One of my favorite art challenges, if I do say so myself, is the
MatchMaker Challenge at the
quicky_bang (which is still running, by the way!). I chose a Speed Date, which meant I got to pick one of three surprise fics to make art for within a week.
I may have taken an extra day for finishing touches, but other than that, I followed the rules. After I read the story, I went with the first visual that came into my head, struggled for a while to avoid procrastination and dove into my arts & crafts corner. Here's the result!
Title:
Together, or Not At AllAuthor:
wind_stormsArtwork by:
beelikejMedium: Papercutting
Characters: Jared/Jensen
Art Rating: PG | Fic Rating: R for violence and language | Word count: 3290
Summary: They're on a routine supply run when everything goes sideways. Jensen gets hurt, but Jared is there to help.
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Zombies!
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(Click to zoom; that goes for all photos below)
The Making Of
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First quick pensketch and set up in pencil.
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To save time I don't make a cutting template, but put the coloured paper behind the pencil sketch and cut!
Details are cut freehand with a knife or tiny scissors.
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I experimented with coloured pencils, but eventually decided to go for pure papercutting.
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Zombies are getting along nicely.
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I altered lady zombie's mouth for a more dramatic growl. The background of the sunset was inspired by this old Camel ad I came across when I went through my paper- and texture collection:)
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Before cutting the guys I make a more precise sketch. Then I start with Jared and his pink shirt.
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Haha, good thing I do these checks in between: that pink doesn't work with my sunset stripes. A darker pink it is then.
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Oh no, Jared lost his head and where is Jensen's arm??
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Almost forgot that Jensen has got Jared's small backpack. Now they are complete:)
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Time for the photoshoot. The light coming from above gives the best shading effect.
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Tadaah!
Sources
For references I used a screenshot of Supernatural (height difference, Jensen's bowlegs;) and I found a photo of several arms around shoulders on top of a list of charitable companies at
GoBanking, which they credited to Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com.
I based the point of view and the upclose zombiesize on a screenshot of Resident Evil 2 (the shoot up game).
Fonts:
Keyboard Plaque (names) by Planet Zero &
Alpaca54 (title) by Dirt2 - SickCapital.
Thank you,
wind_storms for offering your cool J2 story in the
quicky_bang, I got so nervous during that intense zombie fight!
J.
Want to see more? Check out my previous artpost for the ReverseBang:
There's An Ocean To Drift In [
DW]
or browse through
my Masterlist of artsy fiddling [
DW].
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