Cara (aka) Lady Flame ([info]ladyflame_uk) wrote in [info]redhotwords,
@ 2006-06-15 07:16:00
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Entry tags:bishonen/yaoi, buffy/angel, gift art, homoerotica, photo manip

MANIP: 'The Naughty Ward' by Lady Flame [PG13]
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This manip was created for my good friend Cas (aka) [info]virtualpersonal, for her Spander Regency Human AU story 'The Naughty Ward', apart from the fact that I love and adore her, (she is one of my muses, and deserves presents!!), she feeds my bodice trouser ripper kink, which shares the second place spot, with Shibari (Japanese Rope Bondage), in my list of kinks...


TITLE: The Naughty Ward
ARTIST: Lady Flame ([info]ladyflame_uk)
GENRE: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Manip - Historical Romance
IMAGE TYPE: Digital
RATING: PG13
PUBLISHED: 15 June 2006
ARCHIVED: [info]redhotwords
CROSS POSTED: [info]bloodclaim, [info]darker_spike, [info]sxandviolence, [info]sx_toykink, & [info]xanderslash


This manip used two historical romance novel covers as it's base, the main one was from A Rogue's Pleasure, with part of this Historical Collage Wallpaper from romanceandfriends.com merged into the background, then the whole thing was given a new colour scheme, the story synopsis was written by Cas herself, cause I was feeling too brain fried to do one myself, the quotes are from myself, & Cas's beta [info]iadorespike.




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[info]kaleecat
2006-06-15 07:39 am UTC (link)
OMG! I love this. You did a great job with the manip overall, tho spike looks a little 'off', maybe its his expression? (i suspect finding a good source pic was difficult).
the front/back cover is just like the historicals in the store. (i was more of a regency & contemporary harlequin reader myself). I've not run across Cas's story, i must have been living under a rock or something. It is going in my read after work is done in july list.

you did some very nice work with this, i can tell a lot of work went into it. I like the reviews on the back. :-)

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-15 08:42 am UTC (link)
Thank you very much... and you are quite correct it was hard to find a 'spike' face, the 3/4 profile was difficult to find, and I had to match the pose exactly since I was using the base's own hair. Also because he's in the background, the physical size of the face is a lot smaller than the norm, and some of the features loose their definition, which is what makes it seem a little 'off'.

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[info]iadorespike
2006-06-15 08:19 am UTC (link)
Nice job, sweetie! This works perfectly with the story, and I always wanted to be a reviewer on a book cover. *g* I can certainly understand how Cas is a muse for you...she has such great and original ideas for Spander stories. She never ceases to amaze me. :) She's a maniper's dream, I'll bet. *nods*
Thanks for all of your hard work on this...it was definitely worth it.

Anna *hugs*

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-15 08:49 am UTC (link)
Thank you!! But Cas isn't just a muse for my manips, (though quite a few have come about due to Cas's influence), she tweeks my art & writing muse too... the real thank you from this, is that from her 'Victorian Sex Cry' meme last week in her journal, I actually wrote Harry/Draco!! And I'd thought my Harry/Draco had died, since I haven't been able to write that pairing since January 2005!!

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OMG
[info]virtualpersonal
2006-06-15 08:20 am UTC (link)
SQUEE!!!

I really cannot express how much I love this, or how much I appreciate all the work and detail you put into it. It's so realistic, just like a book I'd pick up off the bookshelf... only better, cause I know the writer, and the graphic artist and the reviewer, and it's slash... heee.


You probably did not know this, but purple is my fave color... and you've used it in the color scheme... love love love it.

I'm seriously beside myself, staring at the manip. Great work, really great.

If you have no objections (tell me if you do - no problem), when I finish my next chapter of Ward, I would like to post a copy of the manip with it. In the meantime, I will put a rec and link to your lj.

Lady... you totally rock!

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-15 09:24 am UTC (link)
I'm so glad you like it!! XD

I actually chose purple to match the background of the 'bed' pic, but I did realise later that it's also your LJ colour...

Of course I don't mind if you post the manip with the next chapter, that's the whole point you doofus *LOL* you can even use my hosting if you like, that is if LJ will let you link to someone else's scrapbook.

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(Anonymous)
2006-06-18 11:22 pm UTC (link)
That's just wonderful. :D I love the rich colours. Ditto xxoo

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-24 07:54 pm UTC (link)
Thanks pet... *hugs you lots*

Think if we both won the lottery we could go to 'James Marsters & Friends' *sobs* I really want to go, and I keep getting these emails announcing even more interesting people that are going to be there... bugger!!

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[info]virtualpersonal
2006-06-15 08:28 am UTC (link)
I hope it is okay that I snagged your icon of the manip (with credit of course). I wanted to use it where I pimp your manip. If it wasn't meant to be snagged, I'll swop it out :) Oh God... I am really flying high because of this! *Smooches you*

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-15 09:05 am UTC (link)
You mean the thumbnail?! Please feel free... you can have anything you like for giving my Harry/Draco muse the kiss of life, with your 'Victorian Sex Cry' meme!! I haven't been able to write that pairing since January 2005!! And I have people literally begging me to finish writing Chapter 4 of 'Look Before You Leap'... I have over 100 reviews for that story, and about half of them were written after the author's note explaining why I hadn't updated in like forever!! If you wanna see the relevant story and art, you can find it at [info]look_b4_u_leap, I've been told it's extremely HOT reading... *LOL* even [info]stretfordditto poked me to continue, after reading it on the train coming back from seeing James Marsters, and she isn't even a follower of that fandom!!

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[info]_sharvie_
2006-06-15 08:29 am UTC (link)
That's some nice work. I really like the description on the back with the review. And you picked a great Xander face.

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-15 09:13 am UTC (link)
Thanks... and that is just the perfect Xan face for that manip isn't it!! *LOL*

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[info]kindredspirit75
2006-06-15 12:07 pm UTC (link)
WOW! This is one of the best manips for a story that I've ever seen. The detail is amazing, words fit the theme perfectly, and the boy's poses and faces are just perfect. Kudos.

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-16 06:07 am UTC (link)
Thank you so much for the praise, I can't take credit for the synopsis, since Cas wrote that herself, cause I was a bit brain fried at the time...

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[info]slayerchen
2006-06-15 01:12 pm UTC (link)
I don't know the story (yet) but the manip is very great!

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-16 06:12 am UTC (link)
Thank you... and you can find the story HERE

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[info]mistressslash
2006-06-15 04:53 pm UTC (link)
This is an absolute perfect manip for that story. Now, I can have all three of my fave things - historical romance, slash and Spander!! I love the idea of William being in bed while Alexander "creeps" in.

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[info]ladyflame_uk
2006-06-16 06:29 am UTC (link)
Thank you very much, I was so lucky when I found the two bases, it is quite hard to find ones where it's just a man on the cover... *LOL*

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