{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"dwimpala21","link":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/","description":"dwimpala21 - LiveJournal.com","lastBuildDate":"Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMT","generator":"LiveJournal \/ LiveJournal.com","image":{"url":"https:\/\/l-userpic.livejournal.com\/129224320\/85535659","title":"dwimpala21","link":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/","width":"100","height":"84"},"item":[{"guid":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15609.html","pubDate":"Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMT","title":"Artwork for 'Blue Mountain Lake'","author":"dwimpala21","link":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15609.html","description":"

Created for <\/a>spn_j2_bigbang<\/b><\/a><\/span> 2022. <\/p>\n

I had a wonderful opportunity to work with the beautiful <\/a>aelia_1980<\/b><\/a><\/span> . She wrote a really moving story about love, longing, misunderstandings and heartbreak with a happy ending. I love the story so much. It made me cry, it made me smile and at times even made me angry at the two oblivious fools! I was honored to work with her. Thank you so much, Aelia, for trusting me with your story. Link to her amazing story is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A big thank you to <\/a>jdl71<\/b><\/a><\/span> for giving me prompt feedback and pointing out my mistakes so I could correct them before I could send them to my author.<\/p>\n

A big shout out to the mod, Wendy, for running this challenge for another year.<\/p>\n

Note: The credit for all the original photographs goes to the original artists. All the items used are merely for entertainment purposes. All images were found on Google.<\/p>\n

This artpost can also be viewed on Ao3<\/a>. <\/p>\n

1. The Cover Art\/Banner<\/p>\n\n

I wanted to reflect the locations mentioned throughout the story on the cover\/banner which are so beautifully described by the author. But there were too many things and I was confused so I asked Aelia, if there was anythings specific that she wanted me to focus on while making the cover art. Her prompt reply was mountains and lake. There were many such beautiful places available on Google which I could have just edited on PhotoscapeX pro and left it be. But I wanted to make it as original as possible. So, a cut out from 4 different photographs - sky from a different background, the mountains from a different photo, the cabin and lake from another and the green plains from a different photo altogether, were blended together to create the cover art. I used some 'Art' effects to make it look like it was a painting of sorts. The colors and shadows was the toughest part of this edit. The lights, saturation, hue and temperature had to be at specific parameters to get the feeling just right. Feel like there's still a long way to go for me to get these adjustments right. The font took a bit longer because Aelia wanted it to look more delicate and a few fonts that I suggested weren't catching her attention so, finally when she liked this one, I used shades of blue - so I could reflect the title of the fic into the font - 'Blue Mountain Lake<\/strong>.'<\/p>\n

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2. The scene where Jared goes on a hike with his dog.<\/p>\n

This serene scene is described excellently in the story. Jared going on a hike to see the beautiful 'Blue Mountain Lake' situated in Adirondack Park. While this manip doesn't necessarily uses the images of the exact location, I tried my best to be as similar as possible to the original. It was important that I get two things right - the lake along with the water and the sky's reflection, and two - the color of Jared's clothes. It took me over an hour to match the color of Jared's clothes to one that is mentioned in the story. Because the image I used is of Sam Winchester wearing flannel shirt which is white\/grey\/brown\/black in color. I had to blend the white\/grey into perfect blue and brown into perfect black. Still not exactly as is imagined in the story but it's close. the next was getting the reflection of the sky and the trees properly in the water. It was another hour long process using 'Reflection' and 'Shadow' tool in 'PhotscapeX pro.'<\/p>\n

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3. The scene with the view from Jensen's room.<\/p>\n

There's a particular scene - with Jensen feeling overwhelmed and lost sitting in front of the window on his first day in Jared's home- written so aptly in the story that I couldn't really help myself. It's described so beautifully and I'm sure I couldn't do enough justice to the story. Jensen opens the window to bright beautiful morning with a small shed\/chicken coop where he can see chickens\/hens roaming around, with a few wood logs in the corner, tree with no leaves, and birds. Again this is a mix of 3 different photographs. I used the 'Light Bokeh' effect to reflect the early morning setting of the story. This was created using many tools available on 'Photo Director' and 'PhotoscapeX pro'.<\/p>\n

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4. Jensen's Letter.<\/p>\n

This was literally heartbreaking. Be ready with tissues when you read this part of the story. I just had to get this done. I couldn't incorporate the entire letter into one page because of the size of the paper background. I did the next best thing - wrote last part of the letter. It's general knowledge that Ackles has good handwriting. That's why it was important to get the font as close to his lettering style as possible. I went with 'handwriting-cursive' font family. It took me two tries to get the color right so it won't be too bright for the eyes or too light to read. Of course, I couldn't just create a letter and leave it be - it had to include the fact that there are tear drops on it. Blending it was challenging part but I hopefully made it look okay-ish.<\/p>\n

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5. The camping scene.<\/p>\n

