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Art for the rpf_big_bang
Title: Null and Void
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Artist: amberdreams
Author: twoboys2love
Art Rating: PG-13
Art Warnings/Spoilers: Spoilers for one scene in the fic. Dystopian AU.
Characters/Pairings: J2

Story link is HERE!
Twoboys banner city-1-2
The banner was a photoshop construct, everything else is traditional with some PS colouring.

There was a lot of great imagery in the fic, I was spoilt for choice. The story starts in a futuristic domed city, then moves outside the dome, where everything is a bit more post-apocalyptic.

Here's a scene in the Outlands, Jared and Jensen camped out.
TwoBoys draft banner-1

This scene is a little later; crossing the Outlands is a hazardous undertaking...
Two boys outlands rescue scene-1
I know the style of these other pieces isn't consistent with the banner, but that is partially deliberate, to contrast between inside the city and what's happening in the Outlands.

That was all I ended up having time for, though I have a list of scenes I'd have liked to tackle!

Process ramblings:

When I say the banner was a construct, that's exactly right LOL. The building with the globe is made from three times a picture of The Shard in London, and a Malasian science museum. The flyover and the other buildings are from a couple of different photos and I've manipulated them using the transform and other PS tools to make them look right. The whole lot is then overlaid with a multiplied bokeh texture. I used a Blue Lightning TV tutorial to do the metallic text effects.

The other art all started out with pencil drawings, using Aquarelle graphite pencils and washes.
I did Jensen first, and ended up liking this one the best of all the drawings I did for twoboys2love .
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I tried to draw Jared in a similar way, but I just couldn't get him right. This is the first attempt and the one I used in the campfire piece.
IMG_0530
I tried to draw him again but I don't think this one was any more successful really.
IMG_0638
Finally, here's the drawing underneath the PS effects of the falling scene.
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Date: 2017-10-28 04:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jj1564.livejournal.com
Wow, your Jensen looks like Laurence of Arabia! Both he and Jared look so handsome in their head scarves. And Jensen falling down the hole is great, it's almost 3D, I can't wait to read this one! Lastly, I like the contrast between the city and the Outlands,, and I love how you've used The Shard - it looks menacing!

Date: 2017-10-28 07:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Peter O'Toole was an inspiration for this, it's true! :D Thanks me dear!

Date: 2017-10-28 07:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dizzojay.livejournal.com
This is great work - I especially love the futurisstic title banner and the falling scene. I really want to read the fic now :)

Date: 2017-10-28 08:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Thanks me dear! The story has just been posted here!

Date: 2017-10-28 08:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twoboys2love.livejournal.com
I squealed so loud when I saw all this together that my husband came to see what was up! heheh :) I love your art and couldn't agree more with the "Lawrence of Arabia" vibe...exactly what I was trying for! Thanks so much for this!!!!

Anytime you have art you want fic for *cough* feel free to ask! hehehe

Date: 2017-10-28 08:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
ha ha! So glad to hear you are happy with it all! It was a great fic to art for, I wish (as seems to be usual for me) that I had more time.

Date: 2017-10-28 08:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2blueshoes.livejournal.com
Wow your Jensen is spot on, he is so hard to draw. I believe getting the eyes right and the space between the nose and throat is the key and you nailed it!!
I love the banner for the space age feel you managed. And the fall for the sense of shock you have made. Congrats, now to go read the fic.

Date: 2017-10-28 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Thanks bunches! I do occasionally get Jensen just right - wish I could do it consistently!! Enjoy the fic!

Date: 2017-10-28 08:41 pm (UTC)
fufaraw: mist drift upslope (Linus pumpkin)
From: [personal profile] fufaraw
I love all the pieces--and I love the contrast between the drawings and the banner. You're right, it does provide juxtaposition, even before you read the piece. Which I'm going to do right now!

Date: 2017-10-28 08:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Yay, awesome! Hope you enjoy the story too!

Date: 2017-10-28 10:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quickreaver.livejournal.com
You did such a GORGEOUS job on that first Jensen portrait, holy crow. His eye alone is perfection!

Really, great job all 'round, lady!

Date: 2017-10-29 08:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
You how sometimes things just WORK. It was frustrating, though, because then I wanted the Jared one to match and nah. It just wasn't happening! LOL

Ta muchly!

Date: 2017-10-29 05:16 am (UTC)
ext_12410: (spn - dean's :D face (by dev_earl))
From: [identity profile] tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com
i love the banner! it's really futuristic-looking and the texture is pretty fantastic. and the boys around the campfire look gooood. jensen is especially gorgeous.

Date: 2017-10-29 08:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Thank you!! I was so pleased with the Jensen portrait then Jared's was just meh. Swings and roundabouts, hey.

Date: 2017-10-29 07:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hugemind.livejournal.com
Oooh, these look so good! The difference between the city and the Outlands really makes me want to read the fic! :D

Date: 2017-10-29 10:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
yay that's great, it means I'm doing my job as an artist if I'm tempting you to read!

Date: 2017-10-29 11:22 pm (UTC)
sillie: (BigBang2010AmriaDean)
From: [personal profile] sillie
Oh, these are all lovely, but your Jensen portrait is def. my favorite. :D

Date: 2017-10-30 08:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
It's mine too! Now why can't I do that all the time? LOL!!

Date: 2017-10-30 07:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zara-zee.livejournal.com
Awesome! And I love the contrast between the shiny pretty 'fake' world and the dirty gritty 'real' world! The portraits are simply stunning.
The story sounds great, but your art has really wet my whistle, so mission accomplished! :)

Date: 2017-10-30 08:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Yay! My work here is done... :D

Date: 2017-10-30 08:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] milly-gal.livejournal.com
Oh MY I love those :DDD You never cease to amaze me :D

Date: 2017-10-30 10:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] milly-gal.livejournal.com
I'm kind of glad my arting obligations are done for the year, lol. I think next year I might JUST do Inktober and nothing else all season ;)

Date: 2017-10-30 11:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
I hear ya! It's hard enough to come up with an idea for each day's prompts without having other artings going on at the same time.

Date: 2017-10-30 11:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] milly-gal.livejournal.com
Seriously, last year art, this year fc, next year TIME OFF ;)

Date: 2017-10-31 12:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madebyme-x.livejournal.com
The profile picture of Jensen is especially beautiful, and I loved the action one as Jensen falls, you really captured a sense of movement there. Gorgeous art!

Date: 2017-10-31 12:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Thank you! I was really chuffed how that profile turned out - less so with the falling one as the likeness wasn't really there. Wish I could get that more consistent! :D

Date: 2017-11-03 01:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rockstarpeach.livejournal.com
Amazing! That one of Jensen is absolute perfection.

Date: 2017-11-03 09:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Thank you! And hello you! *waves madly*

Date: 2017-11-03 11:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] masja-17.livejournal.com
The art is GORGEOUS! Loved the scenes you chose to make!

<3

Date: 2017-11-04 02:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] equally-dour.livejournal.com
great work!

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