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galathea ([personal profile] galathea) wrote2008-10-21 01:49 pm
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Intermission: Some Art

Over the last couple of weeks I have been in a real fanart funk. It’s not even that I have no ideas, in fact I have about half a dozen unfinished S4 related pieces in my WIP folder, it’s just that I have no real enthusiasm for PS at the moment. Sometimes fanart seems such an inadequate means to capture what I want to say, that I wished I settled on vidding back in the days. *g* Well, enough with the self-pity, on with the art.



Reunion: Despite the fact that this is probably one of the simplest episodic pieces I’ve done in a while, this one was a real nightmare and I only didn’t give up on it because I really, really wanted that scene on my desktop. I wanted to art a hug between the brothers for a long while but AHBL and Mystery Spot were unsuitable, because they only show extreme close-ups. Still, even with the Lazarus Rising caps I had troubles to come up with a decent composition. In the end I based it on a layout of one of [livejournal.com profile] bre2004’s beautiful pieces and she kindly allowed me to reuse her idea. Thanks again, hon! *hugs*

As for the art itself, I kept it really simple because nothing is more expressive than Jensen and Jared’s expressions and I wanted the distraction from it to be minimal. In accordance with the lyrics the caps surrounding the hug are only half-blended, broken up in pieces by various means (lights, boxes, lines) to symbolize that alone, Sam and Dean are fractured. The images come together in the hug in the middle, both boys are whole again when reunited. I went for warm (orange) and hopeful (green) colours. Beware, I used utterly schmoopy lyrics here. I was in a very sappy mood when I made this and so Sam and Dean had to suffer. LOL

Reunion

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Smile: I made this Jensen piece for [livejournal.com profile] ehlwyen’s birthday last week, because everybody should have sunshine, smiles and the beauty that is Jensen Ackles as a birthday present! ;)

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You all know the drill, no posting elsewhere and no pretending it's your own. Just for private desktop use! *g* Resources as usual over at Salt'n Burn!

[identity profile] galathea-snb.livejournal.com 2008-10-22 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, I started because I really needed a creative outlet for my overwhelming love for my shows. I wavered between fanart and vidding and in the end decided for the first because the resources were easier to come by and then I became addicted. I love arting, even if I have these frustrating phases in between. *g*

[identity profile] fotw-sv.livejournal.com 2008-10-22 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahh...Well most of my earliest graphics was more manips and political satire but once I got the fanart bug there was no stopping me. It is a great outlet. I tried making just a comedy picture vid for fun and it was such a pain that I never got into vidding after that but one of my fiends does vids for Smallville. I've collaborated on vids with her as more of an ideas person for them rather than an editor. I saw what she went through and knew it wasn't for me. Used way too much memory and resources on my crappy puter and I didn't have the patience to rip and find tiny clips. Graphics is the only thing I can work painstakingly long hours on....lol...but lately my muse is not cooperating. *Sighs*

[identity profile] galathea-snb.livejournal.com 2008-10-22 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, I hear ya! I made one vid, back in my AtS time and the painful process of ripping and cutting clips was enough to get me off of vidding again. I adore fanmade vids though and sometimes I think they are better for capturing emotions than art. Movement is somethin that's difficult to recreate in a static, 2 dimensional medium.

[identity profile] fotw-sv.livejournal.com 2008-10-22 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh most definitely! I only wish I had the patience. I love fan vids. I can appreciate what goes into them just by seeing what my friend goes through to get something right on beat and the right clips to go seamlessly in place.

[identity profile] galathea-snb.livejournal.com 2008-10-22 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I know! There are some amazing vidders in this fandom. /sigh Well, I guess it's good that we have both. *g*