Getting this one done was really tough and it's still not 100%. I'd give it 30\/100. Many many mistakes but my author gave it a green light so I didn't mind. Jared and Jensen happy camping, spooning in the tent after almost one year - celebrating their relationship. I used face tools in PicsArt to get their sleeping faces right. Used 'Water Sketch' effects and added 'Mirage' mask filter - to reflect the idea that what started as a 'to be or not to be or definitely no' relationship ended up being 'together forever' kinda thing. At the beginning, they both were unsure and coming together was just a dream but that dream did come true. So, the mirage filter was used to reflect that even in fog, there's clarity.<\/p>\n

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6. The POV headers.<\/p>\n

The story has three POVs. I had to make sure that the images I use were according to the character description. It was fun to read grumpy\/serious Jared and a tensed Jensen.<\/p>\n

a. Jared POV.<\/p>\n

This was created by using three different images. the cabin was cut out from different photograph, the background from a different one and Jared from the SPN photoshoot. The cabin and the snow are synonymous with Jared's character - calm but cold\/lonely - who lives a secluded life.<\/p>\n

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b. Jensen POV.<\/p>\n

Jensen's character - tensed, afraid and serious - suffered too much alone and the background - is synonymous with what his character ends up with. A long, gloomy, dark road that leads him to Jared.<\/p>\n

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c. Jared and Jensen<\/p>\n

Green trees with bright sky and a happy J2 - because they're at their best whenever they are together.<\/p>\n

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7. The chapter headers.<\/p>\n

the story progresses over a span of year with different seasons - summer, autumn, winter spring. When I initially asked Aelia if there's anything specific she wats me to include it was her idea that I come up with season specific headers that somehow include lake or woods or mountains. So, season specific - I had to find different images so I could create a background cut out to blend with the plain color header. The summer header (chapter 1 and Epilogue) had bright color reflections from sunrays in the lake. The autumn header (chapter 2 to 6), has a secluded lake, with reflection of autumn colors with extension of autumn leaves border. The winter header (chapter 7 to 10), has a semi frozen lake with extension of crystal branch of tree. And spring header (chapter 11 and 12) has green lake in woods with green leaves as extension.<\/p>\n

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That's it folks! Hope you enjoyed!<\/p>\n<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15609.html?view=comments#comments","category":["fan art","manip","digital art","2022","spn_j2bigbang","j2","spnrpf","art masterpost","jaredxjensen"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15229.html","pubDate":"Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:10:25 GMT","title":"Artwork for 'Fae-tal Attraction'","author":"dwimpala21","link":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15229.html","description":"

Created for <\/a>wincest_reverse<\/b><\/a><\/span> 2022 round. A big shout out to the mod <\/a>bluefire986<\/b><\/a><\/span> for running this challenge for another round. <\/p>\n

Artwork created for Fae-tal Attraction<\/a> written by <\/a>out_of_nowhere<\/b><\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

Warning: Spoilers for the fic ahead. Better read the story before reading the artpost, if you want to avoid the spoilers.A shout out to the mod for running this challenge for another round.Special thanks to the author for writing such a wonderful story based on my art pieces.<\/p>\n

Created for Wincest Reverse Bang 2022. You can read the story here<\/a> written by <\/a>out_of_nowhere<\/b><\/a><\/span>  . Artpost can also be viewed on Ao3 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Special mention to my dear friend <\/a>theatregirl7299<\/b><\/a><\/span> for exchanging a few ideas with me when I was struggling with what prompt should I come up with for Reverse Bang. Thank you so much for suggesting I go for something different this time.<\/p>\n

1. The Cover<\/p>\n

The idea behind using two beds was that they represent Sam and Dean. The red string that is heart shaped and connects the two beds represents the complicated requited unrequited love between the brothers. And the table in between full of rose and gifts stand for the gifts that a fae is leaving behind for Sam which ultimately leads to the build up of this case fic. The little glitch effect represents the meddling of the fae and the touch of magic and Dean's confusion fueled by jealousy. that is in the story. I created this using the tools available on 'Photo Director'.<\/p>\n

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2. The Original Prompt:<\/p>\n\n

The scene was my original prompt for Wincest Reversebang 2022, the one which <\/a>theatregirl7299<\/b><\/a><\/span> helped me with. Dean can be seen sitting on the chair in the motel room, with a confused and angry or shocked expression on his face staring blankly at the small gift wrapped with a bow and a small note left behind on the bed that reads 'Smile :) Sam. You're beautiful <3'. I used 'Flatten' effect for this one to convey the dark and gloomy look that is similar to Dean's thoughts after he finds out that someone is leaving gifts for Sam and is trying to woo him. Created using PhotoscapeX pro.<\/p>\n

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3. The scene with Sam and Dean in impala.<\/p>\n

I will admit, I used the original image from the episode 'Baby' of season 11, but I had to edit it. The scene is where Sam and Dean are laughing along singing the song Nightmoves. I needed a similar image of the boys sitting in Impala the only catcher? I needed to reflect Dean's brooding and serious face. The original image has both Sam and Dean smiling. I had accommodate the author's description that Sam is looking all smiley and shy while he reads the book and looks at Dean, while Dean is all serious. I changed Dean's facial expressions by using a cut out using 'Photo Director' from another image and then adjusted those expressions using the tools available on \"PicsArt'. I wanted this image to look a bit distorted because of the feel of the scene - two different emotions - Sam being all happy and Dean being serious. I used 'Comic' effect and adjust it to make it look like a sketch of sorts.<\/p>\n

