Seeing that I'm in the swing of the classics. This months babe is the Dragon Lady from Milt Caniff’s Terry and the Pirates. Robert and I made the decision to go with her, but I had no idea what to do. She has a great look and I just assumed something would come to me. Then Benno, a good friend of mine, paid a visit to the studio. He had a Milt Caniff hand colored print in his portfolio, and that clinched it. I decided to follow Milt's lead and to keep the image simple and direct.
You simply can't draw a Milt Caniff girl without thinking of Joan Crawford, and I can't have pictures of Joan Crawford on my desk without drawing her.
By the way, rent Mildred Pierce and enjoy the Crawford goodness when you get the chance.
2 comments:
Thanks for the shout out Brian. I love this sketch page-the bold ink on the layout and the subtle pencils for the face studies. Quite an interesting contrast.
benno; big thanks to you man. I've almost accidentally started a sketchbook, and most of the sketches here on the blog were started in that book. I keep it next to the desk like a convenient stack of paper, and sometimes it's fun to allow the hands to wander while the mind does the same.
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