So sad.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Art Deco
I got roped into doing an "Art Deco" invite for a church group. Thought for sure there'd be some internet image with nice border that I could gank...but I didn't think too much of what I could find. The pride here comes from all the border elements--that's all me. And I haven't a clue how to do vectors in Pho Sho--I just fake it by making lines and rounded rectangles with the shape tool. I hollow 'em out to my desired thickness and just started combining stuff....
So sad.
So sad.
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Great piece. Now someone can Gank your hard work.
Really like the border elements. And the dry brush in the tux leg. It's all great. The eye socket shorthand on the guy. The pose. You could go on and on.
Bring back art deco.
Shape tool is a very close cousin to the pen tool. Which if you get good with the pen tool, you're most of the way into being an Illustrator power user as well.
I'll find a short and sweet tutorial on the pen tool on youtube.
Marty, you are the master of every style of art there is.
Marty, Ronnie and Beata all showing up on TAG again! Some great posts lately. Yay!
Pretty cool stuff, sir!
BTW Marty, I'm not a total certain, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to join you at Rose City, if you will still have me!
Thanks guys.
Ellis: what's this pen tool?? I only know the paint brush--via my mouse and/or laptop trackpad (no Cintiq here).
Primitive, I know!
p.s. I think the couple is mismatched: he's tango'ing, she's jitterbugging.
I saw a couple doing a tango demo in Ghiradelli square once. It was very impressive. I think that little kick she's doing is a tango step too. What did you use for reference? Beata should know, yes?
While early American Tango sometimes might include a "flick" step or two, it's much more characteristic of Argentine Tango. This dancer looks like she's doing a charleston kick, when she should be in a dip position to balance herself and match her partner.
No one in the church group is going to notice (or care), but here's another small issue ...
Those high ankle straps didn't come into fashion until the '40s ... after Art Deco waned. If it's not too late, and if you're going for authenticity, you might want to lower the ankle strap to near the instep. If you then made them into T-straps, it would seal the deal.
Nice drawing, though, Marty! Good Art Deco styling overall (even the hemline, which people often incorrectly depict as shorter).
Marty, if you like Blanche, you may also like the Australian TV series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. I haven't seen it yet, but based on what I've read about it (and friends' recommendations), I plan on watching it. Nice Bonus: It has a wonderful music soundtrack, which I've already acquired.
Beata!!
Thank you for the kind words!
I only put her in the strappy heel because I found similar models in my research...I was thinking of that clunky footwear from the Teens more than the Twenties, maybe?? Tried to go to period material, not movies from the 80's!
The dance steps I just invented. Wanted the little Charleston kick in it, but wanted them to have a big diagonal lean without it quite being a dip. Failing to be accurate--but trying to get the "feeling!"
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