2012 Spn-J2-Xmas_Exchange - Douce France
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smallworld_inc2012 Spn-J2-Xmas_Exchange - Douce France
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obstinatrix who took the time to beta my work!
Douce France Q&A
Where does the title come from and what does it mean?
Douce France is the name of a very famous French song sung by Charles Trenet. It means "Sweet France" and was written in the 1950's.
What do the sentences in French in the comic mean?
I couldn't put asterisks everywhere to write down the translation in the comic so here are the translations:
- P.1 (Cover):
Douce France: Sweet France
- P.5:
Andouille: dumbass
- P6:
T'es vraiment qu'un con!!: you're really a jerk!!
-P.9:
Tu t'en souviens: do you remember?
Et c'est reparti: here we go again...
The Nationale 7 (National Road 7), is it that famous in France?
It is. It's the road French people used to take to go on vacations in the South during the summer vacations. It goes from Paris to Menton (a small town near Cannes, the town where there's the International Film festival). It is linked to a certain idea of nostalgia, good times spent with your family in a period that seemed easier. It has become the symbol of a certain way of life "à la française" and of the "Trente Glorieuses" (The Glorious Thirty). French singer Charles Trenet (the singer of Douce France) even sung a song about it, called Nationale 7.
Who's the guy between Cas and Dean on page 11?
Bertrand Delanoe, the Maire of Paris. One of the rare democrat Maire of the town is famous for his "Paris Plage" (a big artificial beach built in the middle of Paris for all the Parisians who can't go on vacations) and also because he's one of the only French politicians to be openly gay. The Republicans were sure Bertrand would never get elected because the French are conservative and that they wouldn't vote for a gay politician. Not only he was elected Maire of Paris twice but according to practically all the surveys, nobody gave a shit about his sexual
orientation. The French Republicans didn't understand that the only thing Parisians wanted was someone who wasn't corrupted like the preceding Maire.
So, same-sex marriage isn't legal in France?
Not yet, as I said in the disclaimer, but we are close. Well, "close"...the project will be discussed next year at the French senate, but it will be hard because some Members of Parliament and Maires (Democrats and Republicans) are against. According to them, if the project is adopted, it's the end of our civilization and family as we know it, the Cylons will attack, the zombie apocalypse will finally happen and Jensen will loose all his freckles. Long story short, the day the gays and lesbians will say "I do" is not for tomorrow in France.
Castiel, does it really sound like the name of village to you?
As a French, yes, a lot.I am not completely wrong because Castiel is the name of a village in Switzerland.
Tools of the trade
- Photoshop CS
- Painter 12
- Photography (Photo paintover on the cover and logo of Paris Match magazine, p.4)
Voilà! That's it for this year!
See you soon.
Title: Douce France
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Genre: AU
Rating: PG
Medium: Art
Notes: Drawn fordoctorfunke for the prompt "Fifties au, Dean is an American expatriate and meets Castiel in France, a lot of classic romancing and traveling!"
Summary: Dean Winchester is a 22 year old American student sent to France by his parents to explore the country. After only a couple of weeks spent in the land of Camembert he falls for Castiel, an eccentric young Frenchman who is travelling south in his caravan.
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Genre: AU
Rating: PG
Medium: Art
Notes: Drawn for
doctorfunke for the prompt "Fifties au, Dean is an American expatriate and meets Castiel in France, a lot of classic romancing and traveling!"Summary: Dean Winchester is a 22 year old American student sent to France by his parents to explore the country. After only a couple of weeks spent in the land of Camembert he falls for Castiel, an eccentric young Frenchman who is travelling south in his caravan.
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A big thank you to
obstinatrix who took the time to beta my work!***
Comic
If you want to download the 12 pages at once, you can do it on Mediafire HERE
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
- Page 7
- Page 8
- Page 9
- Page 10
- Page 11
- Page 12
If you want to download the 12 pages at once, you can do it on Mediafire HERE
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
- Page 7
- Page 8
- Page 9
- Page 10
- Page 11
- Page 12
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Douce France Q&A
Douce France is the name of a very famous French song sung by Charles Trenet. It means "Sweet France" and was written in the 1950's.
What do the sentences in French in the comic mean?
I couldn't put asterisks everywhere to write down the translation in the comic so here are the translations:
- P.1 (Cover):
Douce France: Sweet France
- P.5:
Andouille: dumbass
- P6:
T'es vraiment qu'un con!!: you're really a jerk!!
