SPN HORRORBANGIN', Y'ALL

[quickreaver]

As October blooms like a black rose, let's fertilize this scary little garden with art for the spnhorrorbang! (Did I just call my art shit? I may have, hee!) But this here story? This one by kalliel? It is not shit. It is artful and complicated and dark and delicious. And it is called John Dies at the End. (AO3 link)

Comments

[kalliel]

THESE ARE SO GORGEOUS. <333 I absolutely love Sam's facial expression--his beautiful eyes (such sharp green against stark, dark surroundings) and the way the light catches everything. And I especially love the play of light at his neck, too. Conceptually, the play of the smoke as frame and the dramatic light of the flames is so neat, and the texture!! The clouds seem so active with storm, and I can totally imagine the cool firmness of the background frame. Mmmm mmmm!!

And Pamela is so inspired. I love that the slightest droop of her lips makes such a difference, and the animation of her eyes burning out--OMG. (And even in death, though, her hair is sexy as hell.)

These are all so very wonderful, my love! <333333333 I am honored to be your partner in horrorbanging. ;D

[kalliel]

P.S. Hahaha, your music listing for this post--A+ (I have genuinely no idea why that movie featured so many times in this fic.)

[quickreaver]

SNAP! I should've listed "Moon River..."

[quickreaver]

*using the same av so we can be twinsies for a bit!*

You're very generous, lady. I love working with authors whose writing makes me jealous and inspired, all at once. *hearts in burned-out eyes* You're a huge talent and megawatt skilled. THE HONOR WAS ALL MINE.

[borgmama1of5]

Intense story well-served by your art!

[quickreaver]

Thank ya, B!

[tifaching]

Just looking at your illustration of Sam gives such a sense of wrong that fits that beautifully twisted around on canon story to a T. And Pamela. Gorgeous and creepy.

[quickreaver]

\0/!! I'm so glad you said that, because it was spot-on my hope! I didn't want the 'horror' to jump out as us. I wanted it to be a quiet, unsettled unease. Thank you!

[indiachick]

That's beautiful. I love the banner-thing : Sam looks so worn down yet... Kinetic somehow. It really fits the story. The white fire, the hair-like twisty frame, the font choice : this is inspired. Love Pamela animation too! The subtle changes make it so very cool!

[quickreaver]

Thank you, punkin! I enjoyed painting this because I didn't want it to be super-realistic, didn't want to be tied to that level of 'accuracy', which is--I think--what made if feel a little kinetic. \0/!

[chomaisky]

Wow I love the whole design of the cover pic... like the cover of a novel. So atmospheric :)))))

[quickreaver]

I do love my 'cover' attempts! Thanks, lovely. *smoooooch!*