Artpost for 'Picture of You'
Artpost created for this year's round of spn_reversebang. A big shout out to the mod spnreversemod for running this challenge for another round.
A huge thank you to tammyrenh for claiming my prompt and writing such an awesome story for it. Link to the story is here. Link to Artpost on AO3 is here.
1. The Banner.
It had to look Royal because come on, Prince Jared? He just radiates Royalty. The prompt was painter Jensen painting a picture of Prince Jared. So, for the background I had to take a shiny look that would convey the thought of Royalty so I used the theme of Royal Castle walls. I had to create the photo manip of Prince Jared in a way that could look like a portrait painting. I used a few filters and effects using the PhotoKit application and added the frame that would suit the theme. Additional changes were done using Photoscape X pro.
2. The scene with painter Jensen
The author write such a beautiful story and described a grumpy artist Jensen is such a wonderful way that I couldn't resist creating this. Jensen with a serene smile on his face whenever he's painting. It's of course Jared POV but it still spoke to me to I created it. Same process used as above.
3. The original prompt
This was what I had in mind originally. Famous Artist Jensen Ackles painting a portrait of lonely Prince Jared and transfixed with him. Jensen in his cottage admiring the beauty of the prince. I had to play a little with the shadows and the position of the canvas and showcasing Jensen as the brooding artist to get the desired effect. I first created the imagery of Jared's painting on the canvas before I did the background and Jensen's character. Used a few 'Comic Filters' available on PicsKit to give it a look of a proper handmade drawing. I hope I succeeded somewhat in conveying the feeling.
4. Chapter Headers
Because it's all about conveying love through paintings, I coded color red paint as if a drop of the it was spilled in water. Red because it's about love.
Note: For all the images used for photo manipulations, the credit goes to respective artists. I found all the images on Google. No harm meant. Only used for entertainment purposes. The original photographs belong to the original artists, I have no claim whatsoever on them.
Hope you enjoyed checking this out. Don't forget to read the awesome story and leave the author some love.