-P.9:
Tu t'en souviens: do you remember?
Et c'est reparti: here we go again...
The Nationale 7 (National Road 7), is it that famous in France?
It is. It's the road French people used to take to go on vacations in the South during the summer vacations. It goes from Paris to Menton (a small town near Cannes, the town where there's the International Film festival). It is linked to a certain idea of nostalgia, good times spent with your family in a period that seemed easier. It has become the symbol of a certain way of life "à la française" and of the "Trente Glorieuses" (The Glorious Thirty). French singer Charles Trenet (the singer of Douce France) even sung a song about it, called Nationale 7.
Who's the guy between Cas and Dean on page 11?
Bertrand Delanoe, the Maire of Paris. One of the rare democrat Maire of the town is famous for his "Paris Plage" (a big artificial beach built in the middle of Paris for all the Parisians who can't go on vacations) and also because he's one of the only French politicians to be openly gay. The Republicans were sure Bertrand would never get elected because the French are conservative and that they wouldn't vote for a gay politician. Not only he was elected Maire of Paris twice but according to practically all the surveys, nobody gave a shit about his sexual
orientation. The French Republicans didn't understand that the only thing Parisians wanted was someone who wasn't corrupted like the preceding Maire.
So, same-sex marriage isn't legal in France?
Not yet, as I said in the disclaimer, but we are close. Well, "close"...the project will be discussed next year at the French senate, but it will be hard because some Members of Parliament and Maires (Democrats and Republicans) are against. According to them, if the project is adopted, it's the end of our civilization and family as we know it, the Cylons will attack, the zombie apocalypse will finally happen and Jensen will loose all his freckles. Long story short, the day the gays and lesbians will say "I do" is not for tomorrow in France.
Castiel, does it really sound like the name of village to you?
As a French, yes, a lot.
I am not completely wrong because Castiel is the name of a village in Switzerland.Tools of the trade
- Photoshop CS
- Painter 12
- Photography (Photo paintover on the cover and logo of Paris Match magazine, p.4)
Voilà! That's it for this year!
See you soon.
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Date: 2012-12-10 10:37 am (UTC)I'm really happy you enjoyed the comic so much ^^
Your icon is really funny :D
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Date: 2012-12-10 10:40 am (UTC)When I told you I was REALLY busy with my Xmas exchange, I wasn't lying, huh? Please, roll around in my comics, that's wht it's here for :)
Yes, huh..Sam...I couldn't resist. I thought it was funnier to draw him half bald. And grumpy. Artists always draw Jared with a beautiful smile and a beautiful hairstyle but I decided to change this a bit ^^
Thank you very much for your kind words about my Xmas exchange art ♥
I'm really happy you enjoyed the comic so much ^^
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Date: 2012-12-10 10:51 am (UTC)C'est pas faux. Je prends le train demain, je tremble rien qu'à l'idée d'une grève de dernière minute. J'en ai MARRE. Et le RER B, c'est une galère monstre -_____-
Maintenant gardons les doigts croisés pour que le mariage gay soit enfin légal par chez nous dans un très proche avenir,
Quand je vois le BAZAR monumental que c'est en ce moment dès qu'on aborde le sujet, je me demande si ça va être légalisé un jour. Très franchement, les très catholiques Espagne et Portugal ont légalisé le mariage gay et les pays ne sont pas écroulés pour autant! (enfin, si, mais à cause de la crise, pas du mariage pour tous xD ). Ça va faire comme pour tout en France: ça va passer aux forceps, les gens vont râler pendant 2 jours et après on en parlera même plus!
J'avoue que maintenant que je lis ton commentaire, je reconnais ne pas y être allée de main morte sur les clichés concernant la France. Le marcel de Cas, le vin, les grèves...Mais en même temps, c'est tellement français. Ça aurait été dommage de ne pas inclure tout ça ^^
Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire très sympa sur ma BD ^^
no subject
Date: 2012-12-10 10:52 am (UTC)Ha! Ha! Sammy at the end, I couldn't resist! xD
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Date: 2012-12-10 10:55 am (UTC)J'avoue que comme je parlais "voyages" dans ce comic, (et en plus, voyage dans les années 50), je ne voyais pas comment je pouvais laisser de côté la Nationale 7. C'est une telle page d'histoire dans la mémoire collective ^^
J'ai du aller à Cannes et Mandelieu une fois, j'avoue que malheureusement, je voyage assez peu en France. Je manque de temps et en plus, je n'ai pas le permis ^^;;
Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire très gentil sur ma BD ♥
Re: enchanted
Date: 2012-12-10 10:57 am (UTC)I really wanted people to believe Sam couldn't be there because he was already dead (I am meaaaaaan ^^). I only have one regret, I should have drawn him in Florida with a kind of Hawaiian shirt ^^
Thanks a lot for your kind words about my comics ♥
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Date: 2012-12-10 11:00 am (UTC)This member of parliament is completely crazy! Is he missing "the good old days" of the 1940's or what? Maybe we should build a time machine and send him there for a while ^^;; Good god...
