This is probably less painful than it looks, (however Dimaggio's expression here, out of context, belies this assumption)... Here I have the Yankee Clipper positioned so we can at once look up and down at him. This is likely quite close to his final positioning; his eyes are not correct yet, the number is too high, (although I like his shoulders) his nose needs work, and I'm toying with including a floating left eyebrow. An illustrator's work is never done. I may cheat and keep the number on his back high as I like the look of it there; most of it will be cropped off. If you look closely you'll see the crop marks. Might have to soften the chin.
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Below is an earlier run on Joe that just wouldn't land.
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Here is a fine tuning of Reggie, where I'm blending the sunglasses and eyes into a final cohesive argument. It may seem that the glasses are winning, but as in most arguments, it's the subtle undertones that carry more weight. You got a problem with that?
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I'm enjoying looking over your shoulder, watching you draw and hearing the thoughts of the process. I like the number up high; it reinforces the tension in the shoulders
ReplyDeleteI agree, even though most folks spend great amounts of time and money to rid themselves of that tension in the shoulders.
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