My first collaboration with an artist I met online

[brendala]

So, one of the people I met on Deviant Art REALLY liked this sketch that I drew...


....and asked if she could color it. Naturally, I was insanely flattered that anyone would want to do this with one of my scribbles (especially since this artist is REALLY good at digitally coloring her own stuff). And here's the result:



I REALLY need to learn digital coloring! Because I can't believe something I made can look THIS good!

The colorist's DA handle is "Obligatory Optional" and her page is here. Check it out. She rocks!

Comments

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

And it made him realize that, if he REALLY loved Carmelita and wanted to be with her, he'd need to make some serious changes in his life.

Totally and you now, for me it wasn't just that scene. You know how while in Italy there was that whole pasta joke of Sly asking Bently "Do you think there's more to life? Like we're missing out on something?"

I know it was suppose to be a joke, and it was funny, but it got Stu and I wondering if perhaps Sly was hinting he was getting tired of the thieving life all together. With that said, I still don't like that Sly 4 begins with Sly plotting a theft because he was bored.

To me, considering what we saw in Sly 3, it makes more sense character wise if Sly was unwillingly dragged into being a thief like how we would do it in the Sly 4 AU. But that's just me.

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I know it was suppose to be a joke, and it was funny, but it got Stu and I wondering if perhaps Sly was hinting he was getting tired of the thieving life all together.

Wow! I never thought about it before. But that little joke was totally foreshadowing the ending!


Before Sly 4 happened, I always assumed that he grew disillusioned with the "Master Thief" lifestyle when he stopped and realized the price that came with it.
-It's implied that a great deal of his ancestors were either murdered or relentlessly stalked by Clockwerk.
-The criminal lifestyle lead to the Coopers making many powerful enemies (the fiendish five, Dr M, etc).
-And Sly himself watched his parents die and one of his best friends get crippled while chasing the Cooper legacy.

Also, I'm sure seeing Bentley and Penelope together made him realize that he wanted more than simply being the Catwoman to Carmelita's Batman. And he realized that he needed to be an adult and EARN her affection instead of just being a suave flirt and assuming she'd eventually fall for it.


That's the main reason I think Sly being EAGER to steal again was just so wrong for him. Not only that, Sly being FORCED to steal again opens up WAY more dramatic possibilities than him simply doing it because he has "the itch". Not to mention the conflict that would come from Carmelita knowing that Sly NEEDS to do it in order to keep his bloodline from getting wiped out!

Also, his family is being targeted by a time-traveling psycho, one of his friends is missing (and presumed to be kidnapped by said psycho), and Sly's FIRST reaction upon hearing this news from Bentely is "OMG!SWEET! Let's steal some shit!!!"!!? WTF!!? >_<