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amberdreams ([personal profile] amberdreams) wrote2014-06-09 10:51 pm

Glittering Prizes - spn_j2 Big Bang art masterpost

Woo hoo! My first spnj2 art masterpost has arrived! This was my pinch hit for the lovely rockstarpeach. It's a J2 romance with hooker Jensen and adorably dorky Jared, and who could resist that premise? Not me...
So you can read the story here or on the teaser, and see the art in situ. There are no spoilers for the story in this set, unless you count a bedroom scene which you know is inevitable, right?
Teaser
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Herewith the banner
Jensen B&W Alley-way
Followed by a couple of text/chapter dividerspeachJen divider
and
crumpled bills divider
And the bedroom scene - fairly SFW as they aren't doing the dirty and have their undies on
tv guide in bed
The whole black and white thing was actually an accident. As you may know, I am a sucker for colour, but I was playing with the alleyway background photo reference for the main pic, and one of the fiddles resulted in what looked to me quite a stunning noire backdrop for my idea of Jensen's silhouette. Thus I ended up running with the whole set in monochrome for a change. The story itself has some dark moments but is generally much lighter in mood than you might expect from the art, so don't be put off!

And for the eagle-eyed amongst you - yes, that is a real TV Guide cover from 1998 with Jensen in DOLs. I found is doing a google search for 1990s TV guides - there's a guy on Flickr who has a virtual catalogue of covers!
Sources for other things - a google image search for male prostitutes gave me the jeans stuffed with money (which was so good I had to use it)
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Here's the alleyway photo (again, a google search)
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And the photo ref I used for the boys in bed (no ref for their faces hence the usual problem with prettification etc! LOL)
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[identity profile] tifaching.livejournal.com 2014-06-09 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Not an art expert by any means but I think the black and white was a good choice. The silhouette in the alley is striking. And the bills hanging out of the pants is a good bit too. The boys in bed goes without saying. And where did you spot a TV Guide from that time?

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2014-06-09 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I love this--the black and white works wonderfully, and I *love* the bills hanging out of the jeans!

[identity profile] cassiopeia7.livejournal.com 2014-06-09 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
LOVE the high-contrast b&w -- happy accidents make for fabulous art! And the divider with the jeans, the bills, and the peek of treasure trail is just delicious! Awesome work, bb!

[identity profile] dear-tiger.livejournal.com 2014-06-09 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
:D That overexposed light, whatever it's called, is awesome \o/ And I love the bills in the pants and the cigarette :D Hee! Very cool. And congrats on posting! Eeeee! *hugs*

I can't remember - are you doing just this one or is there more coming later in ways of BB?

(And hey, you might want to put it under cut maybe. That might not be all that SFW and it opens up right on the F-page.)

[identity profile] dolnmoon.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
This is great.. I'm going to read this fic and now I am even more intrigued. Love the money inside of the jeans.. Great bedroom scene. I love how relaxed they seem and the sweet expressions they have. Great work.

[identity profile] ephermeralk.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome!!! I really, really like the black and white!!

And the silhouette is gorgeous. I've been staring at it for quite some time :D

Also love the bills in the pants and boys in bed! mmhmmm in undies. Just the hint of what's inside!

LOVE IT!!! Wonderful job :D
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[personal profile] meus_venator 2014-06-10 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
That's hilarious!!! The money sticking out of the jeans : DDDD
Can't wait to read!

[identity profile] siennavie.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Ha! The stuffed money is priceless, and that silhouette is striking! And the boys all cuddly with each other is lovely :D

[identity profile] chomaisky.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
You always have great ideas/concepts and make the right decisions! Love the black and white contrast, jeans and Jensen's eyelashes!

[identity profile] zara-zee.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
I love this art! The chapter dividers are fantastic...what a brilliant idea! And I love the crumpled bills and ashed cigarette. The banner is gorgeous. I love Jensen in silhouette! Fabulous work. :)

[identity profile] matchboximpala.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
What a great idea for the banner -- Jensen up against the wall like that in a lonely looking alley. Very evocative. Good job with all of it, and that last picture of the boys makes me very particularly intrigued about the story.

[identity profile] lylithj2.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
Those are awesome!!!!

[identity profile] rockstarpeach.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay!!! Gorgeous, honey! It's cool looking at the pictures you used as templates. Funny, the originals to me look king of boring, but what you've done with them really makes them come alive.

You are awesome, and thanks for being so amazing :)

[identity profile] jillmariej.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
These are gorgeous! I especially love the alley, but the money tucked into the fly of the jeans is also great. (kinda reminds me of the Sticky Fingers cover) awesome work all around.

[identity profile] deansdirtybb.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
This is gorgeous work - I am def running over to bookmark the story now. I love the ally silhouette, and the sweet emotion between the boys in the last one.

[identity profile] jennygeee.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely artwork, now I can't wait to read the fic :D

[identity profile] confuzed.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I myself am not known in the technicalities of the art world. I do however know what looks good. And the alley shot is my favorite!

[identity profile] soserendipity.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely, lovely art set! The banner is just stunning. Love all your choices: black and white, contrast setting, silhouette, font - perfect in every way!

[identity profile] bflyw.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I am so happy to see this art! I remember the summary from the claiming, and thinking that I would like to read that story. I was "this close" to try to claim it - but I knew that I wouldn't do it justice...so I didn't. So happy to see that it got the right artist for it, and that I din't ruin that by possible snatch it before you. Also happy when I see that you were a pinch-hit. Pinch-hit artist doesn't have much time, and I am glad that you could pull this off!

Well done!

[identity profile] sanshal.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow.... these are beautiful! (my personal fav is the alley with Jensen's silhouette)

Thanks for sharing!
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[personal profile] sillie 2014-06-10 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
This is really nice. Love the banner, and the bedroom illustration is really nice as well. Great work!

[identity profile] tebtosca.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm really digging that banner image in the alleyway. I think it sets the tone perfectly! Love the schmooptastic drawing as well! :D

[identity profile] quickreaver.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Good stuff, Amb! I esp. dig the banner; I love silhouettes.

[identity profile] ar-richardson.livejournal.com 2014-06-10 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Gorgeous work, all of it! The alleyway image is my favorite; it's very eye-catching :)

[identity profile] milly-gal.livejournal.com 2014-06-11 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
This is so going on my list to read right the hell now!

Beautiful pieces hun and the alleyway sketch is gorgeous! I'm loving the monochrome theme and I think it was a fantastic choice :)

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