SPNJ2 BB Art Masterpost - Sleeping Beauty by Tammyrenh

[amberdreams]

Another year, another fab spn_j2_bigbang collaboration! I've worked with Tammyrenh before, and as always it was a pleasure.
You can read the story on AO3 HERE (or click on the banner).

Banner/cover art

The following is spoilery for the story (though it's an early scene)
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Main picture - a dramatic rescue!

Divder/bonus Chad
(yes, it's the Chadster as you've never seen him before...you need to read the story now, don'tcha?)


Process stuff
Sometimes it felt like pulling teeth but I got there in the end. The main pic is inspired by the design of an old gouache movie poster for Solaris, which used a similar pose for the protagonists, and a background with circles that I liked and thought would translate well for J2 in Spaaaaace.
Early concept draft

In progress pics for the final pic - on Saunders Waterford cold press paper in a big sketchbook

Had to redo Jensen's face so many times and I'm still not happy with the likeness...


Chad before I realised they were NOT supposed to look human at all! LOL

Terrible first attempt at the cover - Jensen is unrecognisable, wearing a bracelet Jared was supposed to have, too old and the whole thing was so awful I had to scrap it and make time for a new last minute version

Comments

[shippen-stand.livejournal.com]

That's really lovely!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thanks bunches!

[meus_venator]

WOW!!!! What dynamic art! So cool. And the white release in watercolour is so hard to do. Bravo!!!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I did use masking fluid for the white areas to keep them white — it mostly worked! Thank you!