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Soldier Boy Is Back!

2025-08-16T10:39:34Z

Our dear Jensen is apparently keeping himself really busy - "Countdown", "Tracker", "The Boys Season 5", and now, he's adding the spin-off/prequel "Vought Rising" to his schedule, starting production this month.

Like on "The Boys", he will play Soldier Boy again, this time set against the backdrop of the 1950s. Amazon Prime has now published the first look pics at Soldier Boy and his team (click the pics for full size):

Jensen as Soldier Boy

Mason Dye as Bombsight

Elizabeth Posey as Private Angel

and

Will Hochman as Torpedo

And maybe I'm shallow, but what on Earth is Jensen doing to look better and better every year? *mind-boggling*

Jensen himself has shared the pic on his Instagram - in his typical fashion XD

Let's celebrate! My blog is 14 years old

2024-03-23T12:23:53Z

Challenge accepted! Here's my random photos

2023-11-03T22:31:10Z

Spock looking at Kirk, from "Star Trek Into Darkness"

Demon Dean is one of my favorite iterations of Mr. Winchester (and Jensen had a hell of a good time playing him XD)

White Collar was not only my first bigger "expedition" outside the SPN realm, it also made me a huge Matt Bomer fan

Once in a while, I like to participate in stock icon challenges (like this one, but I can't remember what theme it was for)

That's David Ramsey. Most of you might know him as John Diggle in the Arrowverse shows, but this one was made for a celeb birthday challenge.

Spring Is All Around - 10+ icons of Spring for gen10in30

2023-04-15T16:59:03Z

ROUND 20 @ gen10in30 :: SPRING

01	02	03	04	05

06	07	08	09	10

Alts:

Notes:
to follow

Old McDonald Had A Farm - 10+ icons of Farm Animals for gen10in30

2023-03-15T03:14:06Z

made for Round 19 at gen10in30

ROUND 19 @ gen10in30 :: FARM ANIMALS

01	02	03	04	05

06	07	08	09	10

Alts:

Come and join us!

2022-08-28T05:14:54Z

You love to create artworks, no matter what size? You want to share your love for your fandom(s) with like-minded people? You want to have fun and marvel at the variety of styles in fanart?

Then you're absolutely right at landofart, your LJ community for all kinds of art. We have from icons to wallpapers pretty much every possible type around, so whatever you love to create, it should be covered ;)

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Rewriting Earth's History - 10 icons of The Eternals for gen10in30

2022-08-17T16:44:48Z

The 10 main characters from Marvel's "The Eternals", made for Round 12 @ gen10in30

ROUND 12 @ gen10in30 :: BLACK & WHITE + COLOUR

01	02	03	04	05

06	07	08	09	10

NOTES

images used in this batch: MCU Wiki

Textures:

- carpenterchild (shiruji on DA): 01 | 03 | 07
- aurora_amethyst: 02 | 05 | 08 | 10
- spud66cat: 04
- violateraindrop: 06 | 09

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Justice, Ancient Egyptian Style - 20+ icons of Moon Knight Season 1 for tvmovie20in20

2022-08-17T09:05:41Z

made for Round 4 @ tvmovie20in20

10 THEMES

B&W Profile	Blue and Purple	Text VS Textless	Hair Porn	Stolen Claim

BAMF/HBIC	In- & Outside The Box	From Behind + Solid BG	Heaven vs Hell	Dramatic

5 CATEGORY (Chain Reaction)

1 (unusual crop)	2 (crop + gold)	3 (gold + hands)	4 (hands + white)	5 (white)

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

1	2	3	4	5

ALTS

NOTES

screencaps used in this batch: cap-that
Texture in 02: scoobyatemysnax
Texture in 07: scoobyatemysnax
Texture in alt08: carpenterchild (shiruji on DA)
everything else: Google Image Search

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Smuggler, Pilot, General - 20+ icons of Poe Dameron for characters20in20

2022-08-10T11:26:32Z

As I mentioned yesterday in my Oscar Isaac set, I can be a bit slow on the intake when it comes to actors. And apparently, the same goes for some characters XD Bucky Barnes is one example, and this daredevil Resistance pilot is another. Sure, I took notice of him when I first saw "The Force Awakens", but he actually made it onto my favorites list only this January, when I finally watched all three sequel movies. And while I love his friendships (or whatever you might call them) with Leia, Finn and Rey, I absolutely adore his relationship with his faithful droid BB-8. This set was made for Round 1 at characters20in20. Enjoy!