Thanks a lot for your kind words about my comics ♥
I love your icon, it's beautiful ^^
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Date: 2012-12-10 11:53 am (UTC)I hope that if you come back one day, your stay will be better and that you will find a place too pee when you need to. Toilets are easier to find now than several years ago, you even have guides :D
Thank you very much for your kind words about my art ♥
Glad you liked it and that you loved my "French Castiel" :)
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Date: 2012-12-10 12:00 pm (UTC)Don't worry, I understood what you meant by "old romance tale", that's the kind of atmosphere I wanted for this comic. The key word is "nostalgia", that's why I worked on sepia and brown tones. I'm really happy you noticed this kind of detail.
I love working on the panel with the wedding picture (even if I couldn't help laughing because I've never thought I would have to draw the Maire of Paris one day in one of my Spn comics). I love drawing gore but cute stuff is good from time to time :)
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Date: 2012-12-10 12:37 pm (UTC)Sam wasn't random ;) If you draw a comic about Dean/Cas, people are going to wonder "And Sam?". I just answered the question before it was asked and I loved drawing him as an old man :D
Thank you very much for your kind words about my art.
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Date: 2012-12-10 12:42 pm (UTC)Oh my god, don't tell me about the Chibies. I had more problems drawing these freaking chibies than the rest of the comic! It's hard and it's not my style at all xD Dean is actually pretty hot for a 78 year old ;) I LOVED drawing him as an old man! It was easier than I thought but Cas, OMG, Cas as an old guy? It was really a challenge! I couldn't picture him as an old guy, IDK why!
Thank you so much for the great comment about my art ♥
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Date: 2012-12-10 01:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-10 02:10 pm (UTC)I never would've guessed ;) The end result was awesome and I think they're perfectly gorgeous! Brava, brava, brava!
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Date: 2012-12-10 08:05 pm (UTC)I'm really happy you liked the comic because my main pairing is Sam-Dean/J2. I don't have the habit to draw Castiel (or Misha) a lot so I was afraid to have his likeness wrong ^^
This prompt got completely out of hand. I was about to draw one or two artworks and then, screw it, I decided to draw this short story. I was the right person for the job: I am French and I LOVE the 1950's in my country, it's a great period, very inspirational ^^ I have a lot of books and magazines at home so I didn't have to do a lot of researches.
Thank YOU for enjoying the story. I am really glad you liked you Xmas present!
Merry Xmas to you if you celebrate it and Happy Holidays ♥
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Date: 2012-12-12 04:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-13 02:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-13 05:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-13 07:48 am (UTC)Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your kind comment about my art ♥
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Date: 2012-12-13 07:49 am (UTC)Thank you so much for the great comment about my art ♥
Glad you enjoyed the comic :)
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Date: 2012-12-13 07:54 am (UTC)Glad you loved the colors. I drew this comic as an "old romance tale", that's the kind of atmosphere I wanted to obtain. The key word is "nostalgia", that's also why I worked on sepia and brown tones. I'm really happy you noticed this kind of detail. ♥
Thank you very much for your kind words about my art ^^
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Date: 2012-12-14 06:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-16 05:07 pm (UTC)Thanks a lot for the great comment about my art ♥
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Date: 2012-12-26 03:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-12-26 08:05 pm (UTC)I had a lot of fun drawing Dean holding a lamb! I don't draw this kind of cute stuff often :)
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Date: 2012-12-26 08:15 pm (UTC)I'm very happy you enjoyed it so much!
Thank you very much. :)
Would you mind if I made it into a pdf?
No, no, that's ok, it is not necessary, thank you very much ^^ There is already a PDF version available here if you want:
http://smallworld-inc.deviantart.com/#/d5ncfms