#darkandbrooding

[maurathemage]

Sad Boys

Looking back on all my past crushes, there seems to be a common theme. 

Link (LOZ) - Mute elfy boy

Tobias (Animorphs) - sad bird boy who use to be human

Neo (The Matrix) - sad matrix boy

Louis (Interview with the Vampire) - sad vampire boy

Future Trunks (DBZ) - Sad, time traveling boy

Frodo (LOTR) - sad hobbit boy

Harry Potter - orphaned wizard boy

Gaius Baltar (Battlestar) - sad sciency boy

Jon Snow (GOT) - sad, brooding Lord Commander

Loki (Thor)- emotionally sensitive god boy

Illidan (WoW) - sad demon boy

The entire male cast of Penny Dreadful

Kylo Ren (Star Wars) - does this need an explanation?

Sebastian (Stardew) - sad emo boy

Fenris (DA2) - sad, brooding elf ex-slave boy

Hector (Netflix Castlevania) - sad necromancer boy

Oz (Monster Prom) - sad fear monster boy

[keeblerstudios]

I have a thing for gnarly old trees. Thankfully Governor Nelson has plenty of sweet old twisted trees. . . . . #gnarlytree #governornelsonstatepark #governornelson #lensbaby #lensbabysweet35 #sweet35 #composerpro #sweet35optic #creepytree #forest #foggyforest #fog #foggy #foggydays #moodygram #moodygrams #moodytree #darkandbrooding #macabre #hauntedforest #statepark #madison #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinstateparks #nikon #nikond5100 #creativephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #nature #moodynature #mysteriousforest #spookyvibe

[andrewjamese]

whoosh... sometimes you look up & you realize just how fast everything is moving... good morning & happy monday! a brand new day & I hope yours is wonderful!... #beautiful #chilly #commuting #darkandbrooding #family #friends #hope #love #morning #newday #peace #wet (at Port Union Waterfront Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo9EMABhQyg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=75to4lrpqig3

[andrewjamese]

kinda hard to see the sun through all the wet... good morning & happy monday... a brand new day & I hope yours is amazing!... #amazing #beautiful #commuting #darkandbrooding #family #friends #hope #love #morning #newday #peace https://www.instagram.com/p/Bni4a7gBIZ_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ql18yytr02fp

[dominiquejames]

Construction cranes … • 📷© Dominique James 2017 • www.dominiquejames.com www.dominiquejames.net • #sky #skyporn #dark #darksky #darkclouds #cloudy #cloudyskys #construction #constructionzone #constructionporn #constructioncrane #constructioncranes #crane #cranesinthesky #cranes #blackandwhiteisworththefight #blackandwhiteonly #blackandwhite #blackandwhitepic #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitepicture #bnw #bnwphotography #dxoone #shotondxoone #darkandmoody #darkandbrooding #brooding #moody @dxoone (at Washington, District of Columbia)

[keeblerstudios]

I went onwards in my foggy journey to the Governor Nelson State Park here in WI. The trails were too icy for me (I'm terribly clumsy) so I lingered to wherever I could without slipping. . . . . #governornelsonstatepark #statepark #governornelson #fog #foggyday #foggydays #haze #hazydays #hazyday #moodygrams #moodygram #moody #darkandbrooding #forestpath #path #forest #foggyforest #foggypath #wisconsin #madison #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wistateparks #ig_creativephotography #wisconsinphotographer #icypath #winterinwisconsin #creativephotography #darkscene #creepyforest

[cornybones]

The Fairy Czar-

And without crash or fanfare, it's done. The noir/baroque contrast was a last minute addition that really captures the sensation I was looking for. A king that is dark without an abundance of the traditional evil elements, depending on subtlety and symbolism to convey menace. 

I think this represents between 25-30 hours of work. I lost track after the first couple of sessions because I wasn't able to set a regular work schedule and wound up having to do it in fits and starts. 

This was a fun project to work on. A chance to stretch myself and see what I could do. I'll probably compile all the stages into a later post, but this can be considered the final work.