Friday, April 22, 2011

CHECKERED PAST



ONCE A YEAR I DRAG OUT MY HUGE COLLECTION (A.K.A. PILE!) OF FASHION MAGS AND LOOK THROUGH THEM TO SEE WHICH ISSUES I SHOULD KEEP AND WHICH WILL WIND UP IN THE RECYCLING BIN. AS I'M DOING THIS I AM USUALLY REMINDED THAT MOST MAGAZINES HAVE JUST CRAP AND BAD ADS AND LAME PHOTO SHOOTS IN THEM. I CHUCKED OUT 14 MAGAZINES YESTERDAY AND OUT OF THOSE I TORE OUT 6 PAGES. HONEY, THAT IS NOT A GOOD RATIO!!! NO WONDER PRINT MEDIA IS DYING.

THIS ILLUSTRATION IS BASED ON ONE OF THE IMAGES I TORE OUT. I JUST DID A QUICK SKETCH OF A GIRL FROM AN AD, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER NOW WHAT LINE IT WAS FOR, AND CHANGED HER COLORING TO BE KIND'A COLD AND WINTERY.

I GUESS ONE MAN'S TRASH IS THE SAME MAN'S TREASURE? DEEEEEEP!

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