10 THEMES

Duplicate	Favorite Cap	Complex	4 Squares	Full Body + Fake BG

Brown	characters20in20	Minimalist	Name	Stars

5 CATEGORY (Provided Pictures)

1	2	3	4	5

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

1	2	3	4	5

ALTS

NOTES

images used in this batch: screencapped, cap-that, screencaps-us, own hoard, Google Image Search

textures used in this batch:
03: cielogris, a cup of graphics, anassa_anemou
05: aurora_amethyst
06: violateraindrop
10: unknown
category set: carpenterchild (shiruji on DeviantArt)
alt04 & 05: aurora_amethyst
alt06: yunhe
alt07: unknown
alt08 & 09: carpenterchild
alt10: tinnny
alt11: violateraindrop

02 - fave ship/cap: I was torn between several ships (mainly the trio, Poe/Finn and Poe/Zori), but in the end I settled on the one relationship we see the most in the movies - Poe/BB-8

AC set: Poe wasn't just part of the Sequel movie trilogy, he also guest-starred on the animated series "Star Wars: Resistance" (where he was, unlike other movie characters, also voiced by Oscar Isaac)

alt02: the same cap from 02, but with a short quote, said by Poe to BB-8 in the beginning of "The Last Jedi"

alt03: runner-up for fave ship - the friendship between Poe, Finn and Rey (cap is from the end of "The Rise Of Skywalker")

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From Guatemala to Hollywood - 20+ icons of Oscar Isaac for celebrity20in20

2022-08-09T06:45:47Z

Alright, I gotta make a confession: I'm, at least when it comes to actors, a tad slow on the intake XD Means I need some time to realize a talent. Like in this case: Oscar's been on the fringe of my attention ever since I saw "The Force Awakens" for the first time, but it should take until the first season of "Moon Knight" to realize what a talented actor he really is. Since then, I've seen a bit more of his filmography - and decided to make a set for the 2nd round of celebrity20in20. Enjoy!

10 THEMES

Blocking	Tropical	Upside Down	Close + Far	Numbers

Provided Picture	Unnatural Colors	Sunny	Provided Font	Vibrant

5 CATEGORY (Favorite Character) - Santiago "Pope" Garcia ("Triple Frontier")

1	2	3	4	5

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

1	2	3	4	5

ALTS

NOTES

Images used in this batch: , , FilmGrab, Oscar Isaac Vault, Google Image Search, with no copyright infringement intended

Texture used in Icon 6:

01 - blocking: 4 pics from different photoshoots
02 - tropical: A still from "The Two Faces Of January" + a pic of a sandy beach
03 - upside down: from a GQ Magazine photoshoot
04 - close & far: small pic from the same photoshoot
05 - numbers: another photoshoot, this time with his birth year (which happens to be mine as well XD)
06 - provided pic: I got one from "Inside Llewyn Davis", and since this movie is a lot about music, I chose a music sheet texture by lookslikerain to work with
07 - unnatural colors: Funny enough, I didn't even have to do anything with this screencap from "Triple Frontier" - it already had this green color, thanks to them flying with a helicopter at night
08 - sunny: I went with the last option for this one - Oscar all smiles during a press conference for "Inside Llewyn Davis"
09 - provided font: to be honest, I had no idea what to do with this theme for a long time XD Lastly, I settled on a still from "In Secret"
10 - vibrant: En Sabah Nur aka "Apocalypse" in the fiery showdown of "X-Men: Apocalypse"

