Oh Sam - Celebrating Sam Challenge - art fill

[amberdreams]

I wanted to do more fills for ohsam Sammy's birthday celebration, but so far this is it, and it didn't work how I'd wanted it to. Never mind hey!

Title: Pinnacle

Character: Sam Winchester

Rating: Gen

Genre: AU (is that a genre?)

Prompt: aliferous

Coloured version

The texture I used for the colour version is by sirius on Flickr/deviantart - some lovely free textures there.

Black & white version

The background is a much played with photo of a non existent tower block called the Pinnacle which was proposed for a site near Tower 42 in London. I monochromed it then applied a lense flare plus some blurring and scratched effects.

It was all done digitally in PS, even though I'd started out intending to do this in pencil. Some in progress shots and details:

I kind of liked Sam's hand...

I wasn't so happy with Sammy's face, it didn't quite work for me.

Early phase of the drawing before I decided to steam-punk-up his wings.

More filled in and some shading (too much round his face)

Comments

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

I love this! The concept is awesome -- Sam with wings! Escaping and soaring above all the crap! Yeah! And those beautiful arms and hands *sigh* -- and the mechanical-magical wings themselves are amazing and suit him perfectly. Great work!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Glad you liked all the details!

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Epic

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Cheers me dear!

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

OH, Amb! This is really, REALLY cool! I especially love the drawing, period. The first one and and bottom zoom-in...showcases your gorgeous linework. DANG, WOMAN, you've gotten so good!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks petal, that means a lot coming from you! ♥

[jdl71.livejournal.com]

Nice art work.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

I love this, I've seen a lot of art of the boys with wings but never steampunk wings! They are beautiful, as is Sam :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks petal, glad you like it!

[fufaraw]

Love this! Your Sam is beautiful--and the clockwork wings are amazing.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm happy you like it!

[dragonflybeach.livejournal.com]

Love the steampunk wings! I've never seen anyone else give the boys wings like those!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Really? I can't be the first... But yay, glad you like them!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

This is stunning!! I love the metal steampunk style wings which are such a cool addition to the piece. You've captured Sam's hands beautifully, and the likeness is spot on to my eyes. Such awesome art for an awesome prompt!!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much!

[somer.livejournal.com]

Holy shit. No really, HOLY SHIT! This is GORGEOUS!!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'll take your Holy Shitness and thank you for it.

[badbastion.livejournal.com]

amber, this is crazy cool! I love the steampunk wings so much, looks so good with his workaday outfit. His likeness is great, don't worry about that : ) This is so lovely!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the kind words, me dear!

[crucis01.livejournal.com]

Amazing!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Why thankee kindly!

[hugemind.livejournal.com]

Oh man, this is awesome!! The steampunk wings look magnificent! ♥

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! Glad you like it!

[sillie]

Ooh, that's so cool! Love the wings! :D

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Glad you like them!

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

Steampunk freak here -- ADORE the wings!!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Eee! I do love me some steam punk! Visually, it's awesome. Do you partake?

[galwithglasses.livejournal.com]

I love the steampunk wings. It makes me think a bit of Icarus. I like how Sam's hands turned out too. Looks like a cool story prompt.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about Icarus too - I also wondered whether to hold posting this and use it as one of my 3 J2 reverse bang prompts but then couldn't resist posting it regardless.

Of course if anyone did want to write something based on this, I'd be more than happy! :D

[kalliel]

Gorgeous! I especially love the way you did the shading on all the folds and billows of Sam's clothes.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Why thank you my dear! I'm waiting for your next artistic efforts...

[fridayblues.livejournal.com]

omg I'm in love <3 <3 <3 Love his wings! Such a nice (and surprising) touch :)
xxx

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

That's good to hear! :D

[lennelle.livejournal.com]

Such a cool twist on the wings! I love how mechanical and bat-like they are. I can imagine him building them himself, reminds me a little of the story of Icarus, especially with the lighting in the background like the sun. Thanks for filling my prompt, this is really wonderful!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm glad this steam punk version seems to be a hit. And you picked a good prompt, I think I've seen four fills so far!!

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

Amazing. You are so very gifted.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you, my dear!

[blythechild.livejournal.com]

I love your original sketch so much! I'm such a sucker for pencil drawings... I think I like it more than the finished version ♥

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

That's actually digital pencil, but yeah, I kind of like the faintness and cleanliness of it too. Thank you!

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

those wings are really, really cool. and his hands are fabulous!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad those wings were a hit!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

Colour me impressed enough to be super jealous. Love that hun, his bum chin and flowing hair and all the gorgeous little details :D Fabulous!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It took me a moment to understand what you meant by bum-chin - doh!

[casey28.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! I love the steampunk wings. :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

They seem to have a certain appeal! :D