Art Post: Obliviously Lost/Accidentally Found

[clex_monkie89]

GUYS. I got to snag raeschae as a pinch-hit this year for her amazing fic, Obliviously Lost/Accidentally Found! She has been super awesome and I really cannot recommend her fic enough.

GIGANTIC thank you to ordinaryink for helping me get good colors, and just generally not allowing me to slack off even when I really wanted to. That bitch be MEAN when you're being lazy.


The first thing you will see are her chapter headers. Jared mentions in the fic how a class project on family trees is what got him into his line of business, so I knew I wanted family trees to have something to do with my art, and when I found this tree it was perfect.













The next thing you see is the first divider. There are thirty in the fic; one for each scene. The final picture is one that is mentioned in the fic, and I knew the second I read it that I needed to draw that picture. Early on me and raeschae were talking about overall themes in the story, and what she felt represented Jared and Jensen, and she said something about puzzles.

The dividers build piece by piece, and if not for ordinaryink I would still be trying to figure out which piece should come after which one. By the way? Turning a picture into thirty different puzzle pieces is nowhere near as easy as it sounds.

The finished puzzle follows, as well as the large, full picture:







I also did a billboard, because the second Jared bemoaned them and mentioned "the skeleton photoshoot" I knew I had to do something that was just the right kind of bad. Just emo and overdone/underdone enough that Genevieve would dance in glee at it and Jared would try to pretend it didn't exist. P.S. Please don't call that phone number, IDK who it belongs too, and they should not be punished because I went nerdy on their numbers.

Comments

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

OMG CLEX THIS IS ALL SO PRETTTTTTTY. PIGACORNNNN. <33

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

BEST PIGACORN EVER OR BEST PIGACORN EVER, AMIRITE?

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

UR-RITE.

[ordinaryink.livejournal.com]

THIS IS STILL ENDLESSLY LOVELY AND I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO ENSLAVE YOUR FOCUS BACK ONTO ALL THE ART.

Clearly, we're productivity soulmates. :') And whatever, I still love that fucking unipig.

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

<333333333333333333333333333333

PRODUCTIVITY SOULMATES! Fourteen and a half hours on a call will do that to you. :P

[raeschae.livejournal.com]

THE UNICORN!

OMG, you did SO MUCH WORK for this (in such a small amount of time) and YOU ARE MY HERO.

Thank you thank you for giving me happy-making arts AND being awesome. I lucked out so hard. :D

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

You were SO AMAZING to work with that I don't even know where to start. I'M NOT KIDDING, ANY TIME YOU WANT ART FOR ANYTHING, FIC OR OTHERWISE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE EMAIL ME.

I was totally the lucky one here. Is it weird that I am really happy your original artist had to drop? Or does that sound mean?

[raeschae.livejournal.com]

I think it's fate. Or something less nerdy! :)

And you know I'll totally be looking you up again! (Maye when I get around to finishing my sci-fi fic!!!)

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

It is totally nerd!fate!

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!

[lesson-in-love.livejournal.com]

*____* HOW SO PRETTY, CLEX? omg, those chapter headers are fabulous and PUZZLE PIECES. SDKFHSDLJFHDKFGH <33333

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JESS! IT WAS SO FUN AND I THINK MY ARM MIGHT FALL OFF NOW! :DDDDD

[confuzed.livejournal.com]

I love the tagline on the billboard! Very funny! Great work :)

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The tag on the billboard was all the magnificent raeschae's idea!

[cherie-morte.livejournal.com]

OH HEY. That is such a fucking awesome divider idea I cannot even compute!!! I am so sad an artist didn't think of it while working on one of my fics! XD You win so hard, Clex. It's also an adorable picture--I don't think I've ever seen a pigacorn before, but I ship (do I ship J2 or do I ship pig/unicorn? The world will never know). Seriously awesome art, BB! Loving the little tree chapter headings, too! :D

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

I, for one, think you ship pig!Jared/unicorn!Jensen. And should make Tracey draw it for you RIGHT NOW.

Thank you SO MUCH, and I am so seriously happy that you liked it!

[cherie-morte.livejournal.com]

That's a great point, Clex. I do ship that. Please speak to our associate Traceyface about this important issue at your soonest convenience.

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

I told her, but she just kind of made of muppety face and nodded her head. I think she needs more goading.

