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A long, long, long, long time ago, I told `jussta that I'd finish/rework/revitalize my scrapped version of Jonathan Rhys Meyers 'cuz it paled in comparison to The King which was ridiculously cool, sleek, and sexy (hey, I'm a dude, but I'm man enuff to say things like that ).

If my version of JRM looks very similar to The King, that's becuz I was inspired by it (I had originally made mine in color). And as a wannabe Graphic Designer, I chose to slap JRM's mug on the cover of a magazine solely devoted to him -- kinda like a fanmag or photobook-type deal. You should see some of the other variant covers that were rejected, but JRM was nice enuff to sign the original cover after months and months of me stalking him (his restraining order against me is still -- I repeat, STILL -- pending). 'Nuff said.

All in all, having finished JRM made me realize how much I missed deviantART and all the wonderfully talented guys and gals that roam around here. It's good to be back...

In closing, I wanna dedicate this piece to for her creative inspiration and for being the magnificent mommy that she is...er, or something like that.

Now then, where's my ...?

CREDITS:
I snatched the references for the Maori facial tattoo and the Kabuki face paint from the web, so I'd like to give kudos to the ones responsible for making them. And of course, my template for JRM came from The King by `jussta , so a box of for her.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE:
Adobe Illustrator CS2 + caffeine +

Description
A long, long, long, long time ago, I told `jussta that I'd finish/rework/revitalize my scrapped version of Jonathan Rhys Meyers 'cuz it paled in comparison to The King which was ridiculously cool, sleek, and sexy (hey, I'm a dude, but I'm man enuff to say things like that ).

If my version of JRM looks very similar to The King, that's becuz I was inspired by it (I had originally made mine in color). And as a wannabe Graphic Designer, I chose to slap JRM's mug on the cover of a magazine solely devoted to him -- kinda like a fanmag or photobook-type deal. You should see some of the other variant covers that were rejected, but JRM was nice enuff to sign the original cover after months and months of me stalking him (his restraining order against me is still -- I repeat, STILL -- pending). 'Nuff said.

All in all, having finished JRM made me realize how much I missed deviantART and all the wonderfully talented guys and gals that roam around here. It's good to be back...

In closing, I wanna dedicate this piece to for her creative inspiration and for being the magnificent mommy that she is...er, or something like that.

Now then, where's my ...?

CREDITS:
I snatched the references for the Maori facial tattoo and the Kabuki face paint from the web, so I'd like to give kudos to the ones responsible for making them. And of course, my template for JRM came from The King by `jussta , so a box of for her.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE:
Adobe Illustrator CS2 + caffeine +