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Bandom Summer Blowout
Sep. 15th, 2022 12:44 pmAnother plug from this past challenge season!
Bandom Summer Blowout was borne from the discourse of this past BBB run, and is essentially the same thing, but more inclusive and I believe the wordcount requirements were shorter (I wanna say 15k rather than 20k), possibly among other things. The outcome was extremely small compared to BBB, but it was quite organized and consistent, which I liked. I hope it will come back around next challenge season, despite the small turnout.
Regardless, I chose the story But The Past Ain't Through With You by Fontainebleau, which is set in 2021. Basically, the guys of my chem are brought together by the sudden appearance of their most iconic doppelgangers of the past in the midst of a dysfunctional attempt at writing a new single. As they navigate the confusion and drama of their past selves' reactions to the present, the guys struggle to understand why this is happening and how they'll manage to get the doubles back to their own times. It's not my favorite characterizations of the guys and there's a decent bit of suspension of disbelief, but it's a fun story nonetheless with loads of introspection of the band's past and such. There is also a very slight inclusion of Frank/Gerard in the last chapter, with a brief scene that gets a little spicy, however it's a pretty solid T+ rating, and there's not an extremely clear resolution for the ship or the plot at large. Despite this, the open ending does not leave it feeling unfinished, and I was satisfied with it.
This was largely written before foundations of decay was put out, so things were still very up in the air about what to expect and such. The story is very much suspended in that unsureness we were all feeling during the lull before the tour, so it's definitely a product of its time, and is very interesting to look back on.
Anyway, on to my complementary art, which depicts Frank's doubles' reactions to seeing their future bandmates for the first time-- for context that does not really give much away, they are in a tour bus they rode from Jersey to LA, only just arriving to Ray's house (where they've all congregated) to see everyone and their doubles are waiting for them on the front porch.
Well... I made this before the piece I did for BBB, and it shows. I was still getting the hang of digital art and didn't really know much about textures or which brushes would look best, and though I learned a lot about layers in the piece, I. really don't like how it came out stylistically. I was also coming off of a multi-month artblock, so that didn't help. To me, this just doesn't look like something I would draw 😅 the way it's lined and colored is very sterile and lifeless, and revenge frank is the only frank I am happy with, regardless of the quality of the other elements.
To be fair, I think the piece objectively goes well with the story, and without knowing what my other work looks like anyone would think it's a decent illustration. And it is! It's a fine drawing! Just not one I'm particularly happy with. However, Fontainebaeu was very happy with it and that's all that really matters. That's the real purpose of all of this!
Anyway, definitely check the story out if you feel like reminiscing 2021 or just enjoy a good old fashioned time paradox doppelganger fic. Otherwise, that's my plug for today. That's the end of my challenge works for this year; however, I do have some from last year that never made it on here-- I might make similar posts for those at some point, as there's definitely lots to say on them.
Bandom Summer Blowout was borne from the discourse of this past BBB run, and is essentially the same thing, but more inclusive and I believe the wordcount requirements were shorter (I wanna say 15k rather than 20k), possibly among other things. The outcome was extremely small compared to BBB, but it was quite organized and consistent, which I liked. I hope it will come back around next challenge season, despite the small turnout.
Regardless, I chose the story But The Past Ain't Through With You by Fontainebleau, which is set in 2021. Basically, the guys of my chem are brought together by the sudden appearance of their most iconic doppelgangers of the past in the midst of a dysfunctional attempt at writing a new single. As they navigate the confusion and drama of their past selves' reactions to the present, the guys struggle to understand why this is happening and how they'll manage to get the doubles back to their own times. It's not my favorite characterizations of the guys and there's a decent bit of suspension of disbelief, but it's a fun story nonetheless with loads of introspection of the band's past and such. There is also a very slight inclusion of Frank/Gerard in the last chapter, with a brief scene that gets a little spicy, however it's a pretty solid T+ rating, and there's not an extremely clear resolution for the ship or the plot at large. Despite this, the open ending does not leave it feeling unfinished, and I was satisfied with it.
This was largely written before foundations of decay was put out, so things were still very up in the air about what to expect and such. The story is very much suspended in that unsureness we were all feeling during the lull before the tour, so it's definitely a product of its time, and is very interesting to look back on.
Anyway, on to my complementary art, which depicts Frank's doubles' reactions to seeing their future bandmates for the first time-- for context that does not really give much away, they are in a tour bus they rode from Jersey to LA, only just arriving to Ray's house (where they've all congregated) to see everyone and their doubles are waiting for them on the front porch.
Well... I made this before the piece I did for BBB, and it shows. I was still getting the hang of digital art and didn't really know much about textures or which brushes would look best, and though I learned a lot about layers in the piece, I. really don't like how it came out stylistically. I was also coming off of a multi-month artblock, so that didn't help. To me, this just doesn't look like something I would draw 😅 the way it's lined and colored is very sterile and lifeless, and revenge frank is the only frank I am happy with, regardless of the quality of the other elements.
To be fair, I think the piece objectively goes well with the story, and without knowing what my other work looks like anyone would think it's a decent illustration. And it is! It's a fine drawing! Just not one I'm particularly happy with. However, Fontainebaeu was very happy with it and that's all that really matters. That's the real purpose of all of this!
Anyway, definitely check the story out if you feel like reminiscing 2021 or just enjoy a good old fashioned time paradox doppelganger fic. Otherwise, that's my plug for today. That's the end of my challenge works for this year; however, I do have some from last year that never made it on here-- I might make similar posts for those at some point, as there's definitely lots to say on them.