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4. The scene with Sam in his bedroom.<\/p>\n

So, here is the scene where Sam thinks the fae is still trying to woo him (but in fact it is Dean who leaves behind those flowers as a way to woo his brother but Sam doesn't know it yet) when he enters the room and find a bouquet of flowers laying on the bed. He is annoyed and he picks up the flowers and raises his eyes at Dean. I gave it a dramatic effect to convey the dramatic essence of the scene. It's all drama when both the brothers are being oblivious and dense. I just love these two idiots. Sam's room is the same as it was in bunker and cut out of Sam is from different scene. I tried to get the perspective set at 165 degrees to catch it right but it's still work in progress. I think I need a crash course when it comes to setting the perspective right ;) Anyhoo, those flowers are originally created using 'Colors' by PicsArt and the complete blending of the scene was done using 'PhotoscapeX pro'.<\/p>\n

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5. The Chapter Headers<\/p>\n

The author wanted to divide the fic into three chapters so here are he chapter headers. The imagery on the headers convey the brothers finding love through miscommunication or by accident or by confusion created by the fae. Whatever the reason be, they found their way back to each other through gifts and lots of misunderstandings. The strings convey the rocky road back together and the gift stands for the all the wooing mentioned in the fic. After all - Sam deserves to be woo-ed. The neon effect was used to convey the magic and fae in the story.<\/p>\n


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That's it, folks, hope you enjoyed :)<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think. <\/p>\n<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15229.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15043.html","pubDate":"Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:20:52 GMT","title":"Artpost for 'the Stolen Voice'","author":"dwimpala21","link":"https:\/\/dwimpala21.livejournal.com\/15043.html","description":"

As always <\/a>spn_j2_bigbang<\/b><\/a><\/span> event is something we all look forward to every year and as always this year too, I had the opportunity to work with great authors - whom I've admired for so long.<\/p>\n

This year I had a fun Collaboration with two amazing authors <\/a>candygramme<\/b><\/a><\/span> and <\/a>spoonlessone<\/b><\/a>

<\/a>jdl71<\/b><\/a><\/span> . Thank you so much my friend for sticking with me and all the feedback that you gave which made it possible for me to get my edits right enough.<\/p>\n

To the wonderful mod, Wendy - a huge shout out for running this challenge every year and giving us all a space where we can get creative and have fun!<\/p>\n

Warning: This post contain major spoilers for the story and it is advised that you read the story first before checking out the artpost. If you chose to do otherwise - do it at your own risk ;)This is an artpost created for SPN J2 Big Bang 2022 round.<\/p>\n

Note: All original images found on google and Unspalsh. Credit to the original artists for the images I used to create fan edits. Purely for entertainment purposes. No harm meant. <\/p>\n

1. The Cover Art\/Banner:<\/p>\n

So, the idea behind the cover art was given by <\/a>candygramme<\/b><\/a><\/span> where she proposed that I do something with a broken pot and musical notes or something of that sort. I scrolled down a few images and found stock image on Unsplash with background of blue glitter splash on black canvas. Credit of the same goes to the original artist. I then created a cut out of a vase and blended it with the background; it symbolized a broken Jensen whose voice was lost. I added the magic smoke - whose outline I created using Colors by PicsArt that symbolizes Jared who is an elf and knows magic, who helps Jensen get his voice back. The next step was to add pieces of broken glass coming together to form the vase - represent the idea that those pieces are coming together with help of Jared's magic so Jensen can be whole again. The music notes are symbol of Jared completing Jensen and finally Jensen having his voice back so that he can sing again. Effects and tools that were used are from the application called - PhotoscapeX pro.<\/p>\n

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2. The scene where Jared takes an Oath.<\/p>\n

It was the first edit I created. It's such a beautiful scene set in the back drop of 'Elf land' - with woods and trees and flowers. I had to first create the background to get the settings of the scene right. I created cut outs from three different stock images that included trees with colorful flowers, a small water body with a bridge to cross over it and the dark woods that go beyond that - and I blended them together to get the scene right.<\/p>\n

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The next step was to add the figures. It was tough to get the body and face position correct and I don't think I managed it 100% but at least I was able to convey it I think. Jared takes the oath to help Jensen find his voice. The bright twinkle in between them was created using tools in 'Photo Director' and I added the 'Twinkle Bokeh' effect to give final touches to it using PhotoscapeX pro. I added the 'Illusion 789' filter to brighten the colors and I had to adjust the filter using 'Vibrance, Exposure, Hue and Saturation' tools.<\/p>\n

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3. The scene where Jensen enters the fortress<\/p>\n

<\/a>candygramme<\/b><\/a><\/span> requested me to do the scene and she was sweet enough to send me an image to give me the idea as to what she and <\/a>spoonlessone<\/b><\/a>