Big Bang Artwork: Rat and Sword Go To War

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Title: Rat and Sword Go To War
Artist: heverus

Comments

[heverus.livejournal.com]

So glad you like it! It threw me through a loop a bit -- there's SO much to your story that capturing it in an image became an overwhelming prospect...especially since I knew the art had to live up to such an epic series of fic. And knowing your relationship with visuals, it didn't feel right to throw faces on the characters. So I decided what I needed to do was strip the story down to its essence and try to capture that symbolically rather than a more literal manifestation. I'm truly happy that you approve -- the last thing I wanted to do was to let you down.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

I did notice that you did not go with faces! The symbolism of it is exactly spot on -- but I really had not thought what I did would be daunting or overwhelming -- the subject matter, yes. How can you possibly capture all of D Day in a single illustration? I found with the story that I had to do what you did, strip it back further and further to tell the most basic story possible. So I am not at all surprised that you had to do the same with the art! thank you again!

[heverus.livejournal.com]

"How can you possibly capture all of D Day in a single illustration?" My thoughts exactly! Again, I'm so glad you like it. <3