Jensen's Choice - meanttobe art masterpost

[amberdreams]

I struck gold with both my spn_meanttobe fics this year, and here's the first of the two, zara_zee's awesome biker fic, Jensen's Choice. LINKY to STORY!

Due to poor planning on my part, and overloading myself, I ended up with just two main pieces which I then cannibalised into a set.
NB NSFW!

This first one is a scene relatively early on in the story, and was just such a sexy image, I couldn't resist attempting it.

Here's two alternatives of the banner, with a background


This is the Hellspawn logo/patch

And a close up detail from the banner


The process:
I started with the Hellspawn logo. The cog-like wheel in behind the hell hound is actually a custom Harley wheel insert. It's all done in PS and hand lettered.
Then I found this statue, which made the perfect reference for Jensen in the sex scene.

For some reason, I thought I'd sketch it out in biro. The first version worked well but I'd used lined paper because it was only supposed to be a rough sketch, so I had to try again. As you can see, though I tried to photoshop the lines out, they still show up on the body. Though I actually like this version better, it's rawer and more dynamic.


This is the second version and the one that I used, colouring it in PS apart from the tattoos, which were done in coloured pencil on the biro sketch.
What else? Oh yeah, I used references for both the boys faces, and for the bike (of course! I'm not going to attempt drawing a motorbike without a reference LOL!). And I had to create that pool ball using a plain white one and various overlays because I couldn't find a reference that was exactly right when I did an image search. The things we do for our art, huh?

Anyhow, why are you still here and not reading the fic? *grin*

Comments

[big-heart-june.livejournal.com]

Oh BB! *claps hand over mouth* I don't know what to say.....except for ohmyGOD SO SO SO SOOOOOO GORGEOUS!!! I'm SO IN LOVE. We're blessed to have you ♥♥♥ these make me want to read the fic SO BAD!!

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

Still adore your art for this!!! The logo is inspired. The boys on the bike are fabulous, and the sex scene. Guh. I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!! And did I mention that I LOVE the gif? Thank you so much for suggesting we collaborate on this one. It's been a blast! :)

Any minute now the comm post will go up. LJ is being silly and insisting I don't have permission to post to it when I absolutely do. I"ve pm'ed and commented to the comm. Hopefully Tebtosca will be able to do a reset and get its knickers out of the twist they're currently in!!

Edited to say: Did you get the link I pm'd you? The fic can be found at: Jensen's Choice

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Got it and added to my post! So excited for this one - I LOVED the story!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

The story link has arrived! You won't be disappointed - her jaded-rich-boy Jensen is awesome!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh, awesome art! The bike, the beautiful boys, the tattoos, just all of it! I can't wait to get a look at that fic.

I already know that this is going to be a wonderful collab. Thank you for sharing :)

[tebtosca.livejournal.com]

these are absolutely gorgeous! And HOLY SHIT that first one, dude

thanks for playing with us, bb <3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank YOU for organising it! I love this challenge!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

The story is perfect, hits so many buttons for me!

[blackrabbit42.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, brilliant! One of your best, IMHO.

:)

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Oh honey - that is FANTASTIC! I am completely bowled over by how god damned gorgeous that is, not that I'm surprised at your skills but fuck me, tingles!

[celtic-forest.livejournal.com]

Wow, fantastic!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Why thankee! High praise indeed!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Fuck you tingles? LOL!!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[whiskygalore.livejournal.com]

These are incredible! Absolutely gorgeous and just go perfectly with the story. I love the Hellspawn logo and God, but those boys look beautiful on that bike! You've done an amazing job, well done!!! Xx

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It seems I have a thing for J2/Winchesters on motorbikes...

[kelios.livejournal.com]

gorgeous art, and it complements the story beautifully. (that piece with Jensen in the sex scene is perfect. So hot.)

Thank you!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! The story was very inspiring! :D

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Very cool artset! Love the bold lines in the motorbike drawing and you captured their faces so well, thanks for that close-up! *chinhands*
Nice lines in the banner design too, even without the bonus logo/ball switch, it is very dynamic:)
The tattoos look awesome in both pieces, gosh. <3

[dancing-adrift.livejournal.com]

omg, that nsfw art is *gorgeous*, and the sfw art looks really great too. It's got me really looking forward to reading the fic! Awesome art! <3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

If this encourages you to read the fic then that's perfect! :D Glad you liked it!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I have problems with boldness so it's great you think the lines work that way.

[dancing-adrift.livejournal.com]

It definitely does! I've got the link saved, and I'll read it asap :) And yeah. Loved it. Seriously - *gorgeous* <3

[sandy79.livejournal.com]

Sweet Jesus, they are gorgeous! My dear Amber, is there any limit at all with your talent? *is stunned* Just when I think you can't top it, you just go and do it. *shakes head in laughter* Praise the lord for having you here in the fandom, and for blessing you with so much talent in the first place!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

You are too kind! Thank you!