Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Illustration Friday: 80's


1880's that is. It might not be the 80's we are used to, but I think she still might be hiding some Olivia Newton John leg warmers under that dress...maybe some parachute pants... or lots of zippers. I had some great costume reference from the 1880's so I thought I'd try something a little different. Just a sketch for now. I will add paint later. It may or may not happen this week. I'll post it as soon as it is done. Enjoy.

15 comments:

Healthy living said...

I really like you're style! Nice Illo!

Kristina Bustamante said...

Hehe...nice, original spin you put on the 80's there ;)

Duncan said...

Loveley illustration - nearly every contribution to IF 80s this week has mentioned ONJ's leg warmers - I didn't realise they had such an iconic status.

Michelle said...

Really nice design. She's very appealing. Nice line work as well. Great job!

Anonymous said...

this is lovely! I love her dress!

S.T. Lewis said...

She's beautiful, Guy. Really nice sketch... I look forward to seeing it in color (which you always do so well). Hooray for the 80's!

Anonymous said...

Great illo...those 1880's girls sported very cool umbrellas...

Adrian Ropp said...

Hey, Guy! Great idea for a twist on the topic. As always, your sketch is quite awesome and appealling.

Sam said...

very pretty picture. i like how she's holding her umbrella with her pinky out :)

albina said...

YES! I am glad that you went waaay further back into the past! She has that great look that spells "trouble"...

Michelle said...

Yay! Happy to see that it's a puffy dress and not a puffy hair-do! Very stylish and pretty!

dalene said...

Cool!

luckyzmom said...

Loverly.

Unknown said...

Oh!! She is lovely!! V clever take on the theme!! Brilliant!!

Ken Chandler said...

Another stunning beauty from the pencil of Guy Francis. Way to go.