hey rien, I'd noticed this for a long time but seeing so many of your graphics at the same time this week (which has been GREAT btw) really drew my attention to the fact that you so often color the jackets (and especially cas's coat) of the characters in your graphics. I'm curious about what started you doing that- if you have a specific reason for it or if you just did it once and decided you liked it, or something else? <3
i’m so sorry it took me so long to answer this, and i hope you don’t mind me answering it publicly! (really so i can save this answer…)
there are a few reasons i do it a lot, i think:
when i’m doing a color or color-palette based prompt for a graphic challenge or something else, i often use it as a way to tie the graphic together visually and include the prompt color.
since spn is so dark, a lot of the time when i adjust the lighting of a cutout it really shows the pixelation and loss of quality in darker areas like clothing and hair. frequently i will color over clothing (and skin and hair) and use an overlay blend to hide this a bit.
it’s just fun! one of the earliest graphics i did this in is this one from back in november 2014 and i remember thinking it would just be a fun way to make the graphic pop a little bit more. i think after that point i just decided i liked it, like you suggested, and have kind of been doing it off and on subconsciously ever since!
(ps - i just looked at the comments for this graphic and someone was really unhappy about the idea of cas with a bright magenta coat hahaha)