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

[scarletscarlet.livejournal.com]

JFC, that picture of Castiel with the lit match is scary. Like, coming across it last night while I was reading the story? Creeped me the hell out. Awesome :D. I love the stained-glass approach to the group image, too. I think I like the less saturated one more... the brighter one does seem more like stained glass, in a way, but the less saturated one still has that vibe, just with a colder, dimmer light; which seems to fit the setting as well as the characters :).

I also thought your dividers were really cool - it was neat reading through and having them change. Subtle, creeping changes. This was such a good combo of art and fic.

And how cool to see the photos of the town! Dude, that hole in the ground. Yikes.

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Oh man, I'm glad the scary Cas worked... I've had a few people tell me it made them kind of jump in their seats when they saw it, so I feel like I can cross off "draw something that is actually scary" from my big list of things, haha. Ah, the stained glass ones... See, that's how I feel. The washed out one fits the scene better, plus the colors are hunter colors, layers of faded green and dirty white.

I love Centralia! I wish I could go there and see the creppy. But oh well :)

Thank you very much!