Welcome to Para Bellum

My name is Lyri, and on this site, you will find many pieces of art based on the television shows Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Supernutural, Leverage and others, as well as pieces featuring various actors, actresses and singers.

All the art work on this site - as well as the items for download and use by other artists - are created by me, and must not be reposted anywhere without my consent.

That being said, thank you so much for visiting Para Bellum. Please leave a comment on the tagboard.

May 14th, 2012

So, new layout. While I loved my Dean layout, it just seemed way too dark, and ended up making me depressed every time I checked the site, lol. So, something bright and shiny for a while, featuring the ever lovely, Sam Winchester. What can I say, I'm a Sam!Girl at heart.

I've got Six new pieces of art to add today, as well as two new Banners that have been added to that section, if you want to check those out.

Red: I'm not a huge fan of 'Conversations with Dead People', but I have to admit, it's a seriously creepy episode, especially this scene right here. I tried to keep it dark and grainy, focusing more on the emotions from that scene, Dawn's terror at what's happening to her and trying to push past that so that she can save the being she thinks is her mother. I kept the wall textless and used a cap of the writing on the wall and took the title from that as well.

Against You: From the same episode as 'Red', this time from later in the same scene, when Dawn comes face-to-face with who she thinks is her mother. It's an important scene for Dawn, as it set up the scene later in the season when Dawn decides to not choose Buffy before Buffy can not choose her. I kept the scene light as it reflects Dawn's happiness at seeing her 'mother' again, but I used dark greens and awkward angles to show that all isn't right.

Broken: SPOILERS! For BtVS Season 9. If you haven't read it, stop reading this. If you have no intentions of reading it, be forwarned before you continue, lol. So, yeah, Buffy's a robot. No, really. And recently, her arm was torn off and replaced with a spare. This isn't really anything more than a reflection of that scene. The text and title come from Buffy's feelings during this season. That she's broken and damaged and unable to live a 'normal' life. The fact that she's a robot and didn't even notice just proves to her how right she is.

Stay The Same: Simpel manip. This is just a simple wall to show how Buffy's feeling in S9 - probably how she's felt throughout most of her life. She watches everyone around her change and grow, while her Calling prevents her from doing that.

Arms of a Sister: Buffy and Dawn seem to estranged lately, that I just wanted to do something that reminds us that they actually are sisters. There haven't been very many sister moments, so this is sort of like a snapshot of their life.

Broken Boy: Wallpaper to match the new header. This is actually a remake of a piece I did a few years ago (fitting, given my current challenge at Buffy-Forums). While the older piece was a lot daker, I wanted to make this one brighter, while still focusing on the fact that all is not right with Sam, and maybe never will be. He's hoping Season 8 will bring him (and Dean) better luck.

Check out all the new art on the left.

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May 1st, 2012

Been a while since I updated.

First, I've got three new Gradient Sets and three new Textures so please check those out.

As for the art, I'm adding Eight new pieces today.

I Killed Angel: Simple BtVS piece from 'Selfless'. I wanted to focus on that moment, because it's so significant to Buffy. It shows that she still hurts that she was forced to do that, even after all these years and even though she knows that Angel didn't stay dead.

The Destroyer: Nothing special. Just a simple Connor piece.

Face of an Angel...: Again, nothing special. I wanted to make an Angel piece using this image for a while. I wanted to deal with the negative space rather than the positive. I like the result.

Perdition: This piece was for a challenge in which we had to base a wall on one of the five senses. I chose 'Touch' and came up with this scene, when Dean discovers the handprint on his shoulder. I wanted the piece to be dark, to reflect Dean's confusion as to why and how he's back.

Lower the Volume: Another five senses challenge piece. Based on the same episode, I want with 'Hear' this time and focused on this scene, when Castiel tries to talk to Dean for the first time. I used the broken glass texture to show how loud Cas was being.

Road to Nowhere: Simple character piece of the boys. I wanted to show their travels over the country, hence the maps in the background, and the 'Road to Nowhere' lyrics is supposed to represent how they can never move on.

Felicia Day: Nothing more than me jumping on the Felicia Day bandwagon, lol. Tried something new with this wallpaper, not sure if I succeeded, lol.

Meg: I love Meg 2.0, as unpopular as she might be. Something simple to show how great I think she is.

Affiliate Update

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