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Published: 2008-10-04 13:45:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 12398; Favourites: 91; Downloads: 965
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Description I can't believe no one has already painted this for The Song of Ice and Fire.

The Night Watch, after the original. [link]

Of course, it has been done before - [link]

Frankly this piece has been a bl**dy nightmare to do, so I've flung it together to get it finished - it could do with a heck of a lot more polishing but I'm fed up with it!

EDIT: Uploaded a new version - I'd missed someone out!

EDIT 2: GRRM has seen it. And likes it. [link]

Woooo. And pheeeew! I draw a lot of fanart for fun, but most of it is cracking jokes at the characters expense, which could cause offence to the author!
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Comments: 32

iSignIn [2015-10-17 01:53:06 +0000 UTC]

Great use of lighting! Rembrandt would approve.

You also made Ghost fierce and adorable at the same time, as he should be.

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earthstar001 [2013-06-17 21:38:22 +0000 UTC]

ghost does not approve of Melisandra

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kethryn In reply to earthstar001 [2013-10-29 20:06:38 +0000 UTC]

For now - but who knows, he may change his mind.

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dejan-delic [2012-05-20 16:56:42 +0000 UTC]

Excellent idea and very good job on this piece! Congratulations to your place in GRRM gallery...it must be great honor.

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kethryn In reply to dejan-delic [2012-05-22 17:17:51 +0000 UTC]

An honour and surprise! He must get stacks of stuff sent to him - I squeaked in somehow.

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dejan-delic In reply to kethryn [2012-05-22 18:19:47 +0000 UTC]

Completely understand you...I guess I would feel the same on your place.

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kaleadora [2008-11-17 02:46:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness! I saw the thumbnail and my mouth dropped open, and it's even more amazing full-sized. I can't believe you actually commented on my fanart. This is awesome! So detailed and dramatic. I especially love the shadows.

Git 'er, Ghost.

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kethryn In reply to kaleadora [2008-11-18 18:14:06 +0000 UTC]

Arf! It was a complete nightmare to draw - I can't believe I spent nearly 4 months painting this (in bits and bobs) all for the sake of cracking an obscure art history joke.

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Heguy [2008-11-08 15:28:37 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME! there's a lot of work behind this draw, i really like it!!

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kethryn In reply to Heguy [2008-11-08 19:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Cheers! And you've reminded me, I ought to send this to

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Le-Saboteur [2008-10-12 02:01:15 +0000 UTC]

Wtf, how did I miss this? That's what happens when I don't watch wicked artists like you.

The level of detail and variation in it is amazing, I can totally appreciate the hours and hours it must have took. I salute you!

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kethryn In reply to Le-Saboteur [2008-10-12 08:41:08 +0000 UTC]

Arf! It did indeed take many hours - sometimes I wonder about my sanity.

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Misao83 [2008-10-06 19:27:20 +0000 UTC]

INCREDSIBLE! when I first saw it, in my devianwatch, I tought it was a version of rthe other Nightwatch (DWΒ΄s one)(iΒ΄m a terrible DWΒ΄s fan,m and I love the Watch so much) but when I watch it.... I canΒ΄t imagine it!!!!!!!!

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kethryn In reply to Misao83 [2008-10-07 08:54:41 +0000 UTC]

DW? DiscWorld perchance? There is a Discworld version (linky in the comments.) I just felt that the asoiaf Nights Watch was an opportunity too good to miss.

I'm a big fan of Discworld and Pratchett too as it happens.

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Misao83 In reply to kethryn [2008-10-07 18:11:56 +0000 UTC]

haha., yes, I know the Discworld version (yes, DW for fans, so long to write it everytime..) I love that book so much... (well, I read it in English, so a lost a few thinghs, but I love it anyway...)

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jekaa [2008-10-06 09:45:23 +0000 UTC]

Great! This must took you forever - so many faces, expressions and poses, wow. Stannis looks kinda weird...
And Jon, honey - no,no,no, you are old enough to know that when you touch fire IT BURNS!!!

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kethryn In reply to jekaa [2008-10-06 10:43:48 +0000 UTC]

Stannis is weird!

