Wallpaper | Confusion
Jun. 25th, 2012 04:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
galatheaTwo years! That's how long it's been since I last opened Photoshop for anything more complex than an icon. It's not that I don't have ideas anymore, but when I started working more hours, I had to choose between keeping weekly reviews up and making art, and obviously the former won out. And the longer I stayed away from fanart, the more difficult it became to go back to it. So imagine my surprise when I was suddenly overcome with the urge to make art yesterday. I feel extremely rusty, so don't expect anything special; it's just a simple episodic piece for The Born-Again Identity
So, yesterday I was browsing and listening to a random music playlist on my computer - internally pondering whether I wanted to read a Big Bang story or start working on one of my missing S6 reviews - when Hendrix' All Along the Watchtower came on. Of course, I know the song in and out, but the second line of the lyrics suddenly struck me as a perfect summary for Sam's situation in The Born-Again Identity - and that motivated me to open PS. The end result you can see below. There is nothing deep or fancy here. In fact, I am glad I still know how to make a simple blend. *g* I think the composition is a bit odd, but I don't entirely hate it either, so I thought why not post it anyway.
This is the first time I downsized various wallpaper sizes from the orgininal 1680x1050 size. Thanks,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
uglybusiness for the pointers. I am not sure how the quality looks on the actual corresponding monitor resolutions, so if the downsized versions looks blurry or oversharpened to some of you, just let me know. :)
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So far I spent most of the hiatus relaxing, catching up on shows I had lost track of while they were airing and working my way through the SPN Big Bang 2012. However, I do plan on finally writing the three S6 reviews that are still missing from my review archive, and maybe finish the half-written S6 meta I have still lying around. And who knows! Maybe yesterday wasn't just a fluke and I get to dust off my PS skills and make some more art as well. But knowing my fickle muse, I wouldn't count on it.
So, yesterday I was browsing and listening to a random music playlist on my computer - internally pondering whether I wanted to read a Big Bang story or start working on one of my missing S6 reviews - when Hendrix' All Along the Watchtower came on. Of course, I know the song in and out, but the second line of the lyrics suddenly struck me as a perfect summary for Sam's situation in The Born-Again Identity - and that motivated me to open PS. The end result you can see below. There is nothing deep or fancy here. In fact, I am glad I still know how to make a simple blend. *g* I think the composition is a bit odd, but I don't entirely hate it either, so I thought why not post it anyway.
This is the first time I downsized various wallpaper sizes from the orgininal 1680x1050 size. Thanks,
uglybusiness for the pointers. I am not sure how the quality looks on the actual corresponding monitor resolutions, so if the downsized versions looks blurry or oversharpened to some of you, just let me know. :)1680x1050 | 1440x900 | 1280x800 | 1024x640
So far I spent most of the hiatus relaxing, catching up on shows I had lost track of while they were airing and working my way through the SPN Big Bang 2012. However, I do plan on finally writing the three S6 reviews that are still missing from my review archive, and maybe finish the half-written S6 meta I have still lying around. And who knows! Maybe yesterday wasn't just a fluke and I get to dust off my PS skills and make some more art as well. But knowing my fickle muse, I wouldn't count on it.
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Date: 2012-06-27 10:49 pm (UTC)Those lyrics are absolutely perfect for Sam. I'm glad you made the connection and were about to make this. I love your choice of image for Sam and how you have him position near the bottom with the clean cut beneath the text. Really emphasizes that we are seeing all the noise and confusion inside his head. The feather blend/effect is also a nice touch and throw back to Lucifer being an angel. And your coloring is also spot on!
Great piece! Really hope this means we'll be seeing more of your work in the future!!!
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Date: 2012-06-28 09:35 am (UTC)I am so happy that you picked up on the Lucifer-angel-feather connection, I thought it is maybe a tad too subtle. And I am glad the composition works for you in conveying the fact that it all plays in Sam's head. You basically picked up on everything I wanted to do with this piece, and that makes me giddy. :)
I, too, hope this wasn't just a fluke. I'd really like to get back into the fanart saddle, if only for the duration of the hiatus. :)