Thursday, September 11, 2008

DOG SHOW



I HAD THIS GRAND IDEA FOR A PIECE BASED ON A SANT ANGELO DRESS I HAD SEEN MANY TIMES. I LOVE THAT HIPPIE-BOHO-SWINGING-SANT ANGELO VIBE AND AM ALWAYS WANTING TO CAPTURE THE MORE KITSCH ASPECTS OF IT. I WANTED TO DRAW THIS FLOPPY GIRL WEARING A FLOPPY SANT ANGELO WITH A BIG FLOPPY POODLE IN THE BACKGROUND. I DECIDED TO USE A SOFT BLUE FOR THE OUTLINE OF THE GIRL AS OPPOSED TO MY FAV STARK BLACK. I FIGURED IT WOULD MAKE ALL THE COLORS POP MORE AND HELP GIVE IT THAT TRIPPY VIBE I WAS AFTER.

THE COMPOSITION DIDN'T TURN OUT EXACTLY AS I HAD WANTED IT. SOMETHING ABOUT THE DOG BEING NOT AS LOOOOONG AS I HAD WANTED. I HAD PUT OFF DOING THIS ONE FOR SO LONG BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T GET THE LAYOUT HOW I WANTED IT, BUT I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD WITH IT ANYWAY. BUT STILL, IT'S AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT IN COLOR FOR ME AND I'M ALWAYS UP FOR DRAWING A SANT ANGELO CREATION.

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

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