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The Modern History of Zelda
This is dibeediboop's finished illustration of The Modern History of Zelda, which she posted along with the character designs on her Tumblr.
It's incredible, right?
There's actually a bit of history behind this.
I started trying to commission people to illustrate this fic back in March. I began by contacting people in the Zelda fandom, but nothing worked out, unfortunately.
I therefore began moving outside the fandom. Between May and September I had about half a dozen conversations with artists in other fandoms (primarily Dragon Age) that eventually petered out. I actually ended up paying two of these people significant amounts of money before they disappeared on me. This was disappointing, but what can you do.
In October I got serious about this project, and late in the month I was lucky enough to touch base with dibeediboop, who accepted the commission. This was a stroke of good fortune, since she was super professional and an absolute joy to work with. I exchanged more than 5,000 words with her in an effort to try to get everything as close to my vision as I could while still appreciating and accepting her artistic choices, which was not hard, because she is brilliant. I consider this illustration to be the product of a real collaboration, and I'm proud of the work we did together.
It's incredible, right?
There's actually a bit of history behind this.
I started trying to commission people to illustrate this fic back in March. I began by contacting people in the Zelda fandom, but nothing worked out, unfortunately.
I therefore began moving outside the fandom. Between May and September I had about half a dozen conversations with artists in other fandoms (primarily Dragon Age) that eventually petered out. I actually ended up paying two of these people significant amounts of money before they disappeared on me. This was disappointing, but what can you do.
In October I got serious about this project, and late in the month I was lucky enough to touch base with dibeediboop, who accepted the commission. This was a stroke of good fortune, since she was super professional and an absolute joy to work with. I exchanged more than 5,000 words with her in an effort to try to get everything as close to my vision as I could while still appreciating and accepting her artistic choices, which was not hard, because she is brilliant. I consider this illustration to be the product of a real collaboration, and I'm proud of the work we did together.