young adult series. Tally Youngblood is certainly a much better role-model for girls and the whole series weighs in with much better morals. But you know all this. So thank you, Mr Westerfeld, and I look forward to reading the rest of your books.
August 18th, 2011 01:55
omg! engine grease is so awesome, as is wandering hands, made me laugh really hard haha
March 31st, 2012 18:34
I’m bursting @ Shenli’s XDDDDDDD