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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2007-10-09 06:00:00

Entry tags:

lampblack, team angst

TEAM ANGST ENTRY: Lampblack!
Title: "White Feathers"
Artist: lampblack (Lampblack's 2007 Interview Here.)
Team: Angst
Email: lampblack108 at hotmail.com
Genre(s): Wartime, Alternate Universe/Reality
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG. Large Image: Dial-up users, beware!
Media Used: Ink and Graphite
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yes to everything: Tribute Video, Icons, Archiving

"White Feather" by lampblack

Mod note: POLLS ARE NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SNARRY GAMES.

IMPORTANT: If you rec this picture, link to this POST only, or the artist will not get their proper vote tally, also-we often change links after the Games are over for archiving purposes. The poem quoted in the cut is "White Feather Fallopian," part of "The War is Dead, Long Live the War," by Patrick Jones. Thank you!

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	ships_harry 2007-10-09 10:30 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I still totally adore this. Deceptively simple, and quite wonderful. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:16 am UTC

	seres_mimosa 2007-10-09 10:57 am UTC (link)
	The black and white and starkness and the composition in the trenches are simply beautiful. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:16 am UTC

regasssa
2007-10-09 11:18 am UTC (link)

So awesome. I realise people may be having a hard time getting this, but the wartime reference is so absolutely spot on. I only learnt it recently, whilst researching for questions I did, but it's an image that stood out in my mind too, and I desperately wanted to write it. I'm thinking of slipping it in sidewards to my Postwar fic. *purr*

This picture is just awesome. I love the angle you've chosen on it especially. I think it captures the mood well.

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lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:20 am UTC

	angst001 2007-10-09 11:44 am UTC (link)
	That is so elegant. I was amazed when I saw it back on the community, and I'm still amazed now. The balance between the black and white is wondeful, as well as the balance between shades defined by gradients and shape defined by line. I keep coming back to elegant to describe this because it just seems to fit best. Nice job! Ani_Bester (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:21 am UTC

	secretsolitaire 2007-10-09 11:59 am UTC (link)
	Lovely shading and an intriguing concept for wartime. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:21 am UTC

klynie1
2007-10-09 12:32 pm UTC (link)

I love the composition and your choice to make the piece monochromatic - it fits in well with the historical images that most of us have of WWI.

Your choice to use the white feather is intriguing, given the widely conflicting meanings that it held in that era. I'm glad that you referenced "White Feather Fallopian," since it gave me a context to understand that you were embracing all of the negative as well as positive connotations of the symbol. Quite interesting, especially when you think of the significance of Snape's anger at being called a coward.

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lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:25 am UTC

	tripperfunster 2007-10-09 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	The only 'white feather' I'm familiar with would be of a dove, for peace, so I don't quite understand the significance. runs off to google Regardless, its a lovely pic. I love the barbed wire, next to the Dark Mark. I love black and white art. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:33 am UTC

	ex_ella_bane699 2007-10-09 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	Gorgeous! (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:33 am UTC

	blackboggart 2007-10-09 01:51 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, this is stunning. The bacl and white is beautifully blanced and it's got such lovely atmosphere--it really draws me in. Fantastic work. :) I love it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

blackboggart, 2007-10-09 01:52 pm UTC

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:34 am UTC

	athenakt 2007-10-09 02:03 pm UTC (link)
	This is growing on me the more I look at it. I really like the shading and style you used! (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:35 am UTC

glockgal
2007-10-09 02:14 pm UTC (link)

YES. OMFG this is so much for the win, I wish I could vote! *dances in one place* I forgot to mention the last time I gushed madly, was how fantastic I found the lighting as well. You make the b&w wash look so simple and random, but this kind of shading always takes innate talent and forethought to accomplish, and you accomplished it in spades.

I am totally wanting to own a print of this! *eee*

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	estioe 2007-10-09 02:16 pm UTC (link)
	This is lovely! I like the real life war references you used. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:35 am UTC

	cnary_crem_dght 2007-10-09 02:23 pm UTC (link)
	I love what you do with ink. It's so beautiful and serene. Very Lovely (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:36 am UTC

bluestocking79
2007-10-09 02:45 pm UTC (link)

Wow, this is really quite amazing. I love the balance of black and white and the contrast between sharply defined and shofter-edged objects. It seems fitting. I also love all the WWI touches: the barbed wire, the helmets, the jackets, the trenches. Despite the war raging outside, there's a strange sort of serenity around Harry and Severus.

Most of all, I love the feathers and how very many things they imply, all at the same time. Severus is certainly the ideal candidate for exploring all those meanings!

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lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:38 am UTC

	angelbabecj 2007-10-09 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	Beautiful, touching picture. I love the WWI references, the dark mark in the sky and it being in Black and White, I really don't think it would have been as striking in colour. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:37 am UTC

	ckeeki 2007-10-09 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	I love the mood of this artwork and the feathers make it's meaning ambiguous and thought provoking. Stunning! (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:38 am UTC

	tgin 2007-10-09 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	Wow! The shades, the elegance of black and white... Simply amazing! I love the feathers. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:39 am UTC

	chaeche 2007-10-09 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	I love the serene look on Snape's face. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:40 am UTC

	ariadneelda 2007-10-09 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, what a great idea for an AU! This is simply beautiful and the b&w really adds to the mood. I love how it looks simple and quiet but it's impressive and powerful. :-) Wonderful work! (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:41 am UTC

	ivylady 2007-10-09 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	I like the starkness of the black and white and the shading is well done. It took me a minute to figure out where they were, but I eventually realized they were in trenches. Snape's facial expression is the best. He looks so serene amongst the chaos. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:43 am UTC

	hpdm4ever 2007-10-09 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	Love the black and white! (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:44 am UTC

	svartalfur 2007-10-09 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	Awesome. I love the black-and-white. It fits the hopelessness in the trenches. I love their expressions, and the tenderness of the scene. Brilliant idea for an AU. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:46 am UTC

	themostepotente 2007-10-10 12:30 am UTC (link)
	What a WONDERFUL idea for your prompt, LB. I love the barbed wire up top! (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:44 am UTC

	amanuensis1 2007-10-10 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Oh, how beautiful--the use of black-and-white and shading is perfect, and I love the pure white starkness of the feathers! Snape's tiny smile really gets to me. Lovely. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 03:45 am UTC

	_odella_ 2007-10-10 07:28 am UTC (link)
	Oh, this is so lovely. The simpleness of it is just beautiful. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

lampblack, 2007-10-10 11:33 am UTC

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