BigBang 2011 ARTPOST the second

[beelikej]

I hadn't planned on another claim in the spn_j2_bigbang this year, but I couldn't help myself when I browsed the rare pairing section and stumbled upon this summary. Not only did I end up with another story to do artwork for, I also stepped out of my comfort zone of Real Person Slash and into a Supernatural-AU verse*. Although the relationship in this story is different from canon (John and Dean are unrelated) the pater familias is clearly based on the father in the TV series, so thanks to this story I had to expand my Supernatural knowledge;)

Seeing as the main characters in this story are portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jensen Ackles, I could also indulge in fiddling with their images. Double win! I hereby happily present my artwork for...



Title: Unrelated
Author: john_n_dean
Artist: beelikej
Medium: Photoshop & Illustrator
Pairing: John/Mary, John/Dean (AU; characters are not related to one another)
Story Rating: NC-17 (Art is PG-13:)
Summary:John Winchester is quite content with his life: he has a gorgeous wife he adores and great kids he'd do anything for. He has a solid business and a lucrative side occupation that appeals to his love of the military. John has one big problem, though... He's falling in love with his son's best friend.


Artwork
The story is divided in three acts with each 3 chapters. I made banners for each new part. I hope you notice that not only the children grow up; both John and Dean are getting older too:)







Chapter headers




















Dividers
Seeing as the Marines play a big part in the story, I made a divider out of the chains for the dogtags. (My own photos)






Icons
Inspired by the story and all the banners, I also made a collection of icons.
01. 02. 03.

04. 05. 06.

07. 08. 09.

10. 11. 12.


Extras
In the headers for the acts you see a silhouette of the family shaped out of photos of Dean. I drew the outline for this silhouette in Illustrator before playing with it in Photoshop. Here is the base with the names of all the children:



I adjusted this base for each act, to visualize the years going by. (see headers above:) Spot the difference!

For the torn up wedding photo in the story banner I manipulated an image of a Marine and his bride; I changed the original couple into young John and Mary from Supernatural:



I then printed the manip, tore it up and took a photo of the pieces. I added some effects in Photoshop to give it depth. The torn up edge in the chapter headers is based on a detail of the photo.

The end banner




*Notes and Thank Yous
I usually stay in the RPS section of the fandom, mainly because I'm too lazy to get involved with the Supernatural canon. I do like the show, but I'm just not able to get emotionally invested in it. *ducks for response of dedicated fans* This story did inspire me to investigate the background of John Winchester a little though, which was very interesting.
So first and foremost I thank john_n_dean for offering me an intriguing insight in John's character. It was a true pleasure to read this story and to find and create fitting images to go with it. I didn't always use specific Winchester screenshots, but I hope the artwork at least captures the spirit of the characters :)

Of course also a BIG thanks to wendy and thehighwaywoman for their perfect organisation of the spn_j2_bigbang.

More information about the images I used in the artwork can be found in my BigBang source post.

Whether you watch Supernatural or not, whether you understand the pairing or not, I hope you leave a comment if you were brave enough to take a look at the artwork:) I love to know what you think!

J.

Comments

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*Blushes* Thank you very much, that is a very big compliment. I hadn't planned on making this many pieces, but as the story grew and was divided in more parts, I played along. It was fun trying to summarize each chapter with a collage (and not give too much away;)