[cherie-morte.livejournal.com]

Augh. I don't have the energy for goading. I'll try to remember in 7.5 weeks when I have a goddamn hour to myself again.

[paper-storm88.livejournal.com]

Love the last one. Jared is hot being all badass.

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

[fiercelynormal.livejournal.com]

I love how perfectly you've tied to the theme of the story, with the trees and the missing puzzle pieces. <3

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

I love the art! It is awesome. And has made me even more excited to read the story! :)

[marciaelena.livejournal.com]

Lovely drawing of the Js. <3

[scarletscarlet.livejournal.com]

Man, such pretty tree headers! I though the device of the assembling jigsaw puzzle was really neat and interesting, and the end picture is great.

Hah, that billboard is awesome. Poor Jared :D. Though he does look lovely there...

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Niiiiiiice! Love the jigsaw idea!

[expectative.livejournal.com]

OMG the dividers <333

I really love your drawing and the chapter headers as well. I was so sad to have to drop out of the challenge but when I see the awesome art you provided, I can't help thinking that maybe it was for the best!

[deadflowers5.livejournal.com]

Great art!

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Love all of these! You had me at the trees -- perfect for genealogy! Then, I love actually drawing -- and the puzzle is inspired! In the last, Jared crouching like that very much puts me in the mind of an archeologist, digging to reveal the unknown. The peeling paint behind him... every detail is perfect! Can't wait to read the fic!

[impalalove]

This is so gorgeous!

[eyestoowide.livejournal.com]

These are amazing, the trees are so cute and the puzzle is such a genius idea. <3

[virtualpersonal.livejournal.com]

Awesome work bb, love it. The divider trees are original and a great idea, love how each chapter title/number shifts to a different color/shade.

[dreamers-dh.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow!
I have not the time to read the story but I couldn't resist looking at the art and I'm really in love with the last picture, the quote and the whole picture. So amazing!

[kros-21.livejournal.com]

oh woah, interesting banner with Jared and..... crazy!Jensen? LOL
now I'm really curious and can't wait to read this fic.... ;)

[lavishsqualor.livejournal.com]

Clex! THESE ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL. No, seriously, though. I love the variety! The chapter dividers are just so SO PRETTY. And the puzzle piece divider piece! How original and gorgeous! I can't wait to see how that fits into the story (which I am so totally going to read). Really, loooove it all!

[akintay.livejournal.com]

Really gorgeous art! I read the fic first and I really loved how there was a piece added to the puzzle from scene to scene - really cool concept and it really fit the story raeschae told.

The billboard's awesome too!

♥

[aubergineautumn.livejournal.com]

The puzzle piece was fun to watch assemble

[annartism.livejournal.com]

Lovely headers! And the puzzle idea is really cool :)

[fridayblues.livejournal.com]

Great work!
I love all the divider :D and the trees and of course Jensen licking Jared's face lol
Thanks for sharing and congrats :D
xxx

[equally-dour.livejournal.com]

Lovely art!

[fourtenpm.livejournal.com]

this piece puzzle idea is so fun and so fitting for the fic.

[thruterryseyes.livejournal.com]

i love this art. very clever effect and perfect for the story

[blodyn1.livejournal.com]

Love the art, especially the inspired way that you built the picture one piece at a time.
: )

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

This is adorable art! (well, apart from the spooky billboard, obviously;-) I love the trees and the unicorn. The idea of the puzzle is so clever and so very well integrated in the story. Being the secret goth that I am, I must admit the skeleton photoshoot is my favorite though *g*

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

I love the sense of fun in these images! They make me smile.

[dugindeep.livejournal.com]

I really love the tree headers! They're gorgeous and so fitting for the story here. I would love to have art like that up in my own place! :)

I also really really really love the puzzle piece headers. It is so ingenious and works perfectly for this story. Great job!

[enablelove.livejournal.com]

I love the chapter headers. The puzzle thing? EPIC.

[wendy.livejournal.com]

I love all of this! The colors are amazing (rainbow unicorn!!) and I love the puzzle idea. You are so talented, in so many ways. It almost is unfair! But I love it. YAY. Thanks for all your work on this!

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

*Blushes* You say awesome things, Wendy! ILU. ♥

[lathena.livejournal.com]

I absolutely loved the puzzle piece divider, it was absolutely perfect how it built with the story!!