#the old guard fanart

[parkersloths]

First drawing of the year! Photo quality is shit cause I just took it on my phone and edited a bit so the colors/values would pop more.. But anyway, I got some oil pastels for christmas and bought a little notebook the other day and I had fun experimenting!

[ournextdoorneighbor]

another one from the archive :)

[krimsnkramsart]

[linaxart]

we will heal

(both frames under the cut!)

[zairaalbereo]

Like Breathing Underwater

Drawn for Mermay and my bingo prompt “Water”

[goldheartedsky]

“I can’t remember loving anyone as hard as Booker and I loved our boy during those years…”

I have been obsessed with the headcanon that Jean-Pierre is Booker’s son with Andy (since he was born after Booker gained his immortality) and the original drawing has been sitting in my WIP folder for almost two years before I decided to redraw it. And I’m so glad I did because I adore how it turned out! Sometimes coming back to a piece really is worth it.

Please enjoy this tender little drawing of a moment of peace for everyone 🥹

[queen-of-badomens]

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Here’s a picture I made for TopJoe server’s banner! I just wanted a cute moment of a chaste kiss. 3ish years in and I still am so obsessed with these two. THEYRE SO IN LOVEEEE

[gaal-dornick]

“back when the bean wasn’t smooth.” retrieved from nile freeman’s 2004 diary.

for the art guard server’s may theme “historical events”! it was historical, for little nile.

[bodgei]

Finally done. I would normally blaze a finished project but am holding off until the 'deep dive' into accessibility we were promised in June of 2023 - so never I guess?

[lathron]

Confrontation Comic vs Film

[parkersloths]

I've been struggling with art a lot for the last... idk how many months anymore X'D

At this point I guess I have a full on artblock and can't properly finish anything. But anyway, this was one of the most successful attempts I've made in that time so yeah ;u;

[ournextdoorneighbor]

summer soon 🌷

[krimsnkramsart]

[linaxart]

[zairaalbereo]

The Old Guard Circus presents… Come in if you dare!

For @theartguard server’s bimonthly theme “Circus”!

Click to enlarge the image!

[goldheartedsky]

Ceremonial

Papercut art is one of my favorite forms of traditional Jewish art and there's nothing that comes close to the magic of a papercut Ketubah, so that was what I drew inspiration from for @theartguard's bimonthly theme: Ceremonies and Rituals

I put a LOT of little details in this and their meanings are listed under the cut:

Dandelions: symbolizes strength and resilience. Hard to kill. Very fitting for these two immortals

'I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine': very famous quote from Song of Songs and commonly seen in regards to Jewish weddings

Horseshoes: seen as a lucky symbol in many cultures. When hung upright, the horseshoe is supposed to "catch" good luck.

Books: seen as a collection of knowledge throughout the world and I thought about how much Andy has learned in her centuries (and fitting for Booker's name, obvs)

Poppies: symbolizes peace and death. Also native to Eurasia

Lavender wreath: symbolizes unending devotion. Also native to Provence, France

Pair of Shrikes: commonly known as "butcher birds", shrikes impale their prey on thorns and spikes

Magnolia boutonniere: Magnolia flowers are some of the oldest flowers in the world, dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. Also symbolizes nobility

Tallit: a tallit is a Jewish prayer shawl and many Jewish weddings involve the groom taking the bride under his tallit or wrapping it around her as well

Scythian flower motif: commonly seen in Scythian art and jewelry

Scythian deer: based on a tattoo found on an ancient Scythian woman. The Scythians believed that, though the deer was an earthly animal, it stood apart from the other animals with its symbolic ability to both fly and guide the dead to the underworld

Ginkgo tree: ginkgo trees are able to live for thousands of years and, because of its longevity, have long since been a symbol of hope and resiliance.