Tuesday, March 31, 2009

PUTTING SPANDEX TO THE TEST







OFFICIALLY ADDED TO MY COLLECTION OF SUPER SIRENS (from L to R): MERA, WIFE OF AQUAMAN AND QUEEN OF THE 7 SEAS, HEPZIBAH, 1/2 HUMAN 1/2 SKUNK, ALL ALIEN HOTTIE WHO CAN CONTROL AND CONFUSE WITH HER PHEROMONES, WONDERGIRL, (A.K.A. DONNA TROY) SUPER-POWERED LIL' SIS OF WONDER WOMAN, AND LASTLY, ALANNA STRANGE, WIFE OF SPACE ADVENTURER ADAM STRANGE.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

GRAPHIC NATURE



I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO POST A COLLECTION OF STEPHEN SPROUSE PICTURES I DID FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THEM. NOW THAT I HAVE THIS 1st ONE COMPLETE (WITH OTHERS ON THE WAY) AND WHAT WITH SPROUSE MANIA CURRENTLY GRIPPING THE FASHION WORLD, WHAT BETTER TIME TO DUST THEM OFF AND THROW THEM OUT ON THE OL' WEBSITE?

I HAD BEEN A FAN OF SPROUSE'S WORK, BUT NOT UNTIL I HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON ROGER AND MAURICIO PADILHA'S 'THE STEPHEN SPROUSE BOOK' DID I REALLY GET TO SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE OF HIS GENIUS. I REALLY RESPECT HOW DEDICATED HE WAS TO HIS SINGULAR FASHION VISION. HE INTRODUCED SO MANY GREAT IDEAS AND CONCEPTS INTO FASHION AND POP CULTURE, AND I FEEL THAT ONLY NOW ARE WE STARTING TO REALLY APPRECIATE HIS LEGACY.

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF Mr. SPROUSE, GO OUT AND GET 'THE STEPHEN SPROUSE BOOK' FROM YOUR LOCAL BOOK SHOPPE OR ORDER IT FROM AMAZON!!! IT'S A GREAT BOOK AND WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY YOU SPEND ON IT! (PLUS MY NAME IS IN THE BACK! YAY ME!!)

* MARKER PEN ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

COLOR ME BITCHY




WHEN I WAS BUT A WEE LAD I USED TO LOOOOVE TO BUY COLORING BOOKS. MOST KIDS COLOR IN THEIR COLORING BOOKS, BUT NOT ME (i was weird). I USED MINE AS REFERENCE MATERIAL. YES, EVEN AT A YOUNG AGE I WAS ALWAYS COLLECTING REFERENCE FOR THINGS I WAS INTERESTED IN DRAWING. OBSESSIVE MUCH?

I WOULD SCOUT COLORING BOOKS FOR ALL THE CARTOONS I LIKED AND USE THEM TO LEARN TO DRAW THE CHARACTERS. I WOULD SOMETIMES TRACE OVER THE LINES WITH TRACING PAPER AND A PENCIL SO MANY TIMES I WOULD WEAR A HOLE THROUGH THE PAGE! WHENEVER A NEW DISNEY FILM CAME OUT I WOULD GO RIGHT OUT AND SPEND ALL MY MONEY ON COLORING BOOKS SO I COULD SEE A CLEAR LINE DRAWING OF WHAT ALL THE CHARACTERS LOOKED LIKE.

I'VE NOTICED THAT KIDS NOW-A-DAYS DON'T REALLY HAVE COLORING BOOKS LIKE MY GENERATION DID. I NEVER SEE THEM ON SALE AT THE SUPERMARKET OR THE TOY STORE AS THEY WERE IN MY DAY (i make it sound like i'm 100!). THIS GAVE ME THE IDEA TO START MY NEW COLLECTION OF PRINT OUT COLORING PAGES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES! MY COLORING PAGES ARE, OF COURSE, BASED AROUND MY LOVE/HATE OF ALL THINGS FASHION. AAAAND, I EVEN GIVE SOME HELPFUL HINTS TO ALL THE CREATIVE THINKERS OUT THERE RIGHT ON THE PAGE. HOW CONVENIENT!

JUST PRINT IT OUT AND GO KRAZY KIDDIES!

*MARKER PEN ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP.

Monday, March 16, 2009

GO! GO! GIRLS!