Category:
Since I'm working on separate sets for my two most favorite characters (Poe Dameron and Moon Knight), I settled on a new favorite character of mine - Santiago "Pope" Garcia from "Triple Frontier". I won't spoil the movie for you, but I really loved the fact that he has pretty much the most screentime of all five guys XD

Artist's Choice:
Here, I collected five of his other characters
01 - Abel Morales, "A Most Violent Year"
02 - Duke Leto Atreides, "Dune" (2021)
03 - King John, "Robin Hood"
04 - Nathan Bateman, "Ex Machina"
05 - Bud Cooper, "Suburbicon"

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Shooting Arrows to Tatooine....

2022-04-19T21:58:00Z

A new round is starting over at movieslims, focusing on "Hawkeye" and "The Book of Boba Fett". See you on the flip side!

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Sign up for the new round - Hawkeye & The Book of Boba Fett

ART: Letting Go (You Could Be Happy Now) (Peggy/Nat; SFBB22)

2022-04-08T21:16:28Z

Story link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38252008

Made for this year's Small Fandoms Big Bang (please check out all the wonderful works already posted!)

Cover:

Chapter Headers:

Notes:

Images:
Peggy & Nat: MCU Wiki
Background Cover & Header: screencapped.net (it's actually a cap from a Star Wars trailer)
for all images: no copyright infringement intended

Fonts:
Title: Amandita
Subtitle: Actonia
Credits: Special Elite
Names: Hanaki Script

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2022-03-06T07:18:41Z

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Valentine Greetings from Arendelle - 25+ icons of Frozen I & II for ic_animated

2022-03-05T19:23:22Z

Made for Round 43 over at ic_animated. Enjoy!

smile	friends to lovers	softness	crush	faceless

full body	focus on top	looking back	blending	hurt

friends	hearts	varying distances	roses_rosy	I Love You

chocolate	hug_embrace	ring	kiss	b & w + lighting

vibrant	fave couple	hands	close crop	opening_ending

Icon table generated by Chlor's Icon Table Generator

Alts:

Notes:

all screencaps used in this batch: AnimationScreencaps

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Cover Me In Sunshine - 20+ yellow icons for splash20in20

2022-03-01T05:05:20Z

Yellow is one of those colors that, at least with me, immediately lift the mood. My mind goes to things like sunshine, all kinds of emojis/smilies, flowers and food. This batch was made for Round 27 over at splash20in20. Enjoy!

ROUND 27 @ SPLASH20IN30

01	02	03	04	05

06	07	08	09	10

11	12	13	14	15

16	17	18	19	20

The Eternal Sign of Love - 10+ icons of Red Roses for hush10in30

2022-03-01T02:14:51Z

With everything that's going on in the world right now, I think we need to remember some basic things - things like love. That was my idea behind this set (and the fact that Valentine's Day was just two weeks ago). Made for Round 5 over at hush10in30. Enjoy!

ROUND 05 @ HUSH10IN30

01	02	03	04	05

06	07	08	09	10

Alts:

Notes:

All images from Unsplash, no copyright infringement intended

01 | Bence Balla Schottner
02 | Paolo Bendandi
03 | Engin Akyurt
04 | Keenan Beasley
05 | Carlos Quintero
06 | Avinash Kumar
07 | Rodrigo Machado
08 | Denis Agati
09 | Jamie Street
10 | Zane Persaud

Alts:
01 | Aleksandar Kyng
02 | Aleza van der Werff
03 | Alex Kalligas
04 | Arkadiy
05 | Amirali Mirhashemian
06 | Engin Akyurt
07 | Cristina Pop
08 | Filip Baotic
09 | Fiorentin Stella
10 | Gruescu Ovidiu
11 | Jadyn Smalley
12 | Musicfox fx
13 | Nikita Tikhomirov
14 | Sidney Pearce
15 | Rick Powis
16 | Roksolana Zasiadko

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Little Flying Pieces of Art - 10+ icons of butterflies for gen10in30

2022-02-15T18:40:34Z

for round 6 at gen10in30. Theme was "bugs". Enjoy!

