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SpnJ2BB 2014 - Paris in the Early Days

SpnJ2BB 2014 - Paris in the Early Days

Welcome to the Art Master Post of Paris in The Early Days, a great fic by

tsuki_no_bara written for the 2014

spn_j2_bigbang. If you want to read the story, just click HERE.

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Acknowledgments:

A big hug to tsuki_no_bara for being awesome and for being a wonderful author ♥ I had a lot of fun illustrating this fic that takes place in my hometown, Paris. Kudos for all the research you made! 100% accurate! Wow! ^^

And of course, a big thank you to

wendy for organizing year after year this awesome challenge! See you next year! ^^

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THE ART

All the artworks are SFW (I know, boooouh!)

1) Poster Art
2) The Bed
3) The Smoker
4) The Atelier
5) La Fée Verte
6) Four Seasons - Winter
7) The Green Door

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Reference pictures:

Jared and Jensen:

elsicat, Redteekal and

wolfpup2000
Dancers from the Green Door: here, here and here
Mucha Frames: here and here
Font: Organica 90
The Bed (Art #2) is inspired by The Bed by Toulouse Lautrec.
Softwares: Photoshop CS6, Painter 12 & Paint Tool SAI.

Voilà! I hope you enjoyed this post. ♥
See you soon for the

avengers_rbb (a Steve/Bucky fic in collaboration with

ratherastory) and later this year for the

deancasbigbang.

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Oh they're just bloody gorgeous! I can't stop staring at the guy's grins :D

I'm very happy you enjoyed my BB post so much! ^o^
Thank you for loving it ♥

This is all so amazing. The sheer number of pieces is remarkable, but what's so wonderful is that *each piece* is masterfully done. Any author would be happy with any single one of these pieces--taken all together, the quality and amount of work is just breathtaking. I'm keeping this post open in a tab for a while so I can come back and study each picture in depth, and just soak up the art, whenever I need a hit of beauty to combat the crap in my day.

Gorgeous work. Well done, you!

the quality and amount of work is just breathtaking.
I can draw all this because illustration is my job so I'm used to draw (I mean ALL THE TIME), work fast and also, I have the tools. I don't think that a lot of people here have Photoshop CS6 and Painter 12. All this combined, makes that I can draw all these artworks, in such a short amount of time ^^

Yes, there are tons of details. I can't help it ^^;;

I'm very happy you enjoyed my BB post so much! ^o^
Thank you for loving it ♥

Gorgeous work, as always! I love what you did with the brush strokes with the bed picture. It gives it a very traditional/old fashioned feeling! And the happy boys look so cheery and in love and just... wonderful work!

I love what you did with the brush strokes with the bed picture. It gives it a very traditional/old fashioned feeling!
It's thanks to a software I have called Painter 12. You can almost recreate an oil painting digitally. In fact you can recreate everything: watercolor, acrylic, pencil. I was so lucky to have it for this BB because it was just perfect for a story that talks about a painter! I had a lot of fun working on "The Bed" because I had to copy a picture of Lautrec xD

Thank you so much for the great feedback ♥
Glad you liked the artworks ^^

I was

tsuki_no_bara's beta. You've done a beautiful job capturing the spirit of the story and enhancing it as well. This piece La Fée Verte is stunning and perfect. I have no words for how exactly this fits the mood and feel of the writing! The poster is stunning as well. All of it is great, and just make the story come alive!

The poster is stunning as well.
I think you are the first person who tells me about the poster art. Everybody was focused on the boys in Jared's atelier and Jensen smoking. :3 Thank you so much. It was a pretty complicated to do, particular the flowers and Paris shield, the one with the little boat ^^ Glad you liked it!

So you had the chance to read the story before everybody too? ^^ I sort of betaed too, well, just the sentences in French and a couple of things about Paris here and there. I had far less work than you. :)

I'm very happy you enjoyed my BB post so much! ^o^
Thank you for loving it ♥

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I honestly can't pick a favorite - they are all stunning! Beautiful, beautiful work!

Thank you so much for the great feedback ♥
Glad you liked the artworks ^^

Your art is incredible!

Thank you so much ♥
Glad you liked the art ^^

This just makes me happy. I haven't yet found another artist in the fandom who can illustrate joy and happiness as perfect as you can. Through all the angst we get to read and see in the bigbangs, this is refreshing and makes me smile.

I especially love the banners, such utter JOY.

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

I haven't yet found another artist in the fandom who can illustrate joy and happiness as perfect as you can
Ha! Ha! That's really funny that you tell me that because I'm known for my death!art and my gore pieces. I think I killed Sam and Dean at least 20 times and drawing blood is a real pleasure for me. For instance, in my latest RBB, I killed Sam and Dean had to put him in the bunker cold chamber because he didn't know what to do with his body. I don't draw happy stuff very often but when I do, it's VERY happy and colorful ^o^

HOLYMOLYCRAP this is so cool!!!
I am a big Art Nouveau fan so I am all over this like whoa.

