Finale Wallpaper

[galathea]

The last two weeks I was pretty busy, not to mention slain by the heat wave we had, so I didn't get around to make art. Yesterday my muse struck though and I finally took the plunge and made a wall that focuses on the sadder aspects of No Rest For The Wicked. I hope ya'll like it! :)

Oh, and after much internal debating, I finally changed my LJ layout to a more open and seamless style. I was so tired of the box-y Flexible Squared layout. :)



Legacy: Throughout S3 we see Sam steadily become darker and more ruthless, driven by the fear to lose Dean. This progression culminates in Mystery Spot, where Sam becomes self-destructive after Dean’s death; in the finale though, Sam accepts that Dean makes the ultimate sacrifice to preserve his brother’s goodness. In my wallpaper Sam honours that sacrifice by preserving Dean’s legacy.

I tried to visualise Dean's last words to his brother: I positioned Dean in the middle of the wall, because in life and in death, Dean is the central point of Sam's life. To the right we see (future) Sam carrying on Dean’s legacy, saving people, hunting things, taking care of Dean's car, just like his brother showed him to. I blended softly faded Dean caps just behind Sam, where Dean mirrors Sam's actions, to symbolise that a) Dean is always with him, if only in spirit and not in flesh and b) Sam continues the family business, like his brother taught him to. Dean is present in everything he does.

Since Dean's death leaves Sam's life without warmth and joy, I chose a 'cool' blue as the dominant colour, but there's warm yellow light streaming in from the right, showing that there's hope beyond the abyss of black desperation, that dominates the left side. I am quite happy how this piece turned out!


Legacy

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Comments

[joans23.livejournal.com]

Glad you could work out your layout woes! It looks great and I love the new header :) The wallpaper too ... even if it hurts like hell! The parallel (don't know if that's even spelt right) between Sam and Dean is awesome to behold.

[ramoniciu.livejournal.com]

It´s wonderful. Sad but really wonderful. I like that you did all the thinking what every little picture means and i love especially the right side of the wallie with Dean always present in everything his brother does. Love it! You´re so creative!

[impalalove]

Layout's sweet! The boxy style of FS can be annoying, I agree. ^^

But the wallpaper? I felt my heart pang all over again, but it's so inspirational. It's definitely like Dean telling him to take care of himself. N'aw. Boys.

[bardicvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Glad you managed to come to deal with the pain; the end result is beautiful, as always. I love the way you kept Dean in the "saving people, hunting things" picture!

[winterevanesce.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's one of the coolest wallpapers I've ever seen. The blending is amazing and I love everything about this! Excellent work! Might use for late :-D

[ehlwyen.livejournal.com]

i'm crying here. I don't think I can even bear to read what you've said about it at this time. I am most struck by beauty of how you showed Dean leading by example and Sam following. I always love how you will take a quote and portray it literally. *heart* *sob*

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. You did it.

*cries a little*

♥

That's stunning. Never apologise for overthinking your work - that intense conceptualisation is what gives your art such depth and beauty. ♥

...I was going to start talking about my favourite bits of the image, but then realised I'd end up talking about it all, so...you get the message. :)

[bre2004.livejournal.com]

*gah!* I tried posting in your tagboard, but it darn well wouldn't let me. :(

This piece is just... wowza. Here you go with the happy and then we FINALLY get the angst-ridden from you! :P This piece is done so beautifully. I love how you have Dean faded in the background, using images that have guided Sam through his life and the choices that he made and Dean's last words with him. My heart clenches every time I think about it, I need the fourth season to start now! hahaha The shapes in this are also beautiful, like layers of Sam that have Dean woven in so deeply. Gorgeousness!

And to comment on my Twilight obsession... yes, I know, I can't stop! When I find something I like, I LIKE it. lol

*HUGS!*

[sweetgirl7808.livejournal.com]

OMG!!!

Es ist perfekt! Es ist unglaublich wie perfekt es ist!!!
Mir fehlen die Worte! Du übertriffst Dich jedesmal selbst. Allein durch die Coloring hast Du die Stimmung 100% wiedergegeben. Und dann hast Du auch noch genau die Bilder genommen, die mich am meisten berührt haben.
Gott der Wallpaper ist unbeschreiblich!!

Breathtaking and heartbreaking!!

[denisitap.livejournal.com]

So pretty!!!! and at the same time, so sad.

I have a question. I am using one of your wallpapers as a header, credited of course, but I don't know if I am allowed to do that.

[neytaritook.livejournal.com]

Dude, I love your wallpapers. I took down the birthday wallpaper on my birthday laptop to put up one of yours :-D