Make A Request: Part IV

[galathea]

I have to apologise for the delay with the art requests, but review writing took up a considerable part of my time these last couple of weeks. Add to that computer troubles and RL projects and you get the picture. I hope I manage to finish all requests before this hiatus is over though. *crosses fingers*

So, today I drop off the gifts for marilyne_22 and joans23. :)



Hunters: Dear marilyne_22, I am not sure if you expected something romantic for your Dean/Jo banner request, but my inspiration lead me more towards a comrades in arms theme. So I present you Dean and Jo united in their fight against the apocalypse. I hope you like it. :)

Hunters

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Zombie: Dear joans23, you requested tortured, damaged Dean, preferably from Bloodlust. So, I settled on the infamous shot of a blood-splattered Dean after he beheaded a vampire with a chain saw. His vacant expression in that shot always gave me the chills and inspired me to run with a zombie theme: Dean feels dead inside, he knows he should have died in his father’s place and cannot reconcile himself with his own survival. The brick wall symbolises his (fragile) defences and through the hole we can look inside him, only to see nothing but a desert and a dead tree, showing how empty and brittle he feels. At this stage Dean expresses his grief through violence, hence all the blood stocks/brushes. I hope you don’t mind that the wallpaper is pretty minimalist, but I didn’t want anything to distract from Dean’s expression, which was the main basis for the lyrics/theme choice.

Zombie

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Comments

[uglybusiness.livejournal.com]

Heh, I don't think the fact it's not loaded with decorations makes it simple, I think it's just very well balanced in terms of concept vs. execution, exactly has the elemtents in it that are necessary ♥ I adore the way you expressed your message using stocks as metaphors. That white and dead hole in his chest makes my own heart ache when I look at it. Brilliant work, seriously.

That Sam&Lucifer piece you did for Tam was absolutely breathtaking. It's one of my fav pieces of yours ever!

Oh, thank you, hon. I'm not entirely happy with that piece, to be honest - but I'm glad you think it's good enough :)

[galathea-snb.livejournal.com]

Awww thank you so much! Glad the message comes across. Sometimes when you look at the wallpaper from just the right angle, all you can see is that 'Dean' is simply a front with that vast space behind it and that just gives me chills. It's why I chose to remove almost every other image I had in there before.

You're not entirely happy with your Sam&Lucifer piece?! Geesh, we need to adjust your perspective on what's 'good' a bit. LOL The Lucifer manip alone is stunning, but the whole concept and composition and colouring just makes me so, so jealous. I wished I had your talent! ♥