SPN Xmas - Gift for cannonisrelative

[amberdreams]

Title: In the Fortress of Deanitude
Author: amberdreams
Pairing: Gen
Rating: PG13
Warnings: none
Summary: Movie or tv night in the Bunker and two lazy boys try out their Lazy-boys, with a few beers and Scoobynatural.
A/N: I spent ages trying to decide what to do out of all the lovely prompts and likes, but after the finale, I just wanted to give you (and the boys!) that moment of down time and laughter. Hope it lifts the spirits!



Watercolour and pencil with digitally enhanced colour

Process!
Starter sketch to test the composition

Pencil drawing for the painting

Painting in progress

Thanks to blindswandive and quickreaver for the betaing and cheerleading!

Comments

[borgmama1of5.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize how much I needed this until I saw it! Just makes me so happy!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh that's great! 🙌 😍

[cassiopeia7.livejournal.com]

Oh, my gosh, Amb! This is MAGNIFICENT! The colors, their joyful expressions, THE FORTRESS OF DEANITUDE! I love this piece so much -- this may be one of my fave pieces of yours EVER. Beautiful, gorgeous, and oh, so happymaking! ♥ ♥ ♥

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks so much, Deb!
Honestly I struggled so much with this one it's SO nice to hear.

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

Aw, this is so beautiful, I love seeing them relaxing and having a laugh together, and I love Dean in his dead-guy robe and barefoot Sam! And they're watching Scoobynatural!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

They certainly are! Scooby was a must. 😂😂😂
Thank you xx

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

Love the relaxation and the laughter. Also Sam's bare foot and Dean's dead man's robe. :) Nice colours too. <3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you! I'm just reading your sexy prison masquerade now... 😘

[ellerkay.livejournal.com]

OH this is absolutely delightful! The joy on their faces makes me incredibly happy. What a lovely treat. Thank you for this. :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm happy this is making other people happy! We all need a bit of that right now. ❤️

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

I love this so much! They look so happy, and that fully-body laugh just feels so genuine. Oh my heart, happy boys for the win! Thank you for making this and sharing it <3<3<3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Happy is definitely a hit right now, huh? 😂😍

[kirathehyrulian.livejournal.com]

It's probably the bunker's aesthetic but something about this makes me think of Edward Hopper's stuff except where it seems like his stuff is solemn and/or lonely your work has warmth and happiness in it. I love how alive this piece is, your figures aren't stiff. They are organically interacting with each other.
We never did get to see them use the Dean Cave very much, which was a bummer.
Sam's bare feet and Dean's socked ones💕 It's so nice to see them happy and having fun. I hope that they got to do this during the last few years they were alive ༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽
I really liked viewing your process because in a way it almost looked like a story board of the boys in different parts in the act of laughing, if that makes sense.
It's a beautiful gift you've made, Amber♥♥♥

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks so much, you always say the nicest things! 💕

[equally-dour.livejournal.com]

this is lovely!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

Their expressions are so fudgin' delightful! I felt like this was a scene that actually happened. And thanks for giving us a peek behind-the-scenes!

Hey, do you stretch your watercolor paper, Amb?

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I bet they had nights like these - they must have, right?

Re: stretching paper - kinda? This was in my sketchbook so the tape was really just to give it a border, but when I'm using a single sheet I'll tape it to a board but not usually stretch it. I used to go the whole hog and wet the paper, use brown tape and all that, but it takes so long and then I watched people on YT not bothering and their paper was still ok at the end - so, why bother? I think it only works if you're using decent watercolour paper though. 300gsm/140lb (and cotton).

[stripytights.livejournal.com]

This is so good :_____: like the warmest and most intimate little portrait moment of them, exactly the thing needed post finale. The ease and relaxation bleeds from it, the way that Sam has his head tossed back laughing, and of course the way Dean's watching him so intently and so closely, like he's so happy to have Sam laugh like that. I love the details as well - the beer, that wonderful strength of Sam's fore-arms, the robe and socks combo, Scooby Doo just in the corner of the frame, and this lovely colour wash of light - the colours in general are just gorgeous all told. Vibrant and lovely.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I don't know about the art but your comment's given me the warm fuzzies, so thankyou!

[herminekurotowa.livejournal.com]

Bantering about liquorice as movie food, for sure *sniffs*

I like this so, so, so, so, so much.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Yes!...like Bobby's last memories 😭😭😭😭
💙

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh that's reminded me - I keep meaning to ask if you saw your gift from ages ago because you didn't comment (which isn't like you! 😁)

[herminekurotowa.livejournal.com]

eek need to see!!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

😂😂😂