BigBang 2011 ARTPOST the first

[beelikej]

Oh yes, it's that time of year again: the SPN_J2 BigBang! Working on art for this challenge was one of the reasons I haven't been posting as much as usual, so if you missed me, I hope this makes up for it;)

On claiming day I picked the sci-fi summary from angelhorny* because I found the idea of a virtual world very intriguing. I had fun coming up with a concept to visualize that. I hereby proudly present my artwork for.... *drumroll*



Title: Into The Void
Author: angelhorny*
Artist: beelikej
Medium: Photoshop & Illustrator
*ETA: the author changed her name in February 2012 but because the original letters work so well, I've kept the original 'Angelhorny' up. I did add a banner with the new name behind the cut:)
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Story-rating: NC-17
Summary:After a big epidemic that almost wiped half of the population on Earth, a very sick Jensen was placed in animated suspension until he could be cured. Subsequently Jared's soul was transfered into a virtual world in order for his brain to survive. Many years later, after Jensen gets cured, they meet: Jensen wants to get reacquainted with the universe and Jared is his pilot. What will happen when they fall in love, since one is 'real' and the other is in a virtual world; will they ever be able to really be together?
Warnings: Bit of angst, Alternative Universe, schmoop.


Banner with new author name
(made this March 2012)



Headers
Click on picture for bigger versions!













Divider

With transparent background


What it looks like on the white author's journal!

Icons
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.

Wallpapers
(Click for 1024 x 768 pixel versions)

A story related version


Blue Jared/Jensen version:)

End banner

Made with transparent background for author's journal


See: you can read it perfectly on white;)


Thank yous
Hidden in these pieces are my own photos and illustrations, but also a lot of pictures from several sources. More information about all the images I used can be found in my BigBang Sourcepost 2011.

Thank you angelhorny, for providing inspiration; your honest input gave me the push I needed to sparkle my imagination. I'm really glad we finally get to share our creations with the rest of fandom:)
As always BIG thanks to wendy and thehighwaywoman for the perfect organisation of the spn_j2_bigbang.

Last but not least: thank YOU for stopping by! Just in case you don't know already: comments are always welcomed. Whether you want to share your love, hate or indifference;)

J.

Comments

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Yep, well spotted:)

I made the zero/one designs in Illustrator and those were the first drawings I made after reading the draft of the story; after that I spent a lot of time trying to figure out a way to incorporate them in a spacey looking background while also including Jensen and Jared. I'm pleased with how it all came together:)

Thank you!

(Oh no, I know I almost forgot to post one chapterheader, but it looks to me like everything is there now; is the picture still missing after you refresh the page?)

[bflyw.livejournal.com]

:-)

I haven't touched illustrator for years. Don't think i would have known how to use that program now. lol

Yeah, picture still missing: http://pics.livejournal.com/beelikej/pic/001g63bc
It's just an X
It's the one after Chapter 5.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I use Illustrator quite a lot at work, much more than Photoshop, so when I'm fiddling at home I really enjoy spending more time with the latter;)

Ahw, yes, found the code, thanks. Strangely enough the X didn't show up in my view, but I found the problem nevertheless. I did some last minute changes on the chapter five banner (added freckles to transform Dean into Jensen;) and apparently forgot to remove the old link. THANKS for pointing it out!