SHAPE UP!!!

I DID THIS PIECE FOR MY GOOD FRIEND, LONDON BASED FASHION DESIGNER JASPER GARVIDA. THE GREEN PANELED DRESS SHOWN HERE WAS MAY FAVORITE LOOK FROM HIS S/S 2010 COLLECTION. JASPER AND I WENT TO FASHION COLLEGE TOGETHER AND HE, NOT THE TEACHERS, TAUGHT ME THE FOUNDATIONS OF FASHION, DESIGN, TECHNIQUES, EVERYTHING! HE NOW HAS A SUCCESSFUL LIL' CLOTHING EMPIRE GOING AFTER WINNING THE 'PROJECT CATWALK' REALITY TV SHOW COMPETITION. KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS POINTED TO THE FASHION PRESS BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'LL BE HEARING MUCH MORE FROM HIM IN THE FASHIONABLE FUTURE!!!

YOU CAN CHECK OUT JASPER'S WEBSITE HERE: http://www.jaspergarvida.com/

MINNIE-MOUSE-TRAP!!!

WHILE I WAS STALKING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK (SHUT UP! YOU DO IT TOO!) I RAN ACROSS A PICTURE OF MY FRIEND SASKIA DRESSED UP AS A FUNKY COS-PLAY VERSION OF MICKEY MOUSE. THE PICTURE WAS SO FUN THAT I SAVED IT WITH PLANS TO USE IT FOR INSPIRATION IN THE FUTURE. I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO IT AND I THINK THE PIECE TURNED OUT REALLY GREAT!!!(if i do say so myself)

I ALSO DECIDED TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR A WHILE, WHICH IS SLAP TOGETHER A LIL' HOW-TO OF MY CREATIVE PROCESS FOR MAKING A DRAWING. THAT WAY ALL YOU KIDS CAN GET A PEEK INSIDE MY TWISTED BRAIN . . .

IN #1 WE SEE THE PHOTO OF SASKIA IN HER MICKEY MOUSE GEAR. #2 SHOWS THE SKETCH I DID OF HER AND MY IDEA FOR HER FINER BEING STUCK IN A MOUSE TRAP. I USUALLY DO TONS OF DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES BEFORE I SETTLE ON A FINAL, BUT IN THIS CASE I ACTUALLY WENT WITH THE VERY 1st ONE I DID. I DID HAVE TO RESEARCH A MOUSETRAP THOUGH (#3) AND DO A THUMBNAIL OF THE LAYOUT (#4). I GENERALLY ALWAYS KNOW FROM THE BEGINNING OF A DRAWING HOW I'LL WANT THE LAYOUT TO BE SET-UP. THEN IN #5 WE SEE MY FINAL INKED MICKEY-GIRL (I SPOTTED THE BLACKS ON THE EARS IN PHOTOSHOP, NO NEED TO WASTE GOOD INK!). AND FINALLY IN #6, I DID A CIRCLE OF TRADITIONAL MICKEY MOUSE EARS HATS AND PHOTOSHOPPED IT INTO A TESSELLATION. IN THE END I SLAPPED THEM ALL TOGETHER AND VOILA!

IF YOU'VE LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THIS POST, IT'S THAT YOU SHOULDN'T TRY TO GET THE CHEESE OUT OF A MOUSE TRAP! IT'LL SNAP ON YOUR FINGER AND MAKE IT SWELL TO CARTOON PROPORTIONS!!!

PLANET TERROR!!!

I WAS GOING THROUGH AN OLD FILE OF SKETCHES RECENTLY (A LIL' PRE-SPRING CLEANING) AND RAN ACROSS THIS DRAWING I HAD DONE AFTER SEEING THE FILM 'GRINDHOUSE'. IN IT, ROSE McGOWEN PLAYS A STRIPPER WHO IS ATTACKED BY ZOMBIES AND FORCED TO ATTACH A MACHINE GUN TO HER AMPUTATED LEG FOR DEFENSE. IF YOU HAVEN'T GUESSED FROM THAT DESCRIPTION, THE FILM IS CLEARLY CAMPY AND DOESN'T TAKE IT'S SELF TOO SERIOUSLY.
I ACTUALLY PREFERRED THE 2nd HALF OF THE FILM WHICH WAS DIRECTED BY QUENTIN TARANTINO, BUT THE ROSE McGOWEN MACHINE-GUN-LEG IMAGE IS A PRETTY STRONG VISUAL, SO I KEPT DOODLING THAT. I DID THIS PIECE WITH A BIC PEN ON A PIECE OF OLD, USED PRINTER PAPER. A TRUE DOODLE!! WHEN IT WAS UNEARTHED, I PHOTOSHOPPED IT AND KIND'A TRIED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE AN OLD IMAGE LIFTED OFF OF ONE OF THOSE OLD GRINDHOUSE MOVIE POSTERS.

