Extra art for dimeliora's SPNJ2BB

[amberdreams]

As promised! One more picture to go with the art (HERE) for dimeliora's intriguing spn_j2_bigbang fic.

This was a scene I really wanted to illustrate, and one dimeliora mentioned that she'd like to see.

Dean takes Sam out of the hospital to see the Impala.

This is pencil, watercolour and a touch of fine-liner ink pen, with some shadows and textures added in PS afterward.

I had a process!
I went through quite a few pencil sketches trying to work out the best angle for this scene, so you could see Baby, how hurt Sam is, and how Dean's placing Sam's hand on the car. I also tried out several different facial angles/expression (didn't like any of them!)

Then I thought I'd do some positioning using Photoshop, and came up with this as my final pose.

I used this, plus photo refs for the Impala and their two faces, and drew the pencil sketch.
Thusly

Somehow between the PS sketch and the pencil version Dean became more upright.
Next I added watercolour in stages, the boys and car first

Then the background stage 1 before the final stage above

And that's it!

Comments

[blindswandive.livejournal.com]

Sam looks so pale and hurt, and Dean holding his hand out for him ;___; The emotion in this is killing me. Baby looks PERFECT (I have SUCH a hard time with cars, I'm impressed and a little jealous both XD ). And the watercolor landscape/hospital/sky - I'm just gazing at this loving the texture and color. Your skies always completely dazzle me, Amb. You are a watercolor queen. *_*

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

ha ha I wish - the texture was added after, the paper I used for the actual watercolour isn't quite so rough. I might try working on it a bit more though, to see if I can get it more finished looking and more like this version.
Glad you like the emotions though (and Baby!).