SPN J2 Big Bang 2022 #2 - Lottery - Artpost

[aomasade]

Warning: Spoilers in art!

My second SPN J2 Big Bang! There were many great stories to choose from again this year, but I was able to claim my two favorites. Here is my art post on the romantic love story "Lottery" by junkerin. Have fun watching and reading!

Fic title: Lottery

Author name: junkerin [junkerin on AO3]

Artist name: aomasade [AomaSade on AO3]

Genre: RPF

Pairing: Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki

Rating: NC-17

Word Count: 29,060

Warnings: None

Summary: Jared is a young guy from a trailer park that wins in the jackpot in the Lottery. Then he meets Jensen rich, goodlooking and old money, so everything should be fine, right? Only Jared´s family is difficult. His sister tends to steal, his brother doesn´t see why he should work when Jared won 998,536,258 $ and his mother doesn´t want to be bothered as long as she can watch TV. Can Jared finally see that his family is the trash everybody sees in them or will he give up Jensen and stay with his family?

Masterpost on SPN J2 Big Bang

Fic Link: AO3

Art Link: AO3

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The color brown means poverty.

The color purple means wealth.

The color green means happiness.

The color gold means prosperity.

The color white means peace.

The color orange means joy of life.

The color blue means coldness.

The color yellow means envy.

The color black means sadness.

The color green means health.

The color red means love.

Poor Jared

Rich Jensen

Money bag with winning amount

Happy ending for Jared and Jensen

Even while reading the summary, ideas were buzzing through my head. The story is about rich and poor and the differences between the two lifestyles and a huge lottery win. The cover and banner were created in a split second and I was drawing the first sketches before I even knew the whole story. I love romantic comedies and the story entertained as well as the summary promised.

Jared comes from a poor background, wins the lottery, and as a result meets the rich likeable Jensen. That's why Jared wears a simple sweatshirt on the cover and Jensen wears a classy suit with an expensive shirt underneath.

The arrangement of the two J2s above and below also indicates their different backgrounds as well as positions. They are on different sides of society. Despite the obvious differences, both can't take their eyes off each other. With Jensen, it was love at first sight. That's why I depicted Jensen with adoring eyes on the cover and banner.

The cover is a rotating cover. It is designed so that it can be used from two sides. Once, Jared is in the foreground looking mischievously over at Jensen. Jensen in the foreground is looking up at Jared adoringly.

On the banner, some of the luck is symbolized by a money bag and the exorbitant winning amount.

The shamrocks in the background symbolize luck (Jared has been very lucky in life - lottery win, lover, recovery, children). The title of the story is self-explanatory.

The same shamrock is found as a symbol of luck all over the cover, banner, chapter headings and dividers. I also used the same humorous font since the story is a romantic comedy. The font, drawing style, and shamrock tie the individual artworks together into a cohesive ensemble and emphasize the story's plot.

I couldn't decide if it should be the background with the passionate red, the seductive elegant black, the chummy blue or a completely different color. So, with junkerin's approval, in the end I stuck with the hopeful and happy green (also stands for prosperity and stability - again fitting the story), which was the first background I had in mind.

The two chapter titles also illustrate the difference between poverty and wealth. Jared and his family live in an old rusty trailer. Jensen spends his days off carefree on his luxury yacht. The alternating usage reminds the reader again and again of the different living conditions of Jared and Jensen as well as their family background. The different font color symbolizes the basic mood of each chapter (poverty, wealth, happiness, prosperity, peace, joy of life, cold, envy, sadness, health and love).

Finally, Jared and Jensen got their happy ending and rode off into the sunset on the yacht. The rusty trailer is finally a thing of the past.

I created or edited the artwork with Procreate. I've only been drawing for three months. With Procreate it's a lot of fun and the new digital possibilities are endless. Before, I mostly created manips and other photo collages. Drawing people was a particular challenge. This Big Bang is my first big drawing project that I'm tackling.

I hope you enjoyed my art post.

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I love your chapter headers! So fun to see your process and how you worked up your ideas. The main art is cute and perfectly sums up the two characters backgrounds. Well done!

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

I am very happy about your praise. The story was so great, the ideas just flew at me. I love symbolism and how much can be expressed with it. Jared and Jensen develop their very own charm in the romantic story and I wanted to portray this likeable nature on the cover.