THE BLOND(s) AMBITION

MY FAVORITE NEW YORK FASHION MOMENT OF THE F/W '10 WAS BY FAR NONE OTHER THEN MY FRIENDS THE BLONDS OUTSTANDING SHOWING! THEIR CLOTHING IS SO FUN AND COLORFUL AND SOOOOO WELL MADE! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY MAKE THOSE CORSETS WITH TONS OF GIANT FAUX DIAMONDS AND CHAINS AND SPIKES AND NICK-KNACKS ON THEM.

AFTER I SAW THE SHOW I WAS SO INSPIRED THAT I CAME RIGHT HOME (AFTER A FEW COCKTAILS AT THEIR AFTER-PARTY, OF COURSE) AND STARTED WORK ON THIS PIECE INSPIRED BY PHILLIPE BLOND'S GRAND ENTRANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW. SHE CAME OUT ON THE RUNWAY IN A HAIRY MONKEY SUIT AND STRIPPED IT OFF TO REVEAL AN AMAZING GOLD CORSET UNDERNEATH ALA MARLENE DIETRICH IN 'BLONDE VENUS'(AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, POISON IVY IN 'BATMAN&ROBIN'). NOT SINCE MY GHURL THIERRY MUGLER WENT INTO CRAZY PEOPLE'S RETIREMENT/SECLUSION HAVE WE SEEN HIGH FASHION THIS HIGH!!! I HAVE EMBEDDED A VIDEO OF THE ENTRANCE AND YOU CAN SEE MORE TRANNY REALNESS AT: http://www.theblondsnewyork.com/
CHECK IT OUT AND GET SOME JUNGLE FEVER!!!

THE CAT'S MEOW!!!

RAN ACROSS THESE SKETCHES I DID OF SOME KITTIES AND DECIDED TO PHOTOSHOP THEM ALL TOGETHER FOR 1 GIANT KITTY JAMBOREE! I KNOW MANY OF YOU, LIKE MYSELF, COULD HAPPILY STARE AT SOME CUTE LIL' KITTENS ALL DAY LONG, BUT TRY NOT TO STARE AT THIS DRAWING FOR TOO LONG OR YOU'LL NEVER GET ANY WORK DONE!!!

WHO WILL BUY, THIS WONDERFUL MORNING!!!

HEAR YEE HEAR YEE!!! (or is it 'HERE yee'???)
I AM HEREBY ANNOUNCING THE GRAND OPENING OF MY ETSY.COM ONLINE SHOP! AT THE SHOP YOU CAN BUY MY 2010 ILLUSTRAION LOOK BOOK. THIS FULL COLOR 5 PAGE ZINE FEATURES SOME OF MY FASHION ILLUSTRATION WORK AND A 1 PAGE B/W COMIC. THE BOOKLET IS 4.75" X 7" AND FEATURES 10 OF MY ILLUSTRATIONS. AS AN ADDED BONUS, THE BOOKLET COMES WITH A FULL COLOR 4.25" X 5.5" POST CARD. SCORE!!!

ALL OF THE ARTWORK INSIDE IS INSPIRED BY THE FASHION DESIGNS BY SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNERS: ALAIA, THEIRRY MUGLER, MARTIN MARGIELA, SANT ANGELO, CALVIN KLEIN, CHANEL, WESTWOOD, HERVE LEGER, DIOR, AND STEPHEN SPROUSE.

NOT TO MENTION I HAVE A SECTION WHERE YOU CAN REQUEST SPECIAL ORDERS, YOU KNOW, IN CASE YOU WANT B! TO DRAW YAH SOMETHING SPECIAL.

SO WHAT CHA' WAITING FOR? GO TAKE A PEEK!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BRYANROCKSTAR

SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT

WHERE WOULD WE BE WITH OUT THE ALAIA BODYSUIT? IT FILLS A MUCH NEEDED VOID IN THE WHAT-DO-SEXY-BITCHES-WEAR CIRCLE OF LIFE. YOU KNOW NOTHING SAYS DRESSING SEXY IN THE 80'S LIKE A FORM FITTING, MUTED COLOR, LONG SLEEVE, WOOL JERSEY ALAIA BODYSUIT WITH MATCHING MINI SKIRT!!! WOMEN STILL WANT THEM TODAY. THEY ARE TIMELESS IN A WAY, IN THAT DRESSING LIKE A HOOTCHIE REALLY NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE. SO GO'ON GHURL!!! LET THE HATERS TALK AND GOSSIP ABOUT HOW THEY CAN SEE ALL YOUR BUSINESS IN THAT TOO SHORT SKIRT OR THAT WAAAAY TOO HIGH CUT BODYSUIT, AS LONG AS YOU THINK YOU LOOK GOOD, UM, I GUESS THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS???