Did I do good? Or did I just make the next few days hell for myself. POSSIBLY BOTH.

[sweetprince]

You know what seems like a good plan? Obsessively working on a piece of fanart for hours on end when you should be working on your Hellenistic paper or reading crappy Raymond Chandler or maybe even the screenplay up for workshop this week. These all sound like excellent ideas. That is not what I did however.

I decided to draw hipster Jared and Jensen from my fic Made For Walking.





I have to say, that is the best I have EVER done on Jensen's face. Usually I puzzle and puzzle at him and he still ends up looking like somebody totally random. Once, I swear, my rendition of him looked like Daniel Dae Kim. SO ANNOYING. Clearly all I needed to do was get him a mohawk.

Jared's not that much taller than Jensen, because they're only seventeen or so. Couple more years though, and Jensen'll be eating his dust.

Also, I wanted to draw Jared in a ballcap like the one he wore in the story, but I couldn't find any good source pictures. The last thing we ever want in these situations is for me to experiment.

Comments

[lazy-daze.livejournal.com]

Oh yum, SEXY boys. I love Jensen's hair and expression and Jared's nose and chin and NECK.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Finding a good source for Jensen's facial expression turned out to be really difficult, because I really wanted him to look confrontational. Boys need to stop being so friendly. As for Jared, I did take tremendous delight in lovingly delineating his neck. V. true.

[ericaplease.livejournal.com]

still impressed by the mohawk. nom.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Ahahah, I'm starting to think I should do a all whole hipster series! I guess we find them more attractive than we're willing to admit.

[aboutademongirl.livejournal.com]

J2222! *flails*

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

It always makes me happy when I get my groove back!

[bijoux.livejournal.com]

Guuuuurl, color me impressed. I'm digging their hair, especially. And yes, Jensen looks like Jensen! *pets him*

Yay, you!

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

See if Jared has to have long(ish) hair, that's the hair I want him to have.

[wendy.livejournal.com]

I feel like I can reach in and touch them, beautiful!

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm super glad you liked it!

[xtinethepirate.livejournal.com]

OMG THIS IS AMAZING. I'm especially staring at the fantastic folds in their jeans and their HANDS. Amazing.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

I'm awesome at fabric when I don't have to use a pencil. The thing I like about this tablet is that the experience is way more similar to painting, although I have yet to use color.

[trolleys.livejournal.com]

Jensen's hair is sexy as frak. Love the rip in his pants! And Jared with the bangs and the thumb in his pocket, mmmm.

So much word about Jensen being hard to pin down, he's another of those frustratingly well proportioned faces, lol. You did awesome here!!

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Oh a good part of my joy was looking at hipster clothing, so I could decide what to put them in.

Thanks. I literally don't know why I had so much success this time. Although, generally speaking the less realistic I attempt to make the faces the better I do.

[vinylroad.livejournal.com]

Awesome, dude. You make me wish I could draw something more than a stick figure.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

You know, with a tablet, this might be possible! I think it's kind of like a massive crutch, because I definitely don't think I would be able to do this if I didn't have the ability to zoom in or use layers.

[nowadventuring.livejournal.com]

Oh, that looks so fantastic!

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[altiloquent.livejournal.com]

this is FABULOUS, lady

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

We're you drawn by the hipsters?

[cerberos.livejournal.com]

Lauren, this is SO GOOD. Also, I am such a sucker for guys with mohawks.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

It turns out almost everybody here is! Who knew!

[kittyzams.livejournal.com]

TOTALLY AWESOME! I think you did a gorgeous job with Jensen's face. ♥

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Sankyu! Jensen should make that face more often!

[memphis86.livejournal.com]

So gorgeous!! I really really like this, did you do it with the tablet?

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Yes. There's no way I could do this with a pencil!

[memphis86.livejournal.com]

Well it worked out beautifully! Your art makes me happy. :D

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

I'm glad!

[enablelove.livejournal.com]

Oh my lord this was GORGEOUS.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like it.

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know you liked J2.

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

I don't really read it that often. But they are very attractive young men and I don't mind thinking about them being hipsters and making out. :D

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Hahahah. Touche.

[sprnaturalgrl.livejournal.com]

Really great job, hon. Now I have to read the fic...!

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it.

[soxykitty.livejournal.com]

Oh wow they look awesome, I'm especially digging the mohawk and Jensen's jeans, oh and their hipster bracelets! But wait... where are the awesome shoes?! lol

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

You would not be happy with me if I attempted to draw their feet. I CAN PROMISE.

[britomart-is.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooooh!

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Good, OOOOOOH, I'm assuming! Hahah.

[auroraprimavera.livejournal.com]

So so so very pretty.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[ignited.livejournal.com]

this is fucking AMAZING, Lauren! You did a really awesome job w/ the tablet. Ha I can never deal with shadowing and stuff so this is like rocket science to me. ;)

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

It's actually not hard, if you want me to show you. But the way I use the tablet has a lot to do with the way I paint.

[yourlibrarian]

Love the body sense that comes through in this, the natural stances.

[dark-reaction.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That's less me and more the photos I was looking at.