[midnightsilvers.livejournal.com]

[midnightsilvers.livejournal.com]

Wonderful art! 🙌🏼😄
I love seeing the different backgrounds for the covers, it really shows how different moods can be achieved with different colours! And I love the green that you choose.
The boys are super cute 🤗🤗 and I love the way you made the cover reversible dot that either one could be in focus.
And the chapter headers are delightful! Wonderful job, a pleasure to see. Thank you 😄

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

A big thank you for your words of praise. 🤗
It has been confirmed again that the first idea is usually the best. The green background really suits the cheerful nature of the story. Red and black would have also been good in a vampire or mafia story.
The story starts with Jared and his win, but then the action is split equally between them. So there is a cover to suit every reader and their J2 favorite.
The chapter titles were a no-brainer. I'm fascinated by these classic trailers. When junkerin described Jared's living situation, I was thrilled with the idea. She also provided Jensen's yacht as a contrast. Voila. Drawing wasn't easy, but it was a lot of fun.😊

[dwimpala21.livejournal.com]

If this was the first time you took up traditional drawing as a part of your artwork...I don't believe you. This looks so beautiful. You're so fine with sketches and everything. Even the colors and blending etc i doesn't look like you did this for the first time either. It looks completely professional. I loved the ideas behind your artwork and the way you mentioned why you chose the green background and why specifically you went for shamrock ... you reflect the theme of the story perfectly. Many kudos to you and I hope you keep doing the artwork for many more stories to come! Well done!

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the high praise. However ... you can take my word for it. The last time I drew was when I was a school kid. And that was a couple of decades ago. Other than that, I've only worked with photos and photo collages.
Yes, I work a lot with symbolism and meanings. I think a lot about the artwork to a story. That's how I get my ideas. I like to create artwork for great stories. I have huge fun doing it and I'm a perfectionist at the same time.

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[jdl71.livejournal.com]

Your art is fantastic!

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your praise, Jen.

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[cyndrarae.livejournal.com]

[cyndrarae.livejournal.com]

Love it! Your drawing style is gorgeous hon, I remember you said you were less confident about it but I think it's perfect!! The symbolism of the colors in the chapter headers is very well used. And I love how soft Jared and Jensen look .. love it hon 👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Cyndra. 😊
As I said, I used a different drawing style here and was unsure if I liked it. Of course, I put a lot of thought into suitable artwork here as well. You know me. I always get fully invested in the stories and try to make the best matches with my art. In doing so, I prefer symbolism because it is so meaningful. 😋

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

the boys are so, so cute, and i love how much thought you put into the colors in the chapter headers. (the chapter headers are also really cute.) and i'm a huge fan of process posts - i'm not an artist at all but i love seeing how people come up with their final ideas - it's just really interesting to me. so i appreciate that you included the preliminary sketches.

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your words of praise. I was so happy to be able to create art for a light-hearted romantic comedy. We can all use a bright spot in this day and age. I'm so happy to see Jared and Jensen come across as sugary sweet. They were a lot of fun to draw. Which the hair was the hardest part.
I also really enjoy reading process posts. The creation of artwork is always exciting. Often the art posts contain additional information or clues to the story that I would have otherwise overlooked or not known.

[raederle-of-an.livejournal.com]

Amazing work and such a great look into the themes of the story.

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I always try to pair my art with the story to enhance the reading experience.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

What a lovely set and you put so much thought into it; thanks for including your process! From the header to the chapter illustrations, it's such an adorable drawingstyle; I love their soft blushy faces <3 The rusty bits on the trailer are the perfect touch to even more emphasize the differences between their rich and poor background. Excellent stuff!

[aomasade.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your praise. I always put a lot of thought into the appropriate art for the story. I just can't turn it off or dial it down. So I always throw myself into it full on. The only thing stopping me is the deadline. 😃
This time I tried something completely different - hand drawing with Procreate. ✍️ A completely new experience for me. Jared and Jensen were a challenge, especially their hair. But if they both come out gorgeous and slightly blushing to the viewer, then I achieved what I wanted. 🤗
The rust stains? I had to really force myself to mess up the beautiful trailer with rust stains and faded window curtains. But what don't you do for suitable chapter headings 😉