Art for Craterchest!

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Title: Left Fort Dead
Gift for: craterchest
Artist: sleightofhand
Rating: PGish
Fandom: Team Fortress 2 / Left 4 Dead
Warnings: Violent zombie mutilation!
Artist's Notes: I can never resist a good mashup. The best part is, I'm sure there's a mod out there somewhere that makes this game actually possible.
Summary: Looks like BLU has a few new tactics up their sleeves...

Comments

[dreamlittleyo.livejournal.com]

Wow, beautifully done!

[sleightofhand]

Thanks very much! I definitely had fun on this one.

[ileliberte.livejournal.com]

Ooh, fun picture (erm, maybe not the right choice of word for a picture with spurting blood and fire but you know what I mean XD)! I like the composition a lot and the colors are really well chosen. Also, the little things like the skeletons showing from behind the fire are just awesome touches.

[sleightofhand]

HAH! Well, if it helps, both of these games are incredibly fun even though they both feature lots of spurting blood (and occasionally fire).

I fought a lot with the colours, so I'm so glad you like them!

[noelleno.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, this is fantastic! I love the pyramid composition and the swing of that bat!

[sleightofhand]

Thank you! I went back and forth on which TF2 characters to include, but once I got the t-ball head idea for the Scout, I knew he was definitely in.

[sleightofhand]

Hah, thanks! I do like my violence gleeful, so much more fun that way. :D

[sheepfairy.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, this is amazing in pretty much every possible way ♥!

[sleightofhand]

Wow, thank you very much! It's hard to imagine a better compliment than that. :)

[longleggedgit.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, I love this! The action, the colors, the composition--everything is so energetic and fun to look at it! Makes me wish I weren't too scared to play Left 4 Dead. :)

[sleightofhand]

Oh man, PLAY IT! It's great! I'd definitely do it with friends, though, much more fun (and less scary). I don't think there can be a better bonding experience than surviving the zombie apocalypse together. XD

[longleggedgit.livejournal.com]

Next I am spending time with my friend who has an X-BOX, maybe I will. I'm just KIND OF A BIG BABY when it comes to video games, hahaha. Freaking ZELDA scared me.

[froggie.livejournal.com]

This is AWESOME. Love the color scheme, love the composition, LOVE the motion. Awesome work!

[sleightofhand]

Thank you! They are both such frenetic, action-packed games, so I did my best to get that vibe across in a still image. Glad you like it!

[inknose.livejournal.com]

haha, awesome! never really played video games myself - but I love the color scheme in this, and it is certainly action-packed goodness XD

[sleightofhand]

Hey, thanks! If you are ever looking to get into video games, I would certainly recommend either of these as a good place to start – well, probably more Left 4 Dead, the online play for Team Fortress can be pretty mean to new folks. But I'm glad you like the picture!

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

I love this! so fun and adventuresome, even if it is bloody and full of torches! WHOO! :D :D :D

[sleightofhand]

I like to think that whenever zombies are involved, blood + fun become OTP. :D Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad you liked it!

[22by7.livejournal.com]

Oh damn, this is fuuun. I'm really digging the colour scheme here, with the purple and orange-red. And great composition!

[sleightofhand]

I'm really happy you like the colour scheme – I tend to use a lot of blues, and I worry that I rely on it a bit much, so I tried to do something very different for this one. It was a mental hurdle, convincing myself that orange and purple could look good together. So glad you think it worked out! Thank you!

[karasu-hime.livejournal.com]

nothing says "Happy holidays" like decapitation! LOVE IT!
I really like the pyramid composition and the color scheme.

[sleightofhand]

HAHA I'm putting that in my Christmas cards next year! XD Thanks very much!

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

This is just epic! And I don't know what this says about me personally, but I have the biggest smile on my face just from looking at it now ♥ Utterly awesome~~

[sleightofhand]

Oh man, I don't know what it says about me, but I did keep cackling to myself as I drew it. So maybe we're in the same boat!

[fangirlism]

Lovely composition!

[sleightofhand]

Thank you! So glad you like it.

On a side note, I am in such agreement with your icon right now. That game has eaten my life. XD

[nebst.livejournal.com]

Heee, this is fantastic. The composition is so engaging, and it's just so ... gleeful about the zombie mutilation! And so full of morbid little details! I love it. :D

[sleightofhand]

Oh, thank you very much! So glad you like it. There are always a million crazy (and usually violent) things happening all at once in both of these games, so I did my best to stay true to that.

[craterchest.livejournal.com]

WHOA! THIS IS EPIC!! HOLY CRAAAAPPP!! SCOUT'S POSE IS JUST AWESOME!!

Those guys look like they're having way too much fun!

Thank you so much, secret artist!!

[sleightofhand]

Hey, thank you, you had such a terrific list of requests to work from that I was happy to do this! I'm glad you're happy with the result. :D

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

This is fun--gore notwithstanding. He's so gleeful, and the piece has so much movement and action. I like the zombie that's being turned into a skeleton before our eyes, there on the bottom left. And the arc of the machete at the top there. Awesome!

[sleightofhand]

Hee, thank you! I like to draw violence that makes people laugh, I guess! There are stranger hobbies. Maybe. :D?

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

^___^
Oh god what a great action shot, what a great compositions, and what great coloring. This is just epic.

AND A FLAME THROWER!!
Oh god this is so fun.
Wonderful job!

[sleightofhand]

Hee, thank you! I do think Team Fortress 2 is just about the most fun anyone can have with a flamethrower. :D

[red-eft.livejournal.com]

Love the color scheme, and the expression of the dude in front- there's a guy who enjoys his work.

[sleightofhand]

Heck yeah! I don't think there are many things that the Heavy loves more than his gun, except possibly his sandvich.

[glockgal.livejournal.com]

HEEEE this is so fantastic!!! Love the colour palettes, it's so perfect for the look of both Team Fortress and Left 4 Dead. The composition is fantastic, with the pile of rubble and carnage in the bg and the glee of the dude in the foreground just pulls it all together.

OMG that giant blob-spitting zombie from Left for Dead! FREAKY. XD

[sleightofhand]

Thank you! You should have seen my thumbnails for this, just ridiculous diagonal lines going off in every direction, me going crazy wondering what the hell I had convinced myself to do. XD I'm glad it seems to have worked out OK in the end!

HAHA I hate the fat spitty ones! I don't even remember what they're called now, but yeah – had to sneak one in there somehow.

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

Your comic/illustration style just makes me *so* happy. I could happily stare at this at great length, and I haven't the faintest clue who they are or what's going on. Well, except the zombies, that part is hard to miss. XD Great drawing--and I adore the coloring!

[sleightofhand]

Oh wow, thank you very much! So happy you like my style. :D As to what's going on... yeah, zombies pretty much sums it up. Hee!

[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

What a great, morbid little illustration! I really like the composition of it, the pyramid of flaming junk to offset the arcs of blood and lurching monsters. Great stuff!

[sleightofhand]

Hee, thank you! Yes, this is the kind of picture I show my parents when they want to show off my art to their friends. You can imagine how well that goes over. :D