Sister Bonding Via Road Trip: Art for "Show You the World" by Aliceinkinkland (Buffy, Dawn)

[red_satin_doll]

Poster for aliceinkinkland's "Show You the World" for buffy_genfic Round One "Buffy's Stuff  (2015), inspired by spuffy_luvr's prompt: Joyce’s Jeep, a road trip, car trouble, and muggle hitchhikers, and didn’t want vamp!Buffy or angst without some measure of hope.

Comments

[feliciacraft]

Oh, wow! That's just fantastic. You've really outdone yourself this time!

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you Felicia! I hope to continually improve and this round was really an excellent crash course in doing artwork for three very different (all excellent) stories in a short period of time.

[velvetwhip]

This is a superlative banner! You truly caught the nuances of this tale! Brava!

Gabrielle

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you again - for your remarks and your beta feedback Gabrielle!

[double_dutchess]

That's a great banner, I love it. I haven't read the story, but I feel like doing it just from looking at the banner. It's very Thelma & Louise, I just hope the story has a happier ending!

[red_satin_doll]

Oh I wasn't even thinking of T&L! (one of my all-time favorite movies btw, I have such happy memories of seeing it at the theater with my friends) But you're right, the movie poster does use a western landscape (and T&L are superimposed in a frame - ooh, I should have done that with Buffy and Dawn here, darn it!)

But yes, DO read the story, you really must. I don't like to hand out spoilers but you will be pleased.

[double_dutchess]

I have such happy memories of seeing it at the theater with my friends

So do I! And I wasn't consciously thinking of the movie poster, just the general vibe.

I have read the story now and you were right, I'm very happy that I did!

[red_satin_doll]

Still it's a good catch - I may well have had it on my mind unconsciously as well. (Like, when I made the alt versions of the Come out, Come Out posters for Spuffy_lvr's fic, I stepped back and realized it reminded me of book covers and movie posters from the late 1960's, early 1970's. I've got so many bits of material stuck away in the crannies of my brain I never really know what specifically influences any given artwork.)

So do I!

God I LOVE that movie. My mom and my film professor hated it. That might have made me love it more. but I have the anniversary DVD and time hasn't made it any less vivid for me. *lol*

I saw it at the old movie theater in downtown Ann Arbor Michigan, a theater that dated back to the 1920's and had a balcony and had a restored theater organ; it was just a few months before I graduated from college and around the same time I was "coming out" as a lesbian. (which seems like such a creaky, old-fashioned phrase now, and isn't that something?)

I have read the story now and you were right, I'm very happy

[snogged]

I really love your explanation behind why each piece of the artwork was chosen.
Your really did a great job capturing the feel of the story.

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you sweetheart!

I'm glad you enjoy my talking because clearly, I enjoy sharing the process though I'm not an expert by any means!

[rbfvid]

It's absolutely amazing, and it perfectly fits the story!

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you hon!

Did I ever congratulate you properly for the nominations at the Wicked Awards btw?

[rbfvid]

I guess you just did)