Sharing this headcanon I have in honor of Autism Acceptance Month ♡
Disclaimer under the cut
Disclaimer: I’m aware that the disabled villain trope is problematic in itself and Venable is kind of a jerk, so I’d like to make it 100% clear that this hc’s come from a place of love and care, it is something that brings me a lot of comfort. Also I’m not demonizing these autistic traits (some of which I present myself), nor am I trying to use them to excuse any of Venable’s actions.
I don’t know if anyone is into super thorough behind the scenes looks at creating a painting series, but if you are, I just posted a video going over the entire process of creating the Queen of Horror Storypaintingshere
I did however want to make a post pointing out “hidden” details and the reasoning behind certain creative choices for each piece.
The Medium
Side panel designs are a combination of various wood paneling and shapes seen around the house and staircase
Glass panels are referenced from the glasswork surrounding the front door of the house
Upper wood design is referenced from the dining room chairs
Background design is inspired by wallpaper seen in various rooms
The Journalist
Boarder design is pillars/structural details from the asylum common room
Background is the skylight above the main staircase
The Supreme
Cordelia is specifically drawn/designed to appear somewhere in between her looks from Coven and Apocalypse (but closer to Coven)
Top boarder design is a combination of details from the coven’s outer gates/wrought iron fence
Boarder inspired by various furniture pieces seen in the house
Monochrome colour scheme for optimal Coven aesthetics™️
The Twins
Traditional circus poster vibes
Boarder is referenced from various wood carving details on old circus carts/wagons
The Hotel Guest
Main shape/design is the Hotel Cortez room key fob
Side panel designs are light panels that appear around the hotel bar/elevator
Room 64 plaque
The Actress
Tree design/colouring is based on the My Roanoke Nightmare title card art
Blood moon
Shelby was added/kept in for a variety of reasons but specifically having it be a double character piece helped balance out the overall layout of the series with the twins also being in the second row with Sally in between
The Senator
By far the hardest design to some up with
Honeycomb design based on the various posters/promotional material for the season
Clown group also based on promotional teasers, added to attempt to visually represent the idea of a cult
Bottom banner/ribbon features the cult’s clown masks in an Americana style
The Outpost Leader
Bottom design is a combination of her cane and candelabra
Side candle design is based on candle holders seen throughout the outpost
Upper boarder/background based on the dining room fireplace
Added as much purple as possible into the shadows/overall colour scheme because it would have been a crime to do otherwise
The Painter
Concept was to have the overall design quite literally read as a painting
Background landscape was an attempted guess as to what her final masterpiece could have looked like
Frame referenced from one of her other framed paintings
Lower beach landscape referenced from that beach scene sorry about the footprints in the sand
I completely forgot to mention it in the last post but if you’re interested in seeing more of the AHS painting series, I’ve been documenting the process on my YouTube channel. The video above goes into detail about the concept and plans for all of the pieces in the series. Hope you enjoy!
The 10 year anniversary of American Horror Story seems like a good a day as ever to finally start sharing the finished pieces in the painting series I’ve been working on for the past few months. Here’s part 1 of 9 of Sarah Paulson’s AHS characters.