SO AMAZING!

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

I LOVE Art Nouveau so I had a LOT of fun working on all of these! ^o^

AHHHHHH AHHHHHHHH AHHHHHH!! YOU ARE SO AMAZING >_<

TT-TT every piece is gorgeous!! GORRRGEOUS!!! is piece is a treat that just keeps getting better and better! like an delicious ice cream sundae with all the tasty toppings! i love j2 cuddling in bed and the smoker. >_< when i saw you picked this prompt i started flailing already bc it's YOU and you're FANTASTIC!!

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

when i saw you picked this prompt i started flailing
I can't believe I managed to grab a J2 fics that takes place in Paris! When I read the BB summary I was like "THIS ONE!! THIS ONE!" and I was very happy when Wendy told me the fic was mine! In addition just a couple of days before I went to an exhibition called "Paris 1900" so it was perfect!

i love j2 cuddling in bed and the smoker.
That's funny because it's everybody's favorite but it's the one I spent the less time on (I think it was about 5 hours for this one and about 17-20 hours on "The Atelier"). In the story, Jared drew this picture as sketch so I did the same: quickly, with big brush strokes ^^;;

This is unbelievable! They are all so beautiful. The highlights on flowers in the girls hair in The Green Door, the looks on their faces in The Bed, the detail in Winter. It is all so remarkable. Your art perfectly captures the time and feel of the story. What an amazing job you've done!

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

The highlights on flowers in the girls hair in The Green Door
The Green Door drove me nuts so I'm really happy you mentioned this art as one of your favorite! ^^ In addition, I almost didn't post this one because I found it "strange" because of the characters placement and the colors. :/ It's my author who told me it was good and that I should post it. It almost ended up in trash.

That's it. Wow. You continue to amaze and delight me. The cover art, the green door, winter, the atelier.... Your art takes my breath away.

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

The Green Door drove me nuts so I'm really happy you mentioned this art as one of your favorite! ^^ In addition, I almost didn't post this one because I found it "strange" because of the characters placement and the colors. :/ It's my author who told me it was good and that I should post it. It almost ended up in trash.

These are exquisite.

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

These are wonderful, and so are you. <333

You are so kind! ^o^
I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

Stunning, stunning art. I think you do faces better than almost any fan artist I have seen. The likenesses are incredible and the expressions so complex and accurate. I am amazed that the picture of Jensen smoking was a quick sketch, because it is such a perfect capture of the man! Fabulous set of artworks! :)

I am amazed that the picture of Jensen smoking
That's funny because it's everybody's favorite but it's the one I spent the less time on (I think it was about 5 hours for this one and about 17-20 hours on "The Atelier"). In the story, Jared drew this picture as sketch so I did the same: quickly, with big brush strokes ^^;;

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

Beautiful work as always!

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

(And if "Dean approves"...it's even better! ^^)

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful art! I love every single piece and the colors are wonderful -- you created the perfect atmosphere in the art to match the story.

My favorite piece is the one of Jensen sitting on the bed. I like that it's a bit simpler (meaning, less dark and ~mysterious) than the others, and the emotions in it are so raw and real. I love his pose and expression! I also really love the art of Danneel and the one with Genevieve & the dancers -- both capture the story so well!

Wonderful ♥

Hello you ^^

My favorite piece is the one of Jensen sitting on the bed.
That's funny because it's everybody's favorite but it's the one I spent the less time on. In the story, Jared drew this picture as sketch so I did the same: quickly, with big brush strokes ^^;;

I also really love the art of Danneel and the one with Genevieve & the dancers
Do you know I almost didn't posted this one because I found it "strange" because of the characters placement and the colors? It's my author who told me it was good and that I should post it. It almost ended up in trash.

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

Ooooooh such lovely art. Just all of it... I can't stop staring. I'm so impressed with how you've drawn their smiles, they're so well done and gorgeous!

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

I love drawing the boys smiling (even if technically, it's not easy. When you draw someone smiling_anyone_they can look creepy if you fucked up their teeth or their dimples) ^^

Wow. Just wow. I'm not sure I can even find words for how beautiful your work is and how perfect and evocative for the story.

My favourite is La fée verte. The light, the way it makes you feel as if you might be in an altered state along with the boys, Jensen's sidelong glance and look of adoration for Jared. Simply breathtaking.

Wow.

I'm very happy you liked the art! ^^
Thank you so much ♥

My favourite is La fée verte.
Oh this one took time and the palette was a bit complex because of the green tones. I've always seen green as a color that wasn't easy to work with. But you cannot draw Absinthe without green!
This art was a lot of fun, particularly when it came to drawing Jared and Jensen being happy and a bit tipsy ^^

Wow, I love the colors (as always), the perspectives (as always) and everything...as always! :D The details and the textures are lovely and vibrant and I can feel the joy bursting off the screen at me. Then there's the peacefulness of the blanket scene (love the angle on Jensen's face) and the subdued image of Jensen smoking (with that striking pop of red-orange!). I really am awed by The Green Door too - the lighting, especially on the women's hair! How do you get that awesome fluff and tangle?! :P

the subdued image of Jensen smoking
That's funny because it's everybody's favorite but it's the one I spent the less time on (I think it was about 5 hours for this one and about 17-20 hours on "The Atelier"). In the story, Jared drew this picture as sketch so I did the same: quickly, with big brush strokes ^^;;

How do you get that awesome fluff and tangle?! :P
It's just a question of Painter 12 brush. I use the "chalk" tool and I obtain this big fluff very easily, thin layer after thin layer.

Glad you enjoyed my post! Thank you very much for your kind words ♥

Je t'adore.

This is glorious stuff, and I want to dance around the room with it. Brilliant as always.

I love the painted pieces, so different from what I remember your style to be. Each piece is so thoughtful and period perfect. Thank you, thank you, and it suits the story perfectly.

Thank you, thank you, and it suits the story perfectly.
No, thank YOU for enjoying this BB so much! I'm very happy you liked it ^^

I love the painted pieces, so different from what I remember your style to be.
Yes, they are quite different. It's thanks to a software I have called Painter 12. You can almost recreate an oil painting digitally. In fact you can recreate everything: watercolor, acrylic, pencil. I was so lucky to have it for this BB because it was just perfect for a story that talks about a painter!

You have once again blown me away. They are all just so beautiful but I must agree with most the smoking Jensen once is just stunning. And I know you said that is the one that you spent the least time on but it is just so strikingly beautiful. Maybe because of the simplicity of the background Jensen just really stands out and it's just very evocative.

I must agree with most the smoking Jensen once is just stunning.
Yes, you are right, that's the one everybody preferred and also the one I spent the less time on! It's very funny because I felt a bit guilty when I posted it, I had the impression to post a half finished sketch (even if it fitted the story and the description of the painting). I guess that as an artist, I see things differently ^^;;

Glad you enjoyed my post! Thank you very much for your kind words ♥

Bon, je ne suis pas sur le bon post, mais ngggggggggggg~! j'ai vu passer ton nouveau fanart Avengers Steve/Bucky sur Tumblr et il m'a laissé sans voix ! Absolument magnifique ! Pour le coup, je te friende sur LJ vu que je n'ai pas de compte Tumblr.

C'est pas grave hein! Tant que je vois ton commentaire!
Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire très gentil sur mon dernier dessin en tous cas, c'est vraiment sympa ♥
Oui, vas-y, friende-moi. Je suis gourmande et il est toujours bon d'avoir une profiterole dans ses contacts ^^

I think I have saved all of the art from every post I have been able to find of yours, because it is such a pleasure to come back to it again and again. Everything is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing the wonderful work you do.

These are so beautiful! I love how expressive they are, all smiles and closeness. Love thee period outfits, too. Gorgeous, gorgeous art. <3

I have no words to express how beautiful your art is! I must say that I loved the story and your art complements it perfectly! It is really stunning and gorgeous and just amazing!
Most of all I loved the poster, boys are together, there is the Eiffel tower, Jared's look has so much childish happiness for just being then and there, Jensen's look is so tender, it says how much he really loves Jared. I also liked the banner with Jared and Sacre-Coeur Jared is so carefree, so happy it makes you smile looking at him!
Let me also tell you that The Smoker, La Fee Verte, Winter and The Green Door impressed me greatly. The smoker... There is something so Jensen-like in this painting. And it makes me want to start smoking though I'm not a smoker! ) The green fairy makes you want to be there drinking absinthe with the boys... They look so happy, so in love with each other... I can't draw but I think that's the most important thing about art, to depict a person's feelings... And you've done it perfectly! Winter.. I always admired Danneel's beauty, but the way you showed her... She became even more beautiful! And at last The Green Door... The author of this great story depicted this place in such a way that I really wanted to be there and see everything myself... And you made it possible! Girls, Jensen with a shiner like a reminder how he defended that Anton kid..

You are a genius artist! And I forgot to write it to the author of this great story but that was a genius story and together created something amazing! And thank you both so much! It was one of the best stories and definetely the best art during this big bang! Thank you so much! You are a great artist and your place is somewhere in the Montmartre near Jared and Jensen's place! Thank you!

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