I'm thinking 50's - 70's era. The models always seemed to truly know how to emphasize form, mood and fit.
And they always had a 'best side.' Although from what I've seen . . .
. . . ANY side of a diva is her BEST side!
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A Diva's Best Side
I love at lot of the really exaggerated poses I've seen models do over the years. The best poses are from years ago.
I'm thinking 50's - 70's era. The models always seemed to truly know how to emphasize form, mood and fit.
And they always had a 'best side.' Although from what I've seen . . .
. . . ANY side of a diva is her BEST side!
I'm thinking 50's - 70's era. The models always seemed to truly know how to emphasize form, mood and fit.
And they always had a 'best side.' Although from what I've seen . . .
. . . ANY side of a diva is her BEST side!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Cigarettes and Furs
Sophistication.
That's one of the words I associate with divas. And when it comes to images, there are many.
One image is of some super rich gal, circa 1950's, draped in fur. She has a matching hat. There's a cigarette in one hand and an equally glamorous pooch either carried or on a leash in the other.
Today that reality would be wrong on a couple of levels. Thankfully, no animals nor lungs were harmed in my illustration. ;-)
That's one of the words I associate with divas. And when it comes to images, there are many.
One image is of some super rich gal, circa 1950's, draped in fur. She has a matching hat. There's a cigarette in one hand and an equally glamorous pooch either carried or on a leash in the other.
Today that reality would be wrong on a couple of levels. Thankfully, no animals nor lungs were harmed in my illustration. ;-)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Progress . . .
So the new illustration is still in progress.
So far it's gone from this:
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So far it's gone from this:
To this:
She's still a draft. I still want to incorporate a couple of ideas. I'm leaning toward a cat. Poodles are so typical.
I want to give it some more energy. I'm thinking the legs could be exaggerated for the energy I'm trying to capture.
However, I don't want to clean it up too terribly much. It needs to stay loose and whimsical.
I'll be visiting peeps and fam in Atlanta this weekend. This will probably take longer than I originally planned. But once I get my mind set on something, it gets done when it gets done.
And it's always worth it!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
My Best Ideas Happen . . .
. . . in the morning between my first and second cup of coffee.
Did I mention my cup holds two cups of coffee? So by the time I can see the bottom of my favorite coffee cup while sipping, if I have an idea, it's already scratched out in rough draft.
A recent conversation in my head went something like this:
What if I used the same 'Audrey's Martini' concept in different poses, with different props??
No!
Scratch that.
Same props but different pose.
. . . and a dog!
No.
A cat!
Wait.
A poodle?
Ugh.
Just get a rough draft down for now. I'm gonna be late for work!
I grabbed my pad and came up with this rough draft:
Now the idea is at least down and I can play around with some ideas. Rarely does the idea match the actual rough draft. Rarely does the rough draft match the final illustration.
So between now and the next 24-72 hours, I'm gonna toss around some ideas and have a completed illustration.
My ideas:
What do you think? Like any of the above? Have other suggestions altogether?
Every participant gets entered in a drawing. So one person can end up with the finished illustration, (matted, signed, plastic sleeve, etc), just for passing along an idea.
Meanwhile, I'll keep you posted on the progress.
nighty-night! :-)
Did I mention my cup holds two cups of coffee? So by the time I can see the bottom of my favorite coffee cup while sipping, if I have an idea, it's already scratched out in rough draft.
A recent conversation in my head went something like this:
What if I used the same 'Audrey's Martini' concept in different poses, with different props??
No!
Scratch that.
Same props but different pose.
. . . and a dog!
No.
A cat!
Wait.
A poodle?
Ugh.
Just get a rough draft down for now. I'm gonna be late for work!
I grabbed my pad and came up with this rough draft:
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| Audrey rough draft 1 by Steven Hall/Doodle Divas |
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| Audrey's Martini |
Now the idea is at least down and I can play around with some ideas. Rarely does the idea match the actual rough draft. Rarely does the rough draft match the final illustration.
So between now and the next 24-72 hours, I'm gonna toss around some ideas and have a completed illustration.
My ideas:
- legs crossed at the knee versus the ankle
- poodle in her lap
- cat in her lap
- red sofa
- red background
- curled up in chair versus sitting
What do you think? Like any of the above? Have other suggestions altogether?
Every participant gets entered in a drawing. So one person can end up with the finished illustration, (matted, signed, plastic sleeve, etc), just for passing along an idea.
Meanwhile, I'll keep you posted on the progress.
nighty-night! :-)
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