Fanartist Focus: Lizardspots
| Interviews by Fans | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Fanartist Focus #2 - Lizardspots |
| Interviewer: | MrsRittenrotten for Twinspiration |
| Interviewee: | Lizardspots |
| Date(s): | 02 February 2007 |
| Medium: | Online |
| Fandom(s): | Harry Potter |
| External Links: | Fanartist Focus #2 - Lizardspots, Archived version |
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Lizardspots was interviewed in 2007 for the second in the Fanartist Focus interview series at Twinspiration, a Harry Potter LiveJournal community for James/Oliver and Fred/George twincest.
Introduction
Welcome to the second installment of "Fanartist Focus", twinspiration's very own peek at fanart and fanartists who have chosen to depict aspects of twincest in their work. This time we are fortunate enough to be showcasing the fabulous lizardspots, who, while the quantity of her twincesty fanart output is comparatively small, the quality, as most twincest fans already know, is outstanding! Her Fred and George art "Dance Fever" is one of the most popular pieces in the twincest fandom, and she has the unique ability, like all the best fanartists, to tell an intricate story with her illustrative detail where no story actually exists. Her talent and style is immensely influential on both fanartists and fanwriters, and her popularity within the fandom is legendary. So put on those extendable ears, and join petquality [mrsrittenrotten] now for the privilege of a chat with the amazing artist who is lizardspots:
Excerpts
How did you first get interested in doing fanart in general and slash/twincest art specifically?Harry Potter was the first fandom I came across with a sizeable fanartist contingent - in my previous fandoms I'd lurked and occasionally written fic. When I found out about fanart, I gave up writing and jumped straight in! And I've always been a slasher - my introduction to the concept of fanfiction was via a friend who was also a slasher. Why twincest in particular... I just love the twins! :D They had such a great dynamic in the books and films. It's also visually very interesting to draw them.
How do you most effectively utilize your art to emphasize the twins' relationship (ie: overt sexual activity, seductive facial expression, or subtle gesture/body language)?Of the meagre collection of twins pics I have, two of them have been of the sexy variety. [Ed's Note: particularly hot is Lizardspots' Wet Wet Wet featuring the twins and Harry – NC17 for wonderful threesome/showersmut fun!] I like having the twins mirroring each other's actions subtly, not so that they're identically posed, but so that they seem to easily fit together and complement each other.
The piece you did called Dance Fever is immensely popular among twincest fans on the internet, did you know that? I daresay it's practically legendary.*boggles* I... can honestly say I'm gobsmacked! That's crazy! Hahahaha. :D How awesome! I'm so unaware of the fandom beyond my little Livejournal friends list.
What was everyone's initial reaction to that art when you first posted it?It was overwhelming! I'd never imagined such a positive response. That art was a gift for d_copper on LJ, and my foremost aim was to draw something she would like, and she had asked for the twins in a nightclub. I'm really surprised that it's apparently popular amongst twincest fans, hee! I mean, it was just a pic that I drew for d_copper, I didn't really think about what the rest of fandom would think of it. It was a very enjoyable piece to work on - complete self-indulgence with all the sexy activity and the clubwear the twins are wearing, and then splashing around the colours from the strobe lights in the background. :D