[ID: the images are studies of frames from “Howl’s Moving Castle” but featuring Jon (as howl) and Martin (as Sophie) from The Magnus archives. In the first image, they are on a fragment of a wooden floor suspended in a rocky gorge. Jon is laying down, looking up at Martin, who is next to him and looking down at him, smiling. Martin has light brown skin, white curly hair, stubble, and large round glasses. he is wearing a blue button up and an apron. Jon has dark brown skin, long greying hair, a short beard, rectangular glasses and various scars. he is wearing a white tunic. his face looks confused and harried, and appears to be speaking. the text at the bottom says “I feel terrible, like I’m trapped under a stone”. the second image is of Martin looking down at Jon, smiling fondly while speaking. The background is a slightly cloudy bright sky. He is saying “Oh, yes, a heart’s a heavy burden” end id]
[ID: the image is a comic featuring Jon and Martin from The Magnus Archives, they are in the isles of a supermarket. Jon has dark brown skin, long greying hair, a beard, various scars, and rectangular glasses. Martin has light brown skin, short curly greying hair, stubble, and large round glasses. in the first panel, jon’s hand is reaching out to a can. Martin says “you know,”. the next panel is a close up of his hand holding a wire basket with food in it, he is wearing a silver band on his ring finger. there is text reading “I never thought I’d get to have this”. the next panel is of Jon scrutinizing the label on a can, he says “get what? / comparing the prices of canned food at Tescos? / hardly seems like a dream come true to me.” in the next panel, Martin is rolling his eyes and saying, fondly, “oh, don’t be daft. You know what I mean.” the next panel is a close up of jon’s hand reaching for Martin’s, Jon says “…Yes, I suppose I do.” in the next panel they are holding hands, Martin says “that’s just it, too”. the next is a panel of him looking at the shelves and speaking, Jon is behind and looking at him fondly. he continues “boring stuff, I mean -”. there is a gap in the panels, featuring disconnected drawings of the activities martin mentions: “shopping… / bickering over who’s turn it is to make dinner… / and just getting take-out instead- / dishes… / laundry…” there is text from Jon saying “(ugh)” just under it. he continues “ complaining about work / getting old-” Jon interrupts him “that’s what you were looking at? mart-” Martin continues “Hush, I know, I know” it then continues in panels back in the supermarket, Martin’s head is slightly tilted to Jon’s as he speaks. “I dunno, I guess it’s nice to be boring, after everything” “maybe it’s just that I’m not boring alone.” the next panel is a close-up of Jon, speaking while smirking a bit. “ Oh please, Martin, You don’t mean to tell me you’ve gone soft, have you? What are we to tell the ladies at the quilting circle?” The next panel is of Martin, who is rolling his eyes and smiling as he says “Oh yes, because I’ve always been the definition of stone cold.” he continues in the last panel, as he is leading Jon out of the isle “Also, it’s knitting club, and you would enjoy it if you ever came along.” “anyways- that was the last of it, let’s go.” end ID]
[ID: the first image is two digital illustrations of Jon and Martin from The Magnus Archives, the other two images are close-ups from the first. Jon has medium dark brown skin, long greying hair, a short beard, and rectangular glasses. Martin has light brown skin, short curly greying hair, stubble, and round glasses. they are dressed in warm looking button downs and sweaters. in the first one, Martin is holding jon, who’s legs are wrapped around his waist and crossed at the ankle. Jon’s arms are draped over Martin’s shoulders and are holding their glasses. They look relaxed. their faces are almost pressed together, and they are smiling softly, eyes closed. In the second, Jon is dipping martin, one hand on the back of his neck, and the other supporting his waist, slightly tense. His legs are a little bent. One of Martin’s hands is holding the back of Jon’s neck, and the other is over his shoulder, slightly stiff, as if surprised. one of his legs is at a 60 degree angle and is firmly on the floor, while the other is stretched forward. their faces are mostly obscured, But Martin’s eye is open, and he is blushing. the background is cream with a paper texture, and the whole thing has a bit of a vintage color palette. end id]
