Beneath Every Layer Of Skin [Wincestiel Big Bang Art Post]

[badbastion]

Title: Beneath Every Layer Of Skin
Author: weareallpuppets; Link to Fic Masterpost
Artist: badbastion
Pairings/characters: (in story) Sam/Castiel/Dean and all variations therein, Bobby/Jody, Inias
Rating:PG-13 for horror & blood
Warnings: for art: horror, blood, blasphemy. Fic warnings and summary are posted in the fic masterpost.
Spoilers: The fic is an AU, but it incorporates some elements of canon up to S8
Contents: Two pieces of digital art, 1 banner, 1 photomanip, dividers, some photos of Centralia, and some blah blah blah from me. There may be fic spoilers behind the cut.






I was originally not going to sign up for the wincestiel big bang, but then I saw this prompt. I actually opened and closed the post a few times before I gave in, because I wanted it so badly! Horror and insanity are THE BEST. weareallpuppets has been really great to work with, despite some lapses in communication from the both of us /o\. She's got just the sickest, coolest ideas, and I love em. I hope you enjoy the fic as much as I have!





^I could not decide between these two. I know it's a minor difference, but... the bottom one is more saturated, and gets more of the look I originally had in mind. However the top one seems to fit these characters better, worn and gray and washed out, oppressive. Probably bad form to be so indecisive, but you can choose for yourselves which one you like, haha.







^This was one of my favorite scenes in the thing, and I had so much fun illustrating it. Many references were used.
I opened the file yesterday to do some last-minute editing, and I accidentally hid the wrong layer. The result scared the pants off of me.



Then, more dividers than a person needs in their entire life.















Finally, the city of Centralia is fascinating. After an underground mine fire in 1962 made it dangerous to live in, it was abandoned. In 2010 the ghost town had a population of ten.

Here are a few of my favorite Centralia pictures:



If you want to know more about it, here's the wiki, and here's an article that is less in-depth but has good pictures, haha.

Hope you enjoy!

Comments

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

Wow. Sam and Cas are like the Pieta! IT'S AMAZING. We get incessant Dean/Cas in this fandom, so it's really great to see this spin on the relationships. The faces are just beautiful, and while both color treatments are super cool, I think I like the saturated one better because it feels more like stained glass. And the match picture? Fantastic lighting! Centralia sounds damned weird and kinda awesome. Creepy as shit. Kick-ass job, BB!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It is a pieta! That's exactly what I said... LOL

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

Yesss, the Pieta! Everybody gets a halo but Sam, because he is, of course, and abomination, haha. I was talking with the author about how the sam/cas side of wincestiel is often ignored (like, usually it's almost a poly-v? With Sam/Dean and Dean/Cas, but not much or any Sam/Cas.)

Of course, with some people it's Sam/Cas & Dean/Cas, to avoid the incests. Haha, anyway works. But she and I both prefer to put a little more focus on Sam/Cas, because the other two sides of the triangle have already been explored in ten thousand ways, haha.

The match picture was awesome fun. I love painting that kind of light on.

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback!