kidezt: (BB2013 Team Artist)
Meinarch ([personal profile] kidezt) wrote2013-06-25 02:30 am

Art: The Extraordinary Experiences of an Unusual Sidekick In the City (J2 Big Bang)

This is the art post for [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_bigbang's 2013 challenge.

Fic title: The Extraordinary Experiences of An Unusual Sidekick in the City
Author name: [livejournal.com profile] truelyesoteric
Artist name: [livejournal.com profile] kidezt
Genre: J2 RPS AU
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~44K
Warnings: Superhero level violence

Summary: Jared Padalecki, Class Two Superhero, has lived his entire life in his small town. Another disappointing Superboyfriend is the kick that he needs to get out. He arrives in the City, expecting to be overwhelmed, instead it seems that he finds a whole new world. He finds City rules to be stricter, he finds that the caliber of the bad guys are over the top, and he finds that the other Supers are a little crazy. It seems like this world is nothing he ever wanted and everything that he needed.

Link to fic: Here

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Phew! I'm finally done after going through a big scare the morning of my posting date when I received a hard disk drive error on my pc (to my utter horror). Thankfully, and to my great relief, I managed to salvage a backup of my work files and finished them on my cranky, old laptop.

A BIG thank you to [livejournal.com profile] truelyesoteric for her great story as well as her complete patience and understanding in my constant nitpicking and bother about her fic. It's been a fun experience drawing for this, and I enjoyed coming up with the outfits! I would also like to extend a thank you to [livejournal.com profile] shinigami_yumi, who without her help and critical advice, I'll be making even worse costuming decisions.





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[identity profile] knoifey-spoony.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
Freaking awesome! I love that you made the piece a comic book cover. It pairs excellently with the story, obviously. And it just looks amazing! Gah, I wish I could explain how much I love this! I love your visualisation of their suits. I love their faces. There's something about Jensen's shape that I'm really enjoying. The hips, maybe? I just want to paw at them both, anyway! And Jared's-- sorry, Archetype's belt buckle is a touch of genius! ;)

Really gorgeous work, and thank you for sharing!

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
This is the best comment I've received in a while and I thank you very much! I'm very glad what I did worked for you. :D

The belt buckle was actually the author (truelyesoteric)'s suggestion! I spent some time figuring out how to include the "A" symbol on Archetype's costume when they mentioned about Jared's tendency for belt buckles and voila! It turned out much, much better than the huge "A" I initially had on the expanse of his shoulders and chest. ;)

[identity profile] knoifey-spoony.livejournal.com 2013-07-03 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, collaboration, ain't it grand. :D Obviously I can't speak for how it might've looked in the initial design, but the belt buckle really is great in this final version! I love the shape of it; it feels very natural among the lines around it.

Anyway, you're totally welcome for the comment! Least I can do! :)

[identity profile] kros-21.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
your art is gorgeous and I think there is nothing more that I can add. XD

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-07-02 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
I think that speaks enough to me! Thank you! :D

[identity profile] enablelove.livejournal.com 2013-07-02 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
oh my, that's EPIC

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-07-02 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you think so! *_*

[identity profile] dulcetine.livejournal.com 2013-07-02 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
WAAAAH O_O!!! your art is AAMAAAAZING!!! you're INCREDIBLE *_*
Edited 2013-07-02 05:32 (UTC)

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-07-02 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so, so much! *A*
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[personal profile] sillie 2013-07-02 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Really great art. Love the outfits you gave them. :D

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-07-02 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so happy people are loving it! Thank you!

[identity profile] sarahthebloody.livejournal.com 2013-07-08 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, your art is freaking awesome! I love it. It's a great talent you have there. And to be shallow, I love how you got Jared's hair!:D

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-07-09 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much for your great comment! :D
Aw, that's not shallow at all. I'm happy to hear what people like about the things I draw!

[identity profile] laurathelurker.livejournal.com 2013-08-24 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Love these, it made it so much easier to picture them during the story.

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-08-25 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much!

[identity profile] scarletscarlet.livejournal.com 2013-08-30 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
These are fabulous! I've rec'd here (http://rocksalt-recs.livejournal.com/215540.html). I love the vivid colours you've chosen, and how you've handled the text - it has a really dynamic feel. The guys look so badass, and the design for each of them is just awesome.

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-08-31 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, gosh. Thank you so much for the rec and thank you for the wonderful comment! I was afraid the designs might have looked a little too bleak, so I'm really glad to know you liked them! <3

[identity profile] quickreaver.livejournal.com 2013-08-30 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Came here from scarlet's rec; HOW DID I MISS THIS?? They're really spectacular and so right for the fic!

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-08-31 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Aaaa Thanks so much! :DD
I had a lot of fun designing them! I wish I had more free time during that period. I had many ideas but I had little time to draw them out. Nevertheless, thanks again!
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[personal profile] snickfic 2013-09-22 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, I love this! You do such a great job of capturing their essential Jared and Jensen-ness while also making them very superhero-y. I love how shiny-black their costumes are, and also I love Jared's hair. Very nice. :)

[identity profile] kidezt.livejournal.com 2013-09-24 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!! I'm glad you think they still have their theirness. Drawing based on real people is still a challenge to me, but I'm working to be able to do it better! :D

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