#zdzisław beksiński archive

[2001hz]

Zdzisław Beksiński: 'Gothic Formalism Surrealism' Architectural Illustrations (1976-1984)

[pentacentric]

Heaven, Hell and the Human Heart

When I read the SPN Pro-Ship Bang prompt for a story based on Dante's Inferno where Sam descends into Hell to rescue Dean, I knew I had to get it. And I was so, so lucky I did, because working with @saltbind has been freaking fantastic. And so is his story.

Go read it here, now. There was so much to work with that I kind of went a little nuts with the images, so there's a lot more under the cut. Check out my art post on AO3 for more background info and some stuff about the process, too, if you're into that kind of thing.

We're both fans of Zdzisław Beksiński and he was my inspiration for the first of the two main images for the story—Sam and Ruby on their descent through the Circles. I'm no Beksiński, but I did try to capture some of his otherworldliness and discordantly-pretty, diffuse lighting here.

I ended up with a bit of romance-novel-cover vibe here and I'm ok with that. And I will never pass up an opportunity to paint Sam's tits. ❤️

Gustav Dure's gorgeous engravings for Dante's Divine Comedy were one of the first things @saltbind referenced. I love them, too, and ended up turning some of my character concept sketches into illustrations that have a little bit of that woodcut feel to them.

Top row is Dean, Boy King Sam, and Ruby's demon form. Bottom row are Meg and Bela (I'm a little in love with this Meg).

Alastair was one of the first things I drew because I just cannot resist a good creepy monster.

In Hell's archives, there's definitely a manuscript that details Sam's journey. Here they recorded a tormented Dean and a righteously vengeful, into-his-powers Sam.

Added bonus, close-up shot of Cerberus, because he's just so damn cute.

@spnproshipbang

[jr222art]

ZDZISLAW BEKSINSKI / Animation + Music = JOEL REMY 222

[with-the-same-tattoos]

About

Hi! I’m Kanerva, but you can just call me Kani. 23 yo, they/them. I’m a graphic design / illustration student, but mostly here to hang out in fandoms, mess around and such :) I doodle & draw fan art but also a lot of my own ocs. I also get like really overly rambly sometimes, I technically write hc/imagine kinda stuff but very chaotically.

Basic DNI applies. I might take a lot of time to reply to stuff, apologies, I get anxious about really silly small stuff :’)

This is a mostly sfw blog, anything else is tagged #notsfw. I have some really weird aversion issues when it comes to notsfw stuff that come and go, please keep any notsfw asks /messages on the softie side :)

Find me elsewhere...

Work / art instagram: kani.graphics

Personal instagram: with_the_same_teeth

Daydream tumblr: kani-daydreams

Interests, fandoms etc. and their tags

Slashers, horror movies (#slashers). Favourite movies are Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1 & 2 and House of Wax 2005. Love Chop Top Sawyer (and the rest of the Sawyers), Vincent Sinclair, Brahms Heelshire 

The Magnus Archives (#tma). Domain of the vast / the lonely. Absolutely love Peter Lukas, Jared Hopworth and Gerry Keay.

General art (#art). Grew up in an artsy family and all. My favorite artists are  Zdzisław Beksiński, Remedios Varo, Denis Forkas.

History. Very scattered, but I have a great love for reading & hearing about history. My favorite things to learn about is the Minoan culture, the entirety of the Mediterranean bronze age history.

Art tags for specific content

General art tag: #kaniart

Fandom art tags...

Slashers, horror movies, slasher characters: #slasher-art

The Magnus Archives: #tma-art

Oc art tags...

General oc tag: #kaniocs

Worlds / verses tagged by “ow: ____” (eg. ow: radio), and characters “oc: ____” (eg. oc: pestilence). I’ll eventually make an about page for short introductions.

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Surreal Paintings by Mariusz Lewandowski

Mariusz Lewandowski was born in 1960, in Działdowo, Poland. He currently lives and creates in a small town in the north of Poland and is an outstanding representative of contemporary art.

For the ideas of my work, I embark on the deepest layers of the subconscious. The works that are being created in this way often depict phenomena that the human mind can not explain. I hope that the paintings I have the pleasure to present to you leave the spectator a place for your own thoughts and interpretations. My favorite painter who most inspires me is Zdzisław Beksiński.

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[hyannah]

Anon Archives vol. 1

I really value communication with you guys, but I also don’t want to clog everyone’s dashboard. To fix this I’m going to be compiling anon messages into archives unless I feel they they should be answered separately. To receive a quick response, feel free to message me off anon so I can reply privately :) *smooches*

I think my lineart tool is just the default brush with max density and 10% min size. Here’s the settings for my two most used brushes :).

It’s a universe set entirely apart from our world and history - think of it more as a dark fairytale. In terms of aesthetics, though, I’d place it around 1880s-1900s. 

