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orca!ghost + leopard seal!soap

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Can't sleep, decided to paint Ghost

(Last version is how he looks when he uses his powers in Revenant AU btw)

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There is nothing more perfect on earth than your version of Simon Riley. I am so not normal about his big ears. My god they’re perfect for him, I hope he never ever grows into them and I that Soap loves them as much as I do. 😂❤️❤️

I was gonna make this post to prove that yes, he does grow into them eventually, but now I just feel like an overbearing mother posting an update on facebook 😭

look at my YOUNG man, he is so handsum and brave!! I am so very PRoud and Blessed!!!...XOXO

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I realize I got to show Simon's boy-2-man transformation, but not Johnny's, so here you go~

My Baby boy has grown into such a fine GENTLEMAN! Not so WEE anymore, right??? He will always be that little 'troublemaker' to me, L.O.L., but now he is out there SERVING HIS COUNTRY. God bless my Johnny AND the Troops. <333333 XOXO

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fresh blood 👶

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I did promise to show my process of making backgrounds so here it is 🙆‍♀️✨

to start off--here's the line layer before I begin adding anything:

I still think this composition is a bit weird, but...eh 🤷‍♀️

next, I compile all of the references I've spent numerous hours foraging for:

these are all from basic google searches; for this piece, I looked for images relevant to the theme, so we have some vintage military manuals, illustrations, even a real army application form that I filled out in Johnny's name 😅 sources for these can vary, but I've had good luck perusing ebay listings for a lot of these scans 👍

next, I kind of just...scatter them around the page, seeing what fits where, keeping the figures as the focus but letting the background fill out around them:

I then start adjusting them more, utilizing various overlay options (hard light/ pin light/ multiply/ color burn are usually my go-to ones in PS) it takes some fiddling to see what looks best:

then I add a few more personal additions for flavor ✨

next, I adjust the colors a bit:

then I adjust the colors even more, bringing out the electric blue and pink to make it pop

here's the full bg without the figures:

and here's the completed piece:

as you can see, I did add a few more elements in the end, as well as adjusting the colors further with the addition of the fully rendered figures 🙆‍♀️

all in all--this is pretty much how I create all my backgrounds, like a fun little scrapbooking project~

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leprechaun

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Ghost wouldn't let him get a hamburber

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fem!Soap 🧼

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I just think johnny could convince simon to wear a kilt

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Ghost Rider!AU

Do take in consideration John as the caretaker/cowboy ghost rider showing Ghost the ropes

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Ghost Rider!AU

Do take in consideration John as the caretaker/cowboy ghost rider showing Ghost the ropes

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One in the same

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Riley bros

Bonus: wee Johnny

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hard launch

alt:

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today, another low quality meme. tomorrow, who knows

(from that one scrubs clip)

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love the detail of Ghost's stupid (affectionate) accent getting stronger as the page progressed lol, you cram so much joy into 4 panel comic pages <3

thank you <3