Monday, September 10, 2012

IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS


ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT THIS BLOG REGULARLY KNOWS THERE I DON'T DRAW MEN TOO REGULARLY. SO, WHEN I WAS ASKED TO DO SOME ARTWORK DETAILING MEN'S FALL TRENDS FOR DETAILS MAGAZINE I WAS EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INJECT SOME TESTOSTERONE INTO MY PORTFOLIO. 

I DID SEVERAL SKETCHES OF THE FIGURE BEFORE THE ONE SHOWN HERE WAS CHOSEN BY THE MAGAZINE. IN THE END, THEY CHOSE TO COLOR THE FIGURE IN NEON YELLOW TONES TO MATCH THE REST OF THE MAG'S GRAPHICS. A DIFFERENT CITY-SCAPE WAS PUT IN THE BACKGROUND AS WELL. IT'S ALL FINE WITH ME, I GOT PUBLISHED AND PAID! AND THAT'S CALLED A WIN / WIN, KIDS.


Tuesday, September 4, 2012

ALL WASHED UP!



HERE WE HAVE THE FABULOUS CHRISTIAN DIOR "VENUS" GOWN FROM F/W 1949 . . . IN AN OLD METAL WASH TUB. 

I SAW A PICTURE OF THIS DRESS THE OTHER DAY AND WANTED TO MAKE A COMPANION PIECE TO MY EARLIER DIOR 'FARM GIRL'. I SHORTENED THE FLOOR LENGTH GOWN SO WE CAN SEE OUR FANCY LADY STANDING IN HER BATHIN' TUB. HAIR AND MAKE-UP INSPIRATION WAS TAKEN FROM DIOR'S SPRING 2011 COUTURE SHOW FEATURING DESIGNS AND STYLING INSPIRED BY THE GREAT FASHION ILLUSTRATOR, RENE GRUAU 
(if you don't know who he is, go look him up now! you won't be sorry!)

I'VE ALSO INCLUDED MY ORIGINAL SKETCH. I TWEAKED IT A BIT IN PHOTOSHOP TO GET THE PROPORTIONS I WANTED.