Arf! That's why Jon looks so worried!

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jekaa In reply to kethryn [2008-10-06 12:16:35 +0000 UTC]

lol

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FernandaNia [2008-10-06 03:08:47 +0000 UTC]

wow, so realistic! i first i thought it was a photograph! but then, you don't usually post photos!

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kethryn In reply to FernandaNia [2008-10-06 10:43:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm pleased with the faces, but I rather lost it on the clothes (it was taking so long it got tiresome.)

I'm hoping I can get away with it by claiming it's like the orginal - ie really dark!

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Wolfsister [2008-10-05 12:36:23 +0000 UTC]

Nice!
who is golden hair in the far back?

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kethryn In reply to Wolfsister [2008-10-05 14:00:45 +0000 UTC]

I dunno, there must be someone in the Night's Watch with a bit of Lann in them.

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Wolfsister In reply to kethryn [2008-10-05 15:46:22 +0000 UTC]

must be

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carizzio [2008-10-04 21:29:46 +0000 UTC]

That picture is great.

I like Jon's expression and Ghost's at that.
(They pretty much show how I feel about Mel. ^^)

It's interesting how Mel and Stannis stand out among the brothers. But still Mel gets all the focus. That totally represents the situation in the story.

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kethryn In reply to carizzio [2008-10-04 21:36:34 +0000 UTC]

I really wanted Mel to be glowing red amidst all the black, and Stannis was perfect to be standing on the sidelines, no one wants you for their king.

This was a nightmare pic to do, from complexity, but fun too (replacing the shining girl in the original with shining white Ghost.)

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carizzio In reply to kethryn [2008-10-04 22:02:58 +0000 UTC]

I didn't know the original. But looking at the link I have to say that you did a great job. ^^

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alciha [2008-10-04 20:54:32 +0000 UTC]

AH, I knew the referenced painting just looking at the little preview. WHY HASN'T ANY ONE DONE THIS BEFORE??? It's a fantastic idea. Well done!

Glad to see you did indeed scar up Pretty boy jon's face, and that Mel has the foreground, but I also notice what you mean about your style changing over the months (my style changes constantly, so I can't say anything as to that, really).

I may be dense, but Im asking anyway: that's Stannis over on the right?

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kethryn In reply to alciha [2008-10-04 21:11:31 +0000 UTC]

I'm utterly shocked no one has done this before, such as one of the professional painter dudes for asoiaf, it was one of those spoofs that had to be done. Having said that, it was an utter 'mare to do with all those people, I ended up using portraits of various chums (harder than you might think, as I needed chums pulling faces.) And Rembrambt-style, I put myself in there. (Twice in fact, but not from ego - more that I needed more face pulling.)


It is indeed Stannis, this is supposed to be the spoiler scene from Dance with Dragons. Althought I can't remember if he's actually in that scene at the time of Mel grabbing at Jon - it just looked good to put him in.

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alciha In reply to kethryn [2008-10-06 01:01:25 +0000 UTC]

Well just think- now when a fancy-pants "professional artist" spoofs the painting, you can point, nod knowingly and say "I did it first. Me. Dibs. All me."

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kethryn In reply to alciha [2008-10-06 16:21:48 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I totally did not blag the idea from the Terry Pratchet guy.

But in truth, I did see the original in Amsterdam and stood transfixed in front of it for ages thinking - Night Watch? Nights Watch!

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SkyPirate [2008-10-04 15:17:23 +0000 UTC]

WOW! That is fucking sweet! Lol, I love Jon's expression and the colour scheme you used for Mel. And if I'm allowed to say this, you've gotten better (from what I've seen)

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kethryn In reply to SkyPirate [2008-10-04 15:23:21 +0000 UTC]

Arf! I have improved VASTLY in the past year since I landed on DA, hell, I've improved loads in the past 6 months. Been working really hard on my artwork to make it better - fingers crossed the next 6 months will see more improvement.

That's one of the reasons I thought it best to wrap this up, I started work on it 4 months ago and already there's a miss-match of style.

Cheers!

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