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It's The Bees Knees!

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Last in a series of three: I realized that I have a set of prismacolor markers that are just drying out because I've always been a little afraid of them. I also have a tendency to use muted, toned-down tones, and I wanted to force myself to use bright, pure colors.

I pull my clothing and costume design from a bajillion sources that are just sort of a jumble in my head; so I tried to keep note of inspirations behind each outfit, in case anyone finds that sort of thing interesting:

:bulletyellow:Josephine Baker (who is one of the most unappreciated women/people of the 20th century - check out her Wiki - she was a WWII spy and life-long civil rights activist and the world only remembers her for dancing naked in a skirt of bananas.)
:bulletyellow:Victorian feathered yolks/collars, or rather modern goth reinterpretations of said collars (#1,#2,#3)
:bulletyellow: Gauntlet gloves (these are from the mid 1600’s but the style was revived in the first half of the 20th century )
:bulletyellow: Feathered headband hats – intended to run length of head instead of across it (I own two of these in different colors, and i LOVE them)
:bulletyellow: Dior’s New Look
:bulletyellow: big bird ...(haha, not really, but I couldn't help myself!)

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!Wombbat Aug 28, 2010
her hands are enooormous
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*janey-jane Aug 28, 2010
haha, yes they are. They looked fine in the sketch and then in the ink, but as soon as I colored them in I was like "oh crap, she has man hands!!!"
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!Wombbat Aug 28, 2010
It's what I thought first! But indeed it fits well with the whole picture. I love Joséphine =3

I have the same problem. It always seems fine when I finish a sketch but there's always a problem. ahah
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Mood: Love ~azami2011 Aug 15, 2010
Pretty!
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~Terrizae Aug 14, 2010  Professional General Artist
This is such a cool series, I love how you've combined all the different elements. This one's my fave, nice work! :D
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~Shoefleur Aug 13, 2010
Very pretty :)
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~Hurricane-Jeanne Aug 11, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Gorgeous! :heart: The details are amazing! And the colors go so well together. :D
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Mood: Joy ~FeelingVeryLucky Jul 8, 2010
Ha ha, nice! Not really a fan of the color yellow, but that doesn't stop me from liking your picture. :D
Thanks for the info on Josephine Baker; and seeing the Wiki, I see the banana influence in the dress, lol.
Also, I love the gloves and her hat. She looks like a very regal yet sassy woman. :]
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*janey-jane Jul 10, 2010
I know what you mean, I saved yellow for last because I was like "eew, yellow", but then this ended up being a lot of fun to draw! And I'm glad some of the sassiness came through - I wanted her to look a little spunky!
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~gothBalianemo Jul 1, 2010
what colors did u use for this
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