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[nmcil12]

Thought I would try out at least one graphic with the carnival theme - did two but the first one sucked - the super neat devil is a detail that I reworked from the abandoned carnival images from Bing Images background is from my Brazil TV images.

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[thenewbuzwuzz]

That *is* a super neat devil! :) I think I found the original source of the devil photo - it's usually not too difficult if you use Google reverse image search and narrow it down by year. Now I know it was from a "Dante's Inferno" ride! :) Very poetic.

Anyway, everything looks really good - love the colors, the background, the expressions -, and I bet there's no way anything could possibly go wrong on their night off... ;)

[nmcil12]

Thank You and thanks much for the info on Google reverse image search - how do I use that? Unlike Dante's journey - Buffy & Spike did find their way out of their hell on earth. Always appreciate your feed back.

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Here's a guide to Google reverse image search. As you see, it can work in several different ways: you can upload an image or copy the URL of an image on the internet, or so forth. It will give you all the sites that contain the image (as far as Google can tell).
From there, I open Search Tools and use the Time tool to filter the results so they'll end at a certain year. I start with the earliest year I see in my first page of results and gradually move earlier. When there's only one result left, that's probably the original source.
Did that make sense?

Now I'm enjoying the thought that Dante's POV character did journey onwards through Purgatory to Heaven, even if the damned souls he met in Hell didn't. Hell was only part one of the story. :)

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[nmcil12]

Thank You again for your reference to my work in your Buffyverse Fans newsletter.

[pricelessspike]

This so vibrant. I love the colours, and the devilclown is great

[nmcil12]

Soon as this Bing Image came up I new I wanted to use it - Thanks for your feed back.

[nmcil12]

Totally awesome devil clown - I need to do a banner which hopefully will appeal to one of our wonderful Spuffy writers to use on a carnival story.

[flowspuffy]

This is very fascinating. I love both Spike's and Buffy's expression in this. The line fits perfectly with his smirk and her stunned look.

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[nmcil12]

This is Spike telling Buffy to get out of that totally wrong job at the Double Meat Palace - which of course Joss and Writers used as the metaphor of how she saw he life in season six. I liked this image of Buffy - it shows her in such a fearful and conflicted face - like she was so lost in season six.

Much appreciated all your comments - thank you.

[ston3y1]

I really enjoy this. The narrative from his expression and the text is great and I really like that it's unclear whether her expression is in reaction to him or what has eventually come to pass. The conceptual images in the background really do suggest it would be an evening that proved to be anything but a night off. lol :D

[nmcil12]

Thanks - This is Spike telling Buffy to get out of her self-created Hell working at the Double Meat Palace and Buffy in the carnival scene when she is playing the Hit the Vampire throwing game. I plan to do other Dark Carnival graphics.