ROUND 06: BUGS

01	02	03	04	05

06	07	08	09	10

Straight Outta Romania - 10+ icons of Sebastian Stan for gents10in30

2022-02-04T21:07:43Z

made for Round 1 over at gents10in30. Enjoy!

5 THEMES

Profile	Tiered	Motion	Guess Who	Latest

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

TJ Hammond	The Mad Hatter	Bucky Barnes	Jeff Gillooly	Jack Benjamin

Alts:

Notes:
all images from my own hoard (read: various sources), no copyright infringement intended

I went with my favorite roles of him for Artist's Choice, so in order of appearance, we have:
1 - TJ Hammond from "Political Animals"
2 - Jefferson/The Mad Hatter from "Once Upon A Time"
3 - James "Bucky" Barnes from the MCU (cap used is from "The Falcon And The Winter Soldier")
4 - Jeff Gillooly from "I, Tonya"
5 - Jack Benjamin from "Kings"

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Hacktivist, Inhuman, Future of SHIELD - 10+ icons of Daisy Johnson for faves10in30

2022-02-01T03:06:27Z

for Round 1 over at faves10in30 Enjoy!

5 THEMES

first scene	pairing	rounded corners	out-of-character	most recent scene

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

01	02	03	04	05

Alts:

Notes:

images used in this batch: FarFarAwaySite, Screencapped.net

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Handing the Bow to the next Generation - 10+ icons of Hawkeye Season 1 for hush10in30

2022-02-01T01:29:23Z

for Round 4 over at hush10in30 Enjoy!

5 THEMES

best scene	heroic	muted colors	villainous	hardest scene

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

01	02	03	04	05

Alts:

Notes:

all caps used in this batch: Screencapped.net

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The Passion of Driving - 20+ icons of classic cars in red for splash20in30

2022-01-28T02:37:54Z

made for Round 26 over at splash20in20. Enjoy!

ROUND 26 @ SPLASH20IN30

1	2	3	4

5	6	7	8

9	10	11	12

13	14	15	16

17	18	19	20

Icon table generated by Chlor's Dreamwidth Icon Table Generator.

Alts:

Notes:

all images via Google Image Search & Unsplash, no copyright infringement intended

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The Rise Of Black Widow

2022-01-24T20:10:16Z

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Sign up for the new round - Black Widow & Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

A new round is about to start at , this time focusing on the movies "Black Widow" and "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker". Hope to see you there!!

The Color of the Sky - 10+ icons of blue jewelry for gen10in30

2022-01-15T15:44:27Z

Made for Round 5 over at gen10in30, where we could claim a color and icon whatever we wanted. I chose blue jewelry. Enjoy!

ROUND 05: COLOUR CLAIM

01	02	03	04	05

06	07	08	09	10

Alts:

Notes:

all images from Google Image Search, no copyright infringement intended

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ART: Thread Of Life (Phil/Clint; Marvel Bang 2021)

2021-12-17T20:58:14Z

Story link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35708584

Cover:

Divider:

Notes:

Images:

Clint: Own hoard (no copyright infringement intended)
Phil: FarFarAwaySite
Background/Divider: Google Image Search (no copyright infringement intended)

Fonts:

Title/Credits: Ambar Pearl
Names: Barton Ink (part of the package)

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ART: A Whole New World (Steve/Bucky; Marvel Bang 2021)

2021-12-17T10:36:23Z

Story link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35744230

Cover:

Dividers:

Notes:

Images:

Background Cover/11 dividers: Infinity Stones by vvjosephvv (DeviantArt)
Background 6 dividers: Infinity Stones by Rakan Khamash
Steve, Bucky: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki

Fonts:

Title/Credits/Dividers: Actonia
Names/Dividers: Avoqado Regular (part of the package)

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