Reverse Bang ARTPOST!

[beelikej]

Wahey, I finally get to spam you with my artwork for the spn_reversebang! The goal of this challenge was to make an image to inspire a story instead of the other way around.
This summer I desperately fell in love with the RPS pairing of Jensen Ackles/Jeffrey Dean Morgan and I decided to put them together in an AU scene. I wanted to create something very different from my BigBang artwork and started off sketching with pencil on paper. Of course I ended up fiddling in Photoshop as well....

Then I had to anxiously wait to see if an author would claim my design as a basis for a fic.

This is the prompt I offered for the challenge:

Prompt #2026 - Pairing: Jensen Ackles/Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Description: Jeff is tattooing Jensen. It's Jensen's first and it's a big one *g* (It will be an elaborate back tattoo).

I'm thrilled to reveal that my prompt was claimed by violet_eyes. We had some awesome chats: I showed her my other sketches and we exchanged ideas. Then she started writing while occasionally sending me tiny scenes. Now it is finally time to read and share the whole story! I'm very excited to present:



Fic Title: From The Ashes
Author: violet_eyes
Fandom/Genre: RPS, Angst, Romance
Pairing(s): Jensen Ackles/Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Rating: PG
Word Count: 13.000
Warnings: Domestic violence
Summary: Jeff owns a tattoo studio. Jensen wants a tattoo to commemorate overcoming a rocky past.

More Tattoo Artwork!
(Click for bigger)
Full size drawing* of the prompt:

(Note the photo of Jared on the wall; there is a larger version of that below;)
FYI/TMI: that is Jensen's own nipple. *grins*

Drawing* of final tattoo session:

(I couldn't resist colouring Jeff's RL tattoos:)

Close up of Jensen's finished back tattoo:

(Yes, those are young Jensen's own broad shoulders. I had to borrow someone else's lower back though;)

Jared's tattoos...

Wouldn't that be something. Dork.



Chapter headers
Remember: I hadn't read the story when I made these; it's my visualization of Jensen's (and Jeff's) emotional journey, based on the initial talks I had with violet_eyes;)











Icons
01. 02. 03.


Dividers







And finally, as a special surprise for violet_eyes:
a wall paper of emo Jensen! (1280x1024)

(Because the original artwork was seriously lacking Jensen's pouty pretty face;)



Technique and sources
*Pencil on paper, scanned and coloured in Photoshop with added original parts of the photo I used as a base for my sketch (leather pants FTW!). I also put in (bits of) other photos, for instance a collage of Jensen's hair. All Jeff's jewelry is his own, except for the keychain with the skulls; that is mine :-D

My drawings are based on photos from Tattoo, the exotic art of skin decorations by Michelle Delio (an actual book from 1995:). Images of Jensen, Jeff and Jared come from various sites on the internet. If you notice anything that's originally yours, let me know. All pencil sketches, doodles and designs are mine.

Thank you
First off I'd like to applaud the mods of spn_reversebang for creating this challenge and doing such a great job in making this as smooth and fun an experience as possible.
Secondly of course big thanks to violet_eyes; it was truely a pleasure to talk to you and I'm looking forward to meeting for real in December!
Also thanks to the flist for hanging around while I babbled about my measly artwork.
And finally: thanks to my family and friends who once again indulged my squees, even though they haven't got a clue about fandom :)

So. Like what you see? Or want to point and laugh? All comments are welcomed; anonymous or signed. I would love to know what you think! Talk to me:)

J.

Comments

[ullman79.livejournal.com]

Lovely artwork - not familiar with your work so I don't know if this is your trademark style but I really like this combination of hand drawn work with digital images! Definitely makes me want to go and read the story, too. :)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The handdrawn stuff was actually very different from my usual artwork, so it means a lot that you like it! I usually work with photos (the banners give you an idea of that, but if you're curious, you can scroll through all my J2 art under the bbartwork tag;)

(Have we met? I think I remember you from the CSI fandom maybe? We have at least some friends from that corner in common. Plus, you know: Netherlands \o/;)

[ullman79.livejournal.com]

Hee, I also love the 'I know what a prince and love ought to be' art. That's brilliant. Jared/Jensen isn't for me but wow that map with all the details? Great work. I'm not much of an artist myself (read: I'm absolutely rubbish) so I'm pretty much in awe around those who are. :D

Also, I think we did travel the same circles in the earlier days of Nick/Greg around the time carolinecrane wrote gem after gem. :-) And artistic_sillie's enthusiasm convinced me to give SPN a try, and Jensen, Jeff and Misha did the rest. ;-) Plus, Netherlands, yay - don't meet too many dutch people in (my) fandom(s) tbh!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Thank you again! That was also an awesome story to work on:) I too was introduced to Jensen/Jared by artistic_sillie but discovered my love for Jensen/Jeff last summer after reading In Becoming Who We Are by elizah_jane (be aware, it's primary J2, but the whole story is so good)

I thought so. Ahw, the good old days;) Although I'm still very much involved with Nick/Greg.

We are a rare breed in fandom *g*