Artpost: Reversebang 2016-2017

[beelikej]

Years ago I had a pink deerhead standing on the shelf above my toilet. One day it broke (I'm not naming names) and ever since I've been looking for a replacement. I couldn't find one anywhere, so finally I figured I could try and make one myself... and that sparkled the prompt I created last November for this year's spn_reversebang. Jensen is a deer, I turned Jared into a pink unicorn and of course JDM is a bear. *grins* I don't know, okay, I just imagined lots of furry snuggling;)

My prompt was turned into a fluffy fic, woohoo! Find out below if my dreams came true. I was inspired by the story to make additional art and yes, I created papier-mâché animal heads (no pink deer though;). May I present:



Fic Title: Once Upon A Time In The Woods... (or Three Is The Magic Number)
Author: sinfulslasher
Artist: beelikej
Medium: Papercutting, Papier-mâché & Photoshop!
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural/RPS AU
Pairing(s): Jensen Ackles/Jeffrey Dean Morgan/Jared Padalecki
Rating: PG-13 (Art & Story)
Word Count: 24,689
Summary: In a world where shifters are ostracized as freaks of nature, Jensen is desperately trying to figure out what the future will hold for him and his shifter form. Eager to learn more about the reclusive shifter society, he finds a secluded resort run by Jeff that caters exclusively as a vacation spot to shifters of all kinds. Even though he is welcomed there with open arms, Jensen soon discovers that Jeff is keeping a big secret: a pink unicorn named Jared.



A R T W O R K
Charactercards
Let me introduce the characters and their alter egos:







Dividers







Icons


Scenes

This was part of the original prompt piece: Jensen discovers a pink unicorn in Jeff's stable!


Going for a ride *grins*


Also part of the prompt: SNUGGLES \o/


Want to know how all of this was made? Here are quick links:
All the Artwork | Papercut WIP | Papier-mâché WIP | Painting WIP | Bonus



P A P E R C U T S
The Promptpiece

The very first sketch and the final prompt.






Figuring out the different sizes was a challenge, but they ended up fitting together perfectly:)

The Storyheader

The sketches I made for a story header after reading the first story-draft.


A scene with all the shifters at the farm, sadly I lacked the time to turn it into a papercut piece. (After I had read the riding scene, I focused on that instead;)
I also sketched the concept of the animal heads as character cards. More on the papier-mâché below, first I'm doing some papercuts!


Unlike the prompt piece, I didn't use references for the story banner. I just wanted it to look very basic. So I quickly outlined the shapes I had in mind to make a composition.










The Ridingscene
How could I not make a naked Jensen papercut? Oops, spoiler for the story!





I cut the horn out of sparkly paper <3



Want more? Here are quick links:
All the Artwork | Papercut WIP | Papier-mâché WIP | Painting WIP | Bonus



P A P I E R M Â C H É
(Papier-mâché is French for "chewed paper", but I used wallpaper paste:)
The Unicorn



I experimented with adding a cardboard roll for the horn, but as it turn out the appendix of the balloon worked all by itself;)




Pro-tip: don't let your papier-mâché piece dry like this...


... all the water sank to the bottom and couldn't evaporate, so the wet paper was torn. Luckily it forced me to find a fix and I ended up improving the head with a full chin:)


Of course Unicorn!Jared had to have floppy hair.

The Bear



I cut the specific shape of the snout of the bear out of dry floral foam, which I then connected to the head with long pieces of paper.


I used papertape to make curly hair and sideburns:) plus the ears were trimmed into a more furry shape.

The Deer

After playing with balloons, I tried something else for the deerhead:
I made a base out of stuff I found in my arts & crafts supplies




I wasn't happy with the eyes facing front, so I remodelled them a couple of days later. (Once the papier-mâché is dry, you can add new layers) and gave Jensen the lashes he deserves;)

Move back or move on? Here are quick links:
All the Artwork | Papercut WIP | Papier-mâché WIP | Painting WIP | Bonus



P A I N T I N G


First a layer of gesso, that is supposed to cover all the newspaper and make the paint stick better.








I found the most amazing pink and golden yellow paint, but didn't want to buy a big tube of brown that I wouldn't use for anything beyond this project. So instead I got a pretty fanfiction green (for Jensen's eyes;) and I mixed it with pink to get brown.




I used black marker and white paint for details.










Just wanted to show y'all that I actually braided Jared's mane.


Photoshoot! With and without flash. I really like the shadows the heads created, so I used the version without the flash for the charactercards.


