When I was already lucky in the first claimround of this year's spn_j2_bigbang I figured I shouldn't be greedy for more. Yet this summary kept calling out to me, so when it was still available in round two, I grabbed it so I could get kinky with papercutting. *grins* I love that even though the story begins at an BDSM party, it's grounded in day-to-day life and yes, it even comes with a 'kid fic' warning/enticement;) My artwork focuses on the J2 relationship though, from PG-13 to R-rated goodness. The NSFW content is hidden behind spoiler-cuts in the LiveJournalpost.
Title: Like a Music That Holds My Hands Down Author: saltandbyrne Artist: beelikej Pairing: Jensen/Jared (also includes Misha/Vicky, Misha/Osric, Ty/Matt Cohen, Danneel/Charles, Genevieve/Adrianne) Story Rating: NC17 | Genre: RPS | Wordcount: 23k ART Rating: mostly PG-13; with an R-rated image behind a spoilercut (spanking:) Medium: Papercutting, coloured pencils and Photoshop Warnings/Enticements: BDSM (bondage, impact play, D/s), mentions of casual drug use (not by Jared or Jensen), one night stands, misunderstandings, fluff, kid fic.
Summary: Perpetually-single pediatric dentist Jared lets his best friend Misha talk him into going to an anonymous BDSM party. Jared hooks up with a gorgeous stranger, but panics after their encounter and leaves before he can learn more about him. A year later, Jared is stunned to recognize Jensen Ackles as the father of one of his new patients and the guy from the best one-night stand of Jared’s life. With some encouragement from Jensen’s co-parent Danneel and Jared’s plucky office manager Genevieve, Jared realizes that he and Jensen might be perfect for each other after all.
More Artwork! Portraits
What's hidden in the Storyheader;)
Dividers Originally these are transparent, but I added a white background for my black journal:)
!The art below is NSFW; it's Misha in his BDSM outfit and J2 in a paperporn clubscene. Both images contain only partial nudity, but consider yourself warned! [Clubscenes [R-rated]]BDSM Warning! Misha's outfit:
(Click to zoom) All credit to my darling author saltandbyrne for dressing Misha like this; I couldn't resist visualizing it:)
The Making Of BANNER - First step: Photoshopping J2
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From sketch to papermask 1. Shadow experiment
A really rough sketch for the SPN_J2_BB mod, I knew I wanted to do something with the domino mask and that clubscene. I also had already decided I was going to do a bit of papercutting.
When I finished my photoversions of J2 I experimented with shadow masks; it was hard to figure out how to photograph that:)
It was fun to play with the tiny masks, but unfortunately I couldn't get it to work the way I imagined.
So I returned to the original big mask concept; slowly the idea came about to do the whole banner by hand, including the text. I wanted to use real rope, not just as a means to fasten the mask, but also to symbolize being bound. I found the perfect size on these giftbags!
I cut Jared so I could put the two of them closer together to fit underneath the mask.
Originally I wasn't planning on using the black paper for the mask... I had a little more elaborate set up in mind.
Again it turned out difficult to capture my idea in photos. So I discarded this concept as well.
Black mask it is! I wrote the title with pink pencil. For the names, I've tested a white marker on the photoprints. I figure out the right size and prepare to write...
This was rather nervewracking, the letters were tiny and the markertip was rather fat, I was so relieved when I was done!
I made the lettering on the mask a bit swirlier. While taking photos I finally noticed I had cut the shading around Jared's head. Fortunately I can do a touch up with coloured pencils, pfew.
First sketch of the whole scene (trying to figure out how Jensen can pull Jared's hair;) and a second one where Jensen is a tiny bit larger.
Papercutting and debating colour choices.
Their silhouettes make me giggle; it looks like Jensen is sneaking up on Jared to pinch his butt:) I'm still trying to figure out Jensen's position.
Yes, I had to let Jensen slap Jared's butt to get a good handprint :-p
New Jensen cut to fix his shoulders and fingers.
New Jared cut with bigger hands;) While I'm colouring his hair, I keep a knife nearby to fix funky bits.
Finally figured out their position \o/ For the background I try to create the same purple as the banner, but my paper does not cooperate with the watercolours, hrmpf.
Then I remember I used the perfect purple paper behind my JDM portrait, so I take him off the wall and use the back to take photographs!
Thank yous and bonus art Bondage references: Men in Bondage from Sanctuaryhouse.info & SexualDarkage.com Sources J2: Conphotos from wolfpup2000, see Making Of for other image sources. Fonts: Andover (for names) & Mismatch (edited for title)
Thank you, saltandbyrne for this cool fic, I love it dearly. Also thanks to wendy for once again organizing this awesome fandom event. Last but not least: thank YOU for stopping by!
The bonus art below contains potential spoilers, so it's behind a cut; the image is totally worksafe, but you can skip it if you haven't read the fic yet;) [SECRET]He said yes!
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Aaaaaaand that's it! Comments of all kind are much appreciated. (Long or short, concrit or love, it's all welcome:)