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The Son Of Rage And Love

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[THANK YOU ALL FOR THE FAVES!!!!]

well, i said, if i'm going to hell, and by most Christians' standards i'm sure i am, i'ma go with style.
PLEASE read my comments. there's a lot of story to go into this. and please comment! PLEASE!!!! me need feedback!!!! (not sure which category this falls into...)
13 hours, 45 minutes.
inspired by Billie Joe holding his arms out like he was crucified (no doubt ala his character from American Idiot , the Jesus of Suburbia, St. Jimmy) at the Green Day show we saw last week.
a lot of work went into this, but i should say nearly a third (maybe even more) of those 13.75 hours were spent doing research, especially early on when i was trying to learn about Billie's tattoos.
thanks to *amazing* GD fansites, Geek Stink Breath .com ( [link] ) and Green Day Authority .com ( [link] ) for great photos and insight.
sadly, i never figured out what the tats on the right side of his chest are. there are no clear photos and only weak descriptions, so i got a little squiggly. i dont think Billie'd hold it against me (though i wouldnt mind if he did ;) ). btw, all the other tats are more or less acurate, at least in position and general theme. i dont know exactly where the "idiot" tattoo on his ankle's supposed to be... and there was one on his leg, "CM", that i hadnt even the slightest clue where to put. so i pretended it was on the back of his leg XD
i used ( [link] ) as a reference for Blue and ( [link] ) as a reference for a blue Strat.
i feel bad because i can't find the image of Billie's face i used. it was on some site where a boy was answering quiz questions using Photobucket search query responses. it was black and white with his head tilted back slightly. he looked nice and condescending. anyway, i feel bad, but i MUST confess... i had to trace around his eyes, lips and nose to get the proportion just right. im sorry. :iconomgnoesplz: i just can't do that perspective.
extra special thankiez to ( [link] ) for the chain brush.
he saved my life. that is the BEST Photoshop downloadable brush i have come across in this past week of searching them out. i did nothing but position them to my liking.
Billie himself was hand-drawn on paper with a pencil, which i then took a pic of and traced over in Photoshop. i hated how i did his face, so i committed that great sin of tracery.
i got a little effed up trying to make the text on the banners flow with the fabric. PS's liquify filter is awesome, but eats RAM like a fat guy at a buffet.
"EBPM" was put up there to replace the "INRI" banner on all those crucifixes you see. that was something i decided to do after researching BJ's ink. turns out all three of the guys in GD have it tattooed somewhere on 'em. a million internets and a cookie to whoever comments me with what it stands for.
all the words behing BJ are GD lyrics in case you havent figured it out. each one drawn by hand... or Bamboo i guess. you know what i mean. i had to dig out American Idiot, International Superhits and 21st Century Breakdown to make sure i referenced them all acurately. have fun figuring out which ones came from what song/album.
( [link] ) and ( [link] ) were used as reference for Jesus and the cross.
i wanted to give him a crown of razor wire or something, but frankly, i'm too goddamn lazy, thank you very much. after all i put into this, i didnt want to do any more.
now, i needed references for the proper coloring of a pasty punk rocker torso, as well as a reference for... well... a pasty punk rocker torso. apparently one of my many serious artistic flaws is that, for the life of me, i cannot draw shirtless men. :iconpachycephalosunshine:, my sister, always has something to say on the matter. apparently she has seen a helluva lot more naked men than i have. ima have a talk wif our mom about this.
aaanyway, whatever you do!!!! do NOT google "emo boy" or "shirtless emo boy" with the mature filter off. so *twitch* many.... *twitch* ..penises.... *twitch*.... and what's sad was they all looked underage. (um... the boys. not the penises.) i felt like i stumbled apon an emo kiddie porn site. *shudder*
i liked this one (once again, boy, not penis!) so i used it as reference: ( [link] )... i felt bad for using someone so young and sweet looking as a model like that. it felt kinda weird.
*looks around*
well crap. maybe next time i need an emo torso i'll just use the poster i have of Pete Wentz.... 2 1/2 FEET AWAY FROM ME!!!! ^^; that would have been easier, huh?
oh well...

amazing video here: ( [link] )
lyrics here: ( [link] )
i first heard this song on the Bullet In A Bible live DVD/CD. i'd never heard anything so fucking amazing. it gave me shivers.

BTW!!!! isnt this the most gorgeous picture evaaarrr??? ( [link] )

ps i have never before had a deviation with so many boxes checked under the mature content button ^^;

PPS
please dont no holy rollers get mad at me. just appreciate this as what it is: art. Jesus is my homeboy. whether or not He was the son of any kinda god, He was a righteous dude and i have the utmost respect for JC, his old lady, MM, and what was thier daughter's name? Sarah? her too. coolness.
:peace:

ppps!
Lacy said it, not me: "Thank God that banner was there."


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gweneater564's avatar
Odd question by me, but are you by any chance Tenshi Yami- Angel Of Darkness on fanfiction.net?

By the way, your picture is KILLER! I love it!