THREE MORE LETHAL LOVELIES: THE INVISIBLE WOMEN, JENNIFER KALE AND SHADOWCAT.

I REALLY LIKE THE VINTAGE MARVEL COMICS JACK KIRBY 'FANTASTIC FOUR' ADVENTURES, ESPECIALLY THE WAY SUE STORM, THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, IS DRAWN. BACK THEN SHE WAS SWEET AND DEMURE W/ A BLONDE JACKIE-O HAIR-DO. NOW, SHE'S A BIT MORE OF A BAD ASS.

JENNIFER KALE IS A CHARACTER I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT, THOUGH I DID RESEARCH HER BACKGROUND TO MAKE THIS DRAWING. I THINK HER OUTFIT AND M.O. AS A TEEN WITCH ARE KIND'A INTERESTING, THOUGH IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT MARVEL EVER MADE MUCH GOOD USE OF HER

AND WHAT X-MEN FAN DOESN'T LOVE KITTY PRYDE, CODENAMED SHADOWCAT. SHE HAS BEEN A FAN FAVORITE HEROINE SINCE HER FIRST APPEARANCE WAY BACK IN THE 1970'S. SHE'S HAD A FEW DIFFERENT COSTUMES BUT I LIKE HER MOST IN HER STANDARD X-MEN UNIFORM.

* PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD

Sunday, March 8, 2009

VIVA GLAM!



HERE'S ANOTHER OF MY MAKE-UP GIRLS. FUNNY HOW MY GIRLS ALWAYS HAVE BIG HAIR AND ORANGE TANS AND TOO MUCH MAKE-UP YET I HATE WHEN REAL WOMEN HAVE THAT LOOK. I MEAN, WHO ACTUALLY LOOKS GOOD LIKE THAT? DO THESE WOMEN THINK THEIR APPEARANCE IS IMPROVED BY HAVING ORANGE SKIN? JUST SOMETHING FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE BORED AT WORK.

*PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

ALL DRESSED UP IN LOVE



SO, I MUST ADMIT TO BEING A HUGE 'SEX AND THE CITY' FAN. I KNOW ALL THE LINES AND ALL THE OUTFITS BY HEART. IN COLLEGE, I WOULD HAVE THE DVD's OF ALL THE SEASONS ON REPEAT IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE I WORKED AWAY FOR HOURS ON CLASS PROJECTS. IT'S A GREAT WORKING AMBIANCE SHOW! I ALSO LOVE THE FILM. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE THINK IT'S MUCH MORE HEAVY HANDED THEN THE SERIES BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL. BESIDES, THE WHOLE REASON TO WATCH IS TO SEE WHAT OUTRAGEOUS OUTFITS CARRIE, MIRANDA, SAMANTHA AND CHARLOTTE WILL WEAR NEXT!

I DREW THIS PIECE A FEW YEARS AGO AND TUCKED IT AWAY TO BE REWORKED LATER. I WANTED TO MAKE A DRAWING THAT WOULD SHOW THAT I CAN DO CELEB CARICATURES AND LIKENESSES. NOW, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WHEN I DRAW A FAMOUS PERSON, I OFTEN GO FOR TRYING TO CONVEY THE FEELING AND LOOK OF THE INDIVIDUAL MORE THEN A 100% LIKENESS OF THEM. I FEEL PEOPLE WILL GENERALLY UNDERSTAND WHO YOU ARE TRYING TO PORTRAY IF THEY RECOGNIZE SIGNATURE STYLES OF THEIR FAV ACTORS OR MUSICIANS.

OUT OF THE 4 WOMEN, I TRIED HARDEST TO MAKE CARRIE LOOK THE LIKE SARAH JESSICA PARKER. HER FACE IS SO GREAT AND ICONIC AND FULL OF CHARACTER. I MADE USE OF ALL OF HER TRADEMARK FASHION CHOICES: 'CARRIE' NAMEPLATE NECKLACE, TUTU, FLOWER PIN, BIG HAIR AND DESIGNER SHOES.

MOSTLY I JUST WANTED TO CONVEY THAT FEELING OF 4 GIRLFRIENDS OUT ON THE TOWN IN NYC, HAVING A DRINK AND GOSSIPING ABOUT THE BOYS.

* PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP AND COLLAGE