art: and they call it puppy love

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Title: Artwork for And They Call It Puppy Love (NC-17, ~9900 words)
Author: dugindeep
Fic Summary: Taking care of two adult dogs in their tiny apartment, Jared and Jensen just barely get by. Things get a little ~ruff when they find out they're going to be grandpappies. (But Jensen will never acknowledge that name)
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Rating: G for art
Medium: Colors and Shading: Photoshop CS6, Inking: Paint Tool Sai
Artist Notes: For j2_everafter




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(click on the banner to go to the fic)

For my second and final j2_everafter, I had the pleasure doing 101 Dalmatians as a colab with the wonderfully talented --not too mention one of my favorite writers-- dugindeep! Seriously, go read her fic RIGHT NOW! You will NOT be disappointed, it is so cute and adorable!

As for the banner, Jared is a baker in the fic, so I thought I would do a shout out to him and do a cupcake but with a doggy twist. No real reason other than that. :P

Falling for You



Schmoop ahoy! This was my original draft that I submitted, and DAMN did it change a lot from when I turned it in. Basically it is recreating the meeting from the movie just like the beginning of the fic. The longest part of doing this piece was choosing Jensen's wardrobe. OMG HE IS SO PICKY!

Dividers

OMG PUPPIES!


My practice puppies and what were originally going to be my only dividers (ie procrastination from finishing the Falling for You piece.) I used them to help figure out the palettes and how I wanted the puppies to look in the Family Portrait piece.

Puppy Notes


Like I did for Jared in the banner, I wanted to do shout out to Jensen's profession, a musician/jingle writer. Voila, puppy print music notes! they were actually pretty fun to make.

Family Portrait



The surefire way to get me to never draw polka dots again. :P dugindeep mentioned boys buried in puppies, so I figured I would attempt to do that. SO MANY SPOTS! D: I originally meant to do a lot more puppies, but seeing as how I was working on this and re-editing til right before posting) until my posting date, I called it good. :P

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Thanks to:
My author, dugindeep. I cannot tell you how great working with her was! It was an honor to be partnered with someone who was completely onboard with a full blown collaboration, especially with one thought up at the last minute over Twitter! She also has the patience of a saint for putting up with my (almost) daily emails with minor changes with art. Thank you so much! ♥

To transfixeddream and fiercelynormal for all their tremendously helpful art feedback and coloring advice.

To my Twitter timeline, most notably shinyslasher, for all my freak outs and overly dramatic arm flailing, all while keeping me inspired and motivated.

To the mods at j2_everafter for organizing this challenge. This challenge will always hold a special place in my heart as being my first real art challenge! That and I am a sucker for disney-fied J2. It was a pleasure to participate over the years, and you did a phenomenal job running it and encouraging us all. It is my pleasure to know you and to call you friends. ♥

And last but not least, thank you for looking at my art, and remember to go read dugindeep's fic!

Comments

[maichan.livejournal.com]

OMG PUPPIES, is right! They are absolutely adorable. Good job on all the different spot patterns and expressions. Also, your cell shading has really improved overall.

[tebtosca.livejournal.com]

So much wonderfulness that I can barely deal with it all. ADORABLE!! <333

[dolnmoon.livejournal.com]

Very cute and sweet.. *runs off to read the fic* Your puppies are adorable and the J's are too schmoopy for words. ♥ your hard work paid off.

[equally-dour.livejournal.com]

Eeee, so very cute!

[dugindeep.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH, NICK! <3333 I cannot get over how gorgeous every piece is. I will love the Falling For You piece forever and ever and ever. The details of the grass, Jensen's hand IN the grass, the Starbucks cup, both of their arms, the dogs watching them in the back, the coloring, all so beautiful! And then you had to be terribly wonderful by adding in the extra graphics of the pups and the divider (WITH BONUS PUP PAWS!) and the final portrait that was a total surprise! HOW ARE YOU SO FABULOUS? EEEEEE I CANNOT STOP CAPSLOCKING.

Thank you thank you thank you for changing over to 101 Dalmatians that day so long ago when I was happily buzzed and pushy and begged you to draw with me. I am more than gloriously happy with the final product. THANK YOU :-*******

I forgot to also tell you to shush on your neuroses in sending constant emails with art - IT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAYS <3 Plus thank YOU for putting up with my absent-mindedness and the titles and posting later than planned LULZ

[kamikaze-redux.livejournal.com]

SO ADORABLE! You did a great job with this.

