SPN_J2 Big Bang - Art for Amypond45, Looking at the Stars

[amberdreams]

Forgot to cross post this one!
Something about amypond45's summaries obviously appeals to me because we keep matching up in challenges! Today it's the spn_j2_bigbang's turn, and the first of two art posts for this year's bang.
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First the banner


The main art


The fic combines two of my favourite things - J2 and spaaaaaaace! The process was one of research, followed by cobblingtogether references, then making stuff up as I went along. Pretty much the usual.

I did the main scene first, whichI  based on an early description in the story, of Jared walking onto the bridge of Jensen's ship. Nothing spoilery for the story, but hopefully an enticement to read! Naturally I based Jensen's costume on Firefly's Malcolm Reynolds, and Jared's overalls are basic scientific issue. The bridge itself I spent the most time on, looking at references and schematics of fictional space ships before finding a photo of a posh yacht's bridge which actually had the perspective I was looking for. So the basic shape is the yacht, and all the rest is just added from my imagination.
So we went from this early concept sketch

to this final drawing, which I then painted with watercolours.

One thing I find interesting is how their faces and expressions change when I add colour...
This is the yacht photo I used


The banner was just a bit of fun, trying to turn the Impala into a spaceship, and making a splodgy colourful mess for the space background.

Comments

[mekare]

Very cool!