This was the set up: I put the models in front of green paper in my rocking chair with a light from above. It was such fun to play with these guys... (as you can see in the bonus below;)

Missed anything? Here are quick links:
All the Artwork | Papercut WIP | Papier-mâché WIP | Painting WIP | Bonus



Credit and Bonus
Thank you, sinfulslasher for picking my prompt and making my fairytale fantasy come true;)
Of course also thanks to the mods for keeping the spn_reversebang going!

Fonts: Elven Common Speak [title] - DejaVu Serif [tagline] - Bikini Season Sans [names]

References: Okay, don't tell anyone I researched these sites, I have a reputation for grumpy to uphold...
animals cuddling - snuggle party! - excited horses - a deer - all the baby deer - all the baby horses - A bear grabbing a deer (video; turn off the sound and imagine it's consensual;) - a horse making friends with a bear - a deer making friends with a horse - How to create papier-mâché
The riding scene is based on a photo from the series Loving The Alien featuring Ton Heukels. Photographer: Juan Martin, Art Director: David Martin, for ODDA magazine, August 2012.
The picture of Jeff in his plaid shirt is a still from the movie LIVE! (2007, here's a promoshot...) - other photos of J3 came from my archives, check the sources tag.

B O N U S!



Thanks for stopping by:) Comments are much appreciated (duh)

J.

P.S. I made a follow up NC-17 scene with (human) Jeff/Jensen/Jared: Click for paperporn!

My Art Masterpost

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Hee hee you are crazy in the best possible way - I love the things your brain cooks up! Such random fluffy goodness, and of course, bonus naked Jensen riding a pink unicorn. What more could any of us want out of life?

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*smishes* Thank you for appreciating the crazy :-p This is my go-to fluffy happy brainspace <3

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

This is amazing wow you worked so hard epic work and so cutlet love it

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Thank you <3 It was fun to fiddle, so it didn't feel like hard work;)

[sinfulslasher]

I HAVE NO WORDS TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE YOUR ORIGINAL PROMPT, YOUR ART AND MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU.

*tacklehugs you hard*

The paper mache heads are amazing! You showed them to me while they were works-in-progress but I have to tell you, the end result is so much better than I could've imagined. JENSEN'S GREEN EYES AND LONG LASHES!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

It's a bit of a shame that the deadline got in the way of the shifter family dinner art (would've loved to see that one!) but hey, we got a nekkid!Jensen riding Jared instead so I sure as hell ain't complainin'! *g*

Thank you so, so much for your hard work. I had such a great time collaborating with you! :D

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*tacklehugs you right back* Thanks for grabbing my silly snuggle art and turning it into a shifter universe!

I bought a whole tube of fanficgreen just for Jensen's eyes *grins*

Visualizing Jensen riding Jared felt more significant for character development reasons. Yes, that's it :-p

It was my pleasure, bb:)

[sinfulslasher]

Character development reasons.

Riiiiiiight...

*g*

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

You had me grinning ear to ear! I'm constantly delighted by what you create, and how much wonderful work you put in. You are original and experimental and inspiring and just plain amazing. Love it all!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Now you have ME grinning;) Thanks for your awesome comment <3

[jimbobjoe.livejournal.com]

This is just DELIGHTFUL art!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[stormbrite.livejournal.com]

This is great as usual.Such a lot of work, but hopefully fun as well.I look after my 4 yr old niece once a fortnight for the day and she loves doing crafty things and is so much fun too, I keep trying to think up fun things to encourage her. She told her mum that I love doing craft, which is true:)Nothing as complicated or lovely as you though.I always love seeing the things you come up with.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks! I unexpectedly had the neighbour's kid over while I was in the middle of painting and he said he like my arts & crafts corner, so I guess it's kidfriendly (even if the art might not be *grins*)

(I started out with digital art in fandom, but the first Gishwhes rekindled my love for getting my hands dirty, it's so much fun!)

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

jared's a pink unicorn! i love it. the papier-mache heads are the best, especially in that last pic. awww.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Of course Jared is a pink unicorn, because why not;) Thank you! It was a lot of fun to play with papier-mache and it makes me very happy to hear you enjoy the animal heads too:)

[siriala.livejournal.com]

I appreciate as always your talent and creativity - it's all so pretty in the end, after so much work ! Especially deer!Jensen and the rider cutout, those are things of beauty.

