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BeeLikeJ ([personal profile] beelikej) wrote2019-07-16 06:44 pm

Artwork SPN_J2_BigBang 2019 - the second

The second summary I claimed for the 2019 [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_bigbang lured me in with mermaid Gen, merman Jared and sailor Jensen, how could I resist that delicious combo? I got up in the middle of the night to grab it, haha!
Don't be scared off by the special sexy times, it's a wonderful story full of world building and merfolk history:) If underwater shenanigans are exactly what you want; I made some paperporn to go with the fic... (and for all images goes: click to zoom *grins*)

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Title: Not Fit To Live On Land
Author: SueDeeNimh
Artist: [livejournal.com profile] beelikej
Art Rating: PG (paperpeen Behind the Scenes) | Medium: Papercutting
Fic Rating: NC17 | Pairing: Jensen/Genevieve/Jared [RPF AU] | Word count: ~24k [AO3]
Warnings/Enticements: Dubious Consent, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Oviposition, Eggpreg, Non-Human Genitalia
Summary: Legend says mermaids lure sailors to their doom, but what do they want with them, anyway? Hapless sailor Jensen is about to find out the hard way. Gen and Jared are half cold-blooded fish, and they need a warm-blooded human's help for their offspring to survive, but unless the three of them learn to speak each others' languages, it's going to be a rough ride. Can Jensen bring himself to let love in—literally?

Full Artwork & Compositions
POSTER:
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The poster can be folded in several ways to show different parts of the story:
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Mermaid Gen flips around to save sailor Jensen:)

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Taking care of Jensen <3

Dividers:
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Chapter headers:
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Behind the Scenes
Just here for the paperporn? Click to scroll down
Cutting the characters
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First sketch and the pencil version for cutting (I refined Gen's tail a little more later)

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A rough cut to figure out positions of each character.

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For Jared's "dark ocean gray" tail I found the perfect photo with a subtle blue/gray gradient sky.

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I love playing with light while cutting textures:)

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Because mermaid Gen flips around in the poster, I had to make a front and back!

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It's NOT a wig! *grins*

Building & Folding the poster
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Figuring out where to position Gen.

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Connecting Gen to the blue background, covering the paper with hair.
Now, if you look closely you may discover that I added a plant in a strategic place.

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I had originally planned to use coloured paper for the plants, but it seems like the construction will get too heavy and I decide to try pencils instead (then I would still have the option to cover it with paper if needed).

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I like the look of the pencil colouring, so I'm done! Time for some dramatic close ups:)

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Step by Step folding
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Tadaah!


Sexy times!
With bonus post-credit Behind the Scenes PEEN;)
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Credits
FONTS: Ice Valley (Title) by Good Jave Studio & Keyboard Plaque (Names) by Channel Zero.

For mermaid and merman references I played with the Mermaid Family Maker at DressUpGames.
You can make your own mermen J2 there, such fun!


Bonuspeen
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Tadaah!


Thank yous
Thank you, dear "Sue", for writing a fic with such intriguing merfolk and their truely fascinating interaction with the human world.
Also a shout out to everyone who participates in the [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_bigbang and a big thanks to our awesome mod [livejournal.com profile] wendy for keeping this classic fandom event going.

J.

My ArtMasterlists: 2010-2018 & 2019

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