Wallpaper | Confusion

[galathea]

Two 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, 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.

Comments

[galathea-snb.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much for the great feedback, hon! *hugs*

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. :)