Artpost for "Stars They Burn"
Created for quicky_bang
Title: Stars They Burn
Author: backrose_17
Artist: dwimpala21
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Medium: Photo Manip
Tags: Royalty AU, Elves and Dragons, Mates.
Word Count: 2943
Link to story: Ao3
Summary: Dragon Jensen Ackles knew the moment he laid eyes on Elf Prince Jared that he had found his omega and mate. His most beloved of all treasures.
Notes: Saw this story and couldn't help myself from grabbing it. It's a cute story after all. The author notes mentioned some very interesting scenarios for artist to play field in. Here's the outcome.
1. The Banner.
The idea of the banner comes from the description of ballroom by the author where the pair dances. It also describes the event taking place at night, so I chose this image available on google that shines bright in moon light and I added a loco filter with blue gradient to give it that look. Then I found a image of medieval royal clothes from the stock photos which were specific, dark clothes for Jensen and red coat and white pants for Jared and created cut outs. When I had the cut out ready, I had to adjust vibrance and saturation to match the skin color. Once it was done, I matched the two photos and blended to create the banner. The title of the story prompted me use the brush "Starry night" to add the stars that are shining on the couple along the rays coming from the window. Because the whole story gives the vibes of fantasy I tried something different. Used the "cartoonizer" effect and added the "Condiment" font for the banner.
2. Elf Prince Jared.
Had to literally create an elf ear after changing the perspectives and stretch of a normal human ear cut out and add the jewellery. Blended the ear with Jared's picture I found on google. The story mentions Jared wearing a crown that had stones and flowers both embedded in it. I used one of the crowns available in stock of the program I was using. Then used the "Peonies" filter to give the image the desired effect (because Jared is the sweet fragrance in Jensen's world).
3. Dragon Jensen
I had to create a cut out of a dragon cuff earring and get it positioned properly on Jensen's ear. Then I had to add the crown to indicate he's a crown prince. Took me 5 hours to get it right, lol. I was initially going to warp up a dragon around Jensen and blend it to indicate A Dragon Prince Jensen. But then the story doesn't exactly mention Jensen shifting into one. So instead I used a digital AI program that had different frames. I just added Jensen's picture to the "Dragon Treasure Frame" and add the "snow filter".
That's it. Thank you to the author for trusting me with their story and a big shout out to the mod for running the challenge. I had fun.