I don't really keep and Art Journal as such, but I do have an extensive collection of digital doodles and drawings that I concoct (and rarely show), cos well they are either private or I don't like them so much, but I had fun with this one and thought I would share....
So I came across this cute manga picture via Teesha Moore's blog today and decided that the image would make a fun jump off for a digital sketch. And yes, if you want, you can call it a rip-off but no worse than Shepard Fairey!
The boon for me is that I am learning to PAINT in Photoshop - using a variety of custom brushes, playing with layer and opacity....and this is in CS4 (not the beta CS5)
You can do it Elements too...all it is is layers, layers and more layers, a little mask here and there and a judicious amount of blending and well.........inspiration!
Personally I like the grungy girl better than the original photo...but I guess that's the whole idea, re-interpreting, re-inventing until you make something your own...with your own message!
Great piece - love the way you've altered the face. You have definitely made it your own.
Posted by: Lorraine | March 20, 2010 at 12:06 PM
Great interpretation, definitely a fun image to view! Nice work.
Posted by: Bob Towery | March 14, 2010 at 02:23 PM
Lovin' this .... I have never been able to get into "journalling" though. Seems too much like something I "have" to do and that obligation saps the creativity out of it for me.
Love that Fairey link....I read the whole thing, comments and all :-)
Posted by: Lennie | March 12, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Love this!
Posted by: Carmen | March 12, 2010 at 06:48 PM
Marie, I dig your style so much! I like what you've done with her. I'm working in my first visual journal, even though I've constructed journals before, I haven't devoted myself to them, and you're right; sometimes you just don't like it, or it's personal and you don't know if you want to share it, and I'm finding the ups and downs kind of weird, but I know we've all gone through them.
This is in no way a rip off!
I've heard about those digital custom brushes, and it just sounds so groovy. How to make every inch of it your own...!
Posted by: Chris | March 12, 2010 at 01:36 PM