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DavidFolkie — Jess the Bobby-Soxer
Published: 2009-05-12 13:20:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 440; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 45
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It's as a 1950s bobby-soxer, complete with period hairdo, poodle skirt, and vinyl Frank Sinatra album.Thank you to ~KingofCreativity for scanning my drawing while I am without a scanner.
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Beauty!
You are way better than most artists out there.
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Great David! I think you should do Jess from different time eras. Starting from the Roaring 20s to...well how you might imagine Jess looking in 2220 or something futuristic! Just a thought! 
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Thank you, Mina. It's funny you should say that, because I am working on a series of "historical Jess" portraits. I hope you like them when they appear.
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Wow, this is awesome. I love her outfit and the fact she's standing on a record.
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Very nice work! I really like all the authentic 50's details you've put into the drawing, very "Back to the Future".
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Thank you, Raj! I'm glad you like it. It's fun to explore history through art.
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it rocks! it croons!! 
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lovely clothing, I myself am doing a 1950s? type piece for a friend, but I've gone more rockabilly with it, same hair though
I love the composition and the use of the record! It's really lovely!! I love the details on her dress a lot!
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Thank you, Stef! I'm glad you like the period details. Are you going to be posting your 1950s piece on dA?
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of course! Though it may take a while, I've already decided on changing her design lol!
I just found a wonderful site for ideas for her clothing! [link]
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I look forward to your 1950s piece, and thank you for the link!
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Thanks! I know you've drawn it and designed your own stuff already, and very well! but these kinds of things always seem to come in handy
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excellent drawing David! the 50s were just before my time (born in 61), but they had a resurgance in the 70s with American Pie, Happy Days, and other film and TV shows. I was never really into the music genre, but the styles for girls were cute 
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Thank you, Bruce. I agree about the style of music... 1950s pop and rock never appealed to me. You're right about the styles being cute. I'm glad you enjoyed this.
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oh my yes! did Jess really pose in that or is this male fantasy stuff David? just wondering
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Good question, Bruce! Usually what you see in my drawings of Jess is based 100% on the real thing, unless I'm drawing her with Jabba the Hutt or as a superhero!
In this case, the pose is real, as are her shoes and socks. She wore a sleeveless top that I adapted on the page, and the poodle skirt and the hairdo are pure imagination (based on period research).
Oh, and she didn't really stand on a giant record player!
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so, Im right about the male fantasy thing on the poodle skirt ...nice to see others that can imagine different clothing, but then youre minds as dirty as mine ..... 
sorry, David, I will refrain from such acusations in the future 
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Ah, the fifties. I miss them.
Okay, so I'm not old enough. I like the literal poodle skirt and the vinyl. If you had to put a name to that record, which album were you envisioning?
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Thank you, Brandon. Neither Jess nor I were around back then, either. I love history...it's fun to explore the past in art.
Your question about the album title reveals a staggering anachronism. The album is supposed to be "Ring-A-Ding-Ding," and a quick perusal of Wikipedia indicates that particular record was not released until 1961! 
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Bum bum bum! I look forward to the updated version.
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