[ID: the four images are photos that have Jon (and martin) from The Magnus Archives painted in a way that matches the setting. The first three are of just jon, not much of him is visible, but he has dark skin, a short beard, long greying hair, and is dressed professionally. in the first, it is a photo of the outside of a car at night, it is of a turn sign, a bit of the side of a road, and grass illuminated by the headlight, Jon is standing by the sign, only the bottom half of him is illuminated, but in the darkness two glowing green eyes are visible. he is standing in a neutral position. in the second, it is the inside of a dark, decrepit, cellar. Jon is deep in the back among abandoned tiles. Most of him is in the dark, except his legs, and his eyes. The third is the interior of an abandoned cement building, filled with trash. the photo looks like it was taken with flash on, behind some bags, Jon is sitting, he is looking at the camera, but faced away, as if he is turning his head after the flash turned on, his eyes are caught in the flash. The last image, is of a foggy beach, on some driftwood, jon and martin are sitting, facing away. Martin has silver hair, and is dressed casually. next to him, with his arm around his shoulder and leaning in, is jon, who is also dressed comfortably. end id]
[ID: the four images are photos with eerie vibes that have Jon and Martin from The Magnus Archives drawn in them. Jon has dark skin, rectangular glasses, long greying hair, and a short beard. he is wearing casual and outdoorsy clothes in a dark and muted color palette. Martin has light brown skin, round glasses, short greying hair, stubble. he is dressed similarly to Jon. in the first one, the photo was taken of a trail in a dense forest, jon is looking at the viewer, facting to the side, he is holding martin’s hand, who is a few steps ahead, he is starting to look back, but his body is facing forward and away. in the second, they are in an abandoned, and dark record store, in an isle of boxed vinyls. they are at the end, in shadow. martin is holding a vinyl, and looking up. jon is pointing to something on it, and looking to the viewer, like he just noticed. in the third, they are sitting on a couch in front of an abandoned building with “hotdog” gratified on the side. martin is sitting on the left side, holding a phone, jon is sitting on the back behind him, looking forward. the last is of a purple-toned snowy road with pine trees. down the road a bit is a foggy and transparent martin, with a neutral pose. end id]
[id: the image is of Jon and Martin from The Magnus Archives kissing. Jon has medium dark brown skin, various scars, long greying hair, and a sort beard. he is wearing a light blue button up, rolled to his elbows, a grey apron, brown pants, and a pair of rectangular glasses attached to a chain. he is standing in front of martin, who is sitting on a kitchen counter. there is flour on Jon’s hands, one of which is resting on his thigh, the other is carding through his hair, his thumb getting flour on his cheek. Martin has light brown skin, short curly grey hair, stubble, and a pair of round glasses. he is wearing a muted cream sweater, and grey pants. one hand appears to be on the counter behind them, and the other is ghosting over jon’s wrist. behind them is a faded and transparent kitchen. with various pots and pans, a shape that might be bread about to go into the oven, and a window with light fading through, there is a paper like texture over it. end id]
this year has been a lot of things, but making art to cope really paid off- so I decided to re-do my first real piece of TMA art (april) to track my growth. and bow howdy.
[id: the image is of Jon and Martin from The Magnus archives. Martin has light washed out looking light brown skin, short curly silver hair, stubble, and large round glasses. he is wearing a white button up under a grey sweater. there is fog leaking out of his eyes, and the tips of his hair fades into the fog around them. one of his hands is slightly raised, and his head is tilted slightly where it is being cradled by jon’s hands. his expression is neutral, if a little mournful and surprised. jon has dark brown skin, long greying hair, a short beard, and rectangular glasses, he is wearing a grey-green cardigan, and a light grey button up, he is facing away from the viewer, and to martin, his head is tilted slightly to the side. the fog around them is swirling around a gap in the clouds, behind martin’s head, where light is streaming through. all of the colors are muted, but soft. end id]