Not all that different from the way a lot of artists use them! Just clipping masks with the texture layer set to “overlay” and opacity between 15-25 depending on the scale of the canvas. I’m very picky about my colours so all my textures are b&w to not mess with my hues.

“Stop, sto-” Wolfe manages to choke out around the blood coating the inside of his mouth, finally gaining control over his broken body as Ghasper’s influence retreats back into his bloodstream. Coward, he growls inwardly, and receives a mocking chuckle from the hound that reverberates from the very core of his being. Hunter towers tall and unmoving over him, eyes glazed magenta with Mallory arching proudly over his shoulder like a silent guardian. His usually full and luscious lips are contorted into a vicious snarl, sweat-drenched garb clinging to his sculpted thighs. Thick, toned, manly thi - [UNKNOWN FORCES VIOLENTLY WRENCH MY KEYBOARD FROM MY HANDS AND I’M FORCEFULLY ESCORTED FROM MY BLOG] 

Thank you very much! When I was 15 I studied a 3-year course at WCS and graduated in 2015 with a degree in graphic design. I articulated straight on to 2nd year at University of the West of Scotland where I studied computer animation. It focused mostly on 3D. It’s not a specialised art school or anything but it doesn’t have to be - remember that if you plan to study art. I plan to go back to get my honours degree after my gap year! I graduate with my regular diploma in November I think.

That’s okay, anon! Believe me, just having people think of my characters as cosplay-able (what) makes me so happy. Thank you!

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my stuff. I hope I can continue to please you in the future :’) I’m totally not worthy of those sweet words u///u.

Thank you for your suggestion! I’ve seen a few webcomics do something similar, now that you mention it. I’m not so sure how I feel about cross-platforming my comic just yet, since I like the idea of a “central hub” of sorts...at least for the first few chapters. Tumblr does offer a lot of customizability (that’s not a real word Heather) but I think I’ll stick to Tapas or Webtoons for the moment! I really value your insight though, thank you.

Thank you very, very much! Oh man, I’m not really sure I’m the person you want to be taking any solid advice from, but I’ll give it a go. I consider myself way more of an illustrator than an animator, so I’ll give you drawing advice.

Be open to all kinds of art. Even if you live and breathe cartoons and character design, you’ll be surprised by how much you’ll learn just from taking the time to observe and appreciate things outside your own interests. I’m a dyed in the wool character illustrator and digital artist, but I can’t tell you how many hours I’ve spent marvelling at H.R Giger and Ilya Repin’s work. You don’t have to become a fine arts connoisseur by any means, but it helps to be open minded.

If you’re at the awkward in-between stages of your art - where you can draw with relative confidence but you’re struggling to find your individuality - try making influence maps. These helped me so much when I was 14 and going through my first “style crisis” where I hated everything I drew. This was because I was ignorant to my own interests. What do I love about my favourite artists? What gets my blood pumping? Why is it that I love vibrant colour pallets, cartoons and expressive eyes, but also marvel at the gritty eldritch atmosphere of Zdzisław Beksiński’s hyper detailed nightmare paintings? Is that even normal? It is. Variety is great as an artist and knowing what you as an individual like and dislike is invaluable.

When you draw, try and minimise the amount of times you take your hand off the page. If you’re prone to “flicking” your pen a lot, it can make your lines look inconsistent. By training your hands to make confident strokes, you’ll get cleaner drawings and learn to work faster.

If you’re a sensitive person then art can be a surprisingly difficult hobby to maintain, as you’ll find your emotions bleed out into anything you create. This is great for naturally driven people who can channel their frustration and insecurity into bettering themselves, but some people are fragile. That’s okay. There’s no shame in feeling overwhelmed. It’s alright to put the pen down and take a break for a while. Just promise me you’ll pick it back up again.

Gesture drawing is great for learning anatomy. Instead of getting caught up in having proportions/details perfect, try to instead focus on the pose in its most basic form. Capturing the momentum and direction of the body can give your drawings a more fluid look and reduce rigid characters.

Well, that’s just a bunch of really weird and vague tips but I hope it helps. It’s a broad topic to cover...if you need anything more specific then I’ll help as best I can :)

I think people need to tone down their virtue signalling and let people enjoy themselves. This is why people are too afraid to have fun anymore, and why merciless cringe culture is going to haunt young kids into adulthood. Animation memes will fall out of popularity like every fad in existence has done before it and you’ll get your wish.

[2001hz]

Photography By: Zdzisław Beksiński (1957)

[jr222art]

Original : ZDZISLAW BEKSINSKI  ::  Animation : JOEL REMY GIF

[jr222art]

Zdzisław Beksiński ::: JOEL REMY 222 gif