[blackrabbit42.livejournal.com]

Boys buried in puppies FTW! So adorable.

:)

[cassiopeia7.livejournal.com]

Cutest art ever! My favorite piece is probably "Falling for You," because the guys are so darn adorable, but oh, my gosh, the PUPPIES!! \o/ Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

*adores the doggy cupcake, too*

Awesome job!!

[ldyghst.livejournal.com]

So cute! I love the color choices. <3

[laurathelurker.livejournal.com]

Love the art it works so well with the fic and is cute as hell.

[fiercelynormal.livejournal.com]

PUPPIESSSSSSSS!!!! Definitely some of my favorite art ever. You just keep getting better! <33

[dulcetine.livejournal.com]

aaaaaaahhhhh SO CUUUUTE!!! i love the puppies and the doggies!!!

[rockstarpeach.livejournal.com]

Awww, this art is adorable :)

[deadflowers5.livejournal.com]

So cute!!!!

[akintay.livejournal.com]

Awww, this is super cute! The puppies are adorable and I love the boys' expressions in the first one <3333

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

Yup, it's official: SO CUTE! The linework is especially nice. Excellent job!

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

These are spottyliscious! So damned cute and now I really have to read this fic...

[deirdre-c.livejournal.com]

PUPPIESSSSSSS!!! *wriggles with glee* SUCH CUTENESS, NICK OMG. (And Jensen's outfit gets an A+ for skin exposure. Good choice, Jensen!) I love it all. You are so fantastically talented. <3

[nazliy.livejournal.com]

love love love the art work! PUPPIES!!

[shinyslasher.livejournal.com]

I've already squeeeed at some of this, but WOW PUPPIESSSS AND PUPPIES ON TOP OF PUPPIESSSS *slides right into the pile* not perving on Jensen's freckles what are you even talking about and idk why, but my absolutely favorite piece of this is puppy print music notes. LIKE MY MIND CAN'T EVEN STAND THE ADORBS THAT IT IS.

And I looooove the boys looking at one another in the first piece sooooo sweet. AND STARBUCKS CUP. LAYING THERE LOOKING COOL.

One of your best works ever, bb! <333

[j2disney-mod.livejournal.com]

HOLY. CUTENESS. Nick! This is beyond fab. It makes my heart warm! Are you kidding me with those pups? Their little faces!!!! You did such a great job with their expressions and giving each their own little colorings and personality. 'FALLING FOR YOU' IS THE MOST ADORABLE PIC I THINK MY EYES HAVE EVER SEEN. I mean, really now! It's perfect. From Jared and Jensen to the dogs to the discarded Starbucks cup. I love it! I love this all. I like that you did shoutouts to the J's career choices, too. This is WONDERFUL. And thank you for your kind words to us mods. It is a HUGE pleasure to know you, as well!

Thank you so much for your fantastic contribution to the challenge!!! ♥

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

they are SO CUTE. the boys aren't bad either. :D and yeah, that is a lot of spots. O.O but all the puppies have different faces and different expressions, which is really cool. and the boys are pretty adorable.

[scarletscarlet.livejournal.com]

Eee, puppies, oh my god. They are SO CUTE, and the lads are lovely too. Gorgeous art!

[cherie-morte.livejournal.com]

Oh man, this art was so cute I almost had a heart attack. THE ABSOLUTELY SCHMOOPTASTIC FACES THEY HAVE IN THE FIRST PIECE. And their little smiles as they sit on that couch all casual JUST DROWNING IN PUPPIES. PUPPIES EVERYWHERE. And the little puppy dividers. Oh god, it's just all so perfect, I'm over here, like, squealing.

[big-heart-june.livejournal.com]

OMG! EEEEEEEEEEEEE! your art just made my entire weekend!! PUPPPIESSS!! ALL THE HEARTS! And Falling for You is ridiculously GORGEOUS!! I can hardly stand it...ALSO! your little puppie dividers and the ADORABELNESS of The Family Portrait!! LOVE ALLLLL THE WAY ♥♥♥