Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Tribute to POP ! & Pride.

We have all heard enough about MJ's recent passing in the news and on blogs so I thought I would relieve you by illustrating a new pop icon: Lady Gaga. She may not be the most talented, but her image is awesome and hey - not bad to dance to either! If your interested, this song pretty much sums her up.
I really need to save up for a good Wacom tablet - or dare I say it, a Cintiq! - because digitally painting with my right hand on a laptop tack pad is no easy task!


Here is the original sketch. While on BART - of course in the Berkeley station - an older woman gave me a lecture on creating "an image that is impossible to live up to." I understand the potential for negative impact, but isn't that what our pop culture is all about?

Hope everyone had a happy/ wild/ safe Pride weekend ! !

8 comments:

Goobeetsablog said...

El Greco would be proud:)
nice style

G1toons said...

very nice, i remember those days of painting with the mouse, really nice pose

crissy said...

Everything on these last few posts look wonderful. They make me really excited to look at all your moleskins when you come back (if you'll let me, of course).

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Paul's Paper Escapade said...

Thank you Goobeetsa! I think that's the coolest comment I've gotten =)

G1, thanks for stopping by!

Crissy - Of course I'll let you flip through my sketchbooks

Gerald said...

Such a sleak and sexy design of Miss Gaga. Yes - Cintiq! I wish I could afford one too. Just blew some $$$ for repairs on my poor ole' civic :(

Kimberly said...

Hi Paul! Thanks for your comments!! :) Glad you like my designs. This drawing is fantastic. I love the pose and your style is great. Cintiq's are great too! My husband and I bought one and he truly loves it.

robi pena said...

Hey amazing illustration, a very sexy pose ^____^ love the two images, the sketch is also woderful!!

Gerald said...

Were you in town for the last Sketchcrawl?