ArtPaperScissor: No One Mourns The Wicked [Art]

[soserendipity]

Title: No One Mourns The Wicked
Artist: soserendipity
Beta: necrora
Rating: PG
Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, wicked things
Artist's Notes: This was created for round 3 of artpaperscissor for necrora's prompt "no one mourns the wicked". Further notes below.

Comments

[necrora]

Eee! So I figured it'd be 50/50 chance of you knowing where the prompt came from, and hoped that the prompt would make sense on its own even if you had not watched the musical (or read the book, I suppose). When I saw the art, it fit the musical so perfectly, I just figured you knew about the musical/had watched it--and then I just read your blurb! I didn't mean to imprison you within the theme from Wicked , but the muses seem to have inspired you wonderfully, so I'm glad for that. I love the entire mood of the thing, and I cannot get over the amount of work and details you've put into this--that wicked thing spying on the Winchesters there--it's wonderful!

On a completely unrelated note, man, Sam looks hot in the ref photo.

[soserendipity]

Nope, I hadn't seen the musical. But I'm glad I got a lot of visual inspiration with my research, you know how I was angsting away beforehand that the muses might not want to play. Better this way around than the other! I didn't feel imprisoned, either, and if I had been, I simply could have interpreted the prompt a bit more freely. No worries, hun :).

I'm happy that you think it fits the musical and that you like the mood and the details. Thanks again for the great beta! And yes, I really like that shot of Jared, too. I think it's a promo picture for season two so I tried to age him a bit, but it's wonderful source material to work with.

[galwithglasses]

What an awesome piece of art. I love the way the boys are sitting together on the edge of the dark with the bright green lamps and the way the rest of the picture is lit up with a green glow. I think it really works with the wicked looking less filled out than Sam and Dean. I particularly like the one with the horns peeking over the wall at the top. The clockwork is a great backdrop. Great work.

[soserendipity]

Aww, thank you for your lovely comment! I'm very glad you liked it. ♥.

[reggie11]

I can't believe you did this in one day, it's brilliant! And in GIMP! I tried using GIMP for a while, but I could never figure it out like PS. The colours are fab.

I'm too afraid to sign up for a challenge yet because when I draw I'm as slow as a wet week. If I tried something with as much detail as this it would take me weeks!

[soserendipity]

I did have the day off so that helped a lot. And I have to admit, there were a few moments during all the sketching and the line art where I was close to giving up. Line art alone usually takes me like a week to do it properly.

The final version is nothing I'd be comfortable posting if it had been part of a collaboration, either, lol. But now I'm really glad I fought through it and I think for a day, it's not too bad. My usual art sets take weeks or even months, too, I think that's normal for us newbies ;).

You totally should sign up for a challenge, though! I'm sure you'll surprise yourself whith what you'll be able to do for it. How about RBB, that's still a long way till submissions and you can even choose your own content? Also, if you have questions re:GIMP, let me know. I'd be glad to help.

[mashimero]

Wow, this is really impressive work for such a short time frame! Wonderfully atmospheric piece!

[soserendipity]

Thank you, I'm really glad you like it! I loved this kind of challenge, it was quite intense but also a lot of fun.

Thank you very much for organizing this! Now I can't wait to see what the rest will come up with :).

[becc_j]

This is such a great idea, and I love that you wrote about the process you went through to get the final piece. It's beautiful and I love the poses of the boys on the stairs and the background elements and the lamps look great. The wicked things look fantastic and the mood is very haunting <3

[soserendipity]

Hee, I'm glad you liked it! I love gathering my thoughts about the process - most of these things are half forgotten by the time I post so this is always a good way to remind myself of all the work that actually went into it. I felt a bit bad for taking the prompt so literally, but in this short time frame I wasn't comfortable with experimenting too much.

Thank you for your lovely comment, I'm so happy that the mood comes across and that all of it came together quite neatly for you! ♥.