And don't worry, your grumpy reputation is safe with me ;)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Aaahw, thank you! I'm quite fond of deer!Jensen myself, so glad to hear you like him too. Obviously I had to capture the beauty of naked Jensen on top of unicorn Jared;)

Good. *shifty eyes*

[equally-dour.livejournal.com]

wonderful work!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Thank you <3

[bflyw.livejournal.com]

As always - you take arting to a whole new level!!!
Fun to see the result of your paint-stained fingers!
Awesome art, as always!
Bear, deer and pink unicorn.... no words.....

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Oh you, thank you. *smishes*

Hee, I made such a mess with the paint; the papier-mache was also gloriously sloppy fiddling \o/

I like my J3 in any shape, this was the snuggliest combination I could think of;)

[nomercles.livejournal.com]

These are SO CUTE. I can't paper-craft to save my life. Not even paper airplanes. You did SUCH a good job.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*beams* They definitely are the cutest men to play with :-p Thank you!

[whiskygalore.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THIS!!! You come up with the best ideas! Crazy but absolutely amazing! The time and effort you put into this is obvious and the finished result just incredible! I love floppy-haired pink unicorn Jared, and deer Jensen with his green eyes and freckles, and of course Jeff is a bear. OF COURSE HE IS!! Honestly I think this is my favourite of all your artwork.. it's just pure brilliance!! <3 <3 xx

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*rolls around in your comment* I had such fun figuring out their animal alter egos and then picking the best medium to visualize them with. I'm thrilled it all came together in the end and they now feel so THEM <3 (Let's face it: Jeff is already a big ol' teddybearin RL, so that wasn't a stretch *grins*)

[sillie]

Haha, omg, these are amazing. XD I'm in awe how much detail you managed to get with Papier-mâché. So creative. Also, love all the paper cuts you did. <3

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

:-D Thank you! I'm surprised about the papier-mâché possibilities myself, I will definitely play with that some more in the future, it's super easy and fun! <3

[sleepypercy.livejournal.com]

THIS IS ALSO ADORABLE!!! So creative and pretty! ♥

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU! <3 (These guys are pretty in any shape and form;)

[somersault-j.livejournal.com]

Oh my god! SO MUCH WORK! So these are the colorful hands that ended up on your IG, eh? lolol This explains a lot! I always love looking in on your creative work!

The character cards are awesome. JENSEN HAS FRECKLES IN HIS CUTE DEER EARS!! <3

I really love all of this! <3

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*beams* Heh, painting was very messy (Fortunately I could take photos with my clean hand; it was fun to share the proces live;)

OFCOURSE JENSEN HAS FRECKLES IN HIS POINTY ELVEN DEER EARS \o/

Thank you, bb. <3

[tmn1966.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't ever be surprised at your creativity, but I always am! I love that you experiment with things to see what works best and that you think outside the box.

Honestly, the one that tickled me the most is Jeff as the bear. Hee hee. Because he so is!! :D

I loved being able to come home from work today and enjoy all the wip pics and descriptions. Your attention to detail is, as always, amazing. I love the dividers, the colors and the fonts you chose. Love, love, love them cuddled up together, so adorable!

Thank you for continuing to share your awesome talent! ♥♥

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*smishes you* I had such fun experimenting with papier-mâché! (and I was very relieved to discover it can be adjusted even after drying *g*)

BearJeff turned out to be really difficult to photograph, because he's so round! It makes me happy to know he amuses you, I'm very fond of his shifter shape;)

Thanks for coming over, bb, it's always a joy to see you (not just because your comment is so very kind;)

[ashtraythief.livejournal.com]

OMG these are so cute and so precious and just when i think I've seen all wonder of your craftiness you come up with more craft magic! Papier-maché!
I mean, obviously, the characters are perfect and I just want to cuddle bear!Jeff so bad. And yes, Jared is a total unicorn :D (Who wouldn't want to go foir a ride on him? ;)) And the group cuddly pic is just so cute omg seriously, I am going to die of the cute here!
And I cannot tell you enough how impressed I am with all your skills, seriously. Just awesome!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

:-) Thank youuuuuu. *snuggles with your comment*
When I first had the animals in my head, I wasn't sure if it was gonna work, but they ended up fitting so perfectly! Of course each one of them is cute by itself and then together it's a total cuddle fest \o/

[fridayblues.livejournal.com]

OMG You are absolutely crazy!!! But they turned out so great and so cute I bet you were so proud of them! I'm amazed at your dedication alone and I might fall in love (a lot) with the art(?) of the unicorn, the bear and the deer napping together like OMG they are so cute <3
Great work! Very inspirational and fun :)
xxx

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Ahw, thank you for your sweet and wonderful comment. <3 I had a blast with this, because they are indeed the cutest cuddling threesome;)