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The "Man of Steel" villainess teases the troops.Related content
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Hmm...this looks like a 4B or 6B pencil on newsprint. Nice "sketchy" quality, and a vintage feel to it. I'd like to see you do something Victorian on this paper, it would look really interesting.
And no, they aren't going to fire just yet. A thorough examination of the threat is required first, perhaps a walkaround and some photographs.
With all due respect to Ms. Edna Mode, Faora could use...a cape. There, I said it.
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I almost always use an ordinary No.2 pencil. I have noticed variations in lead hardness though, and gravitate to a favorite softer 2. "Sketchy" is how I do everything at the start, and then rework it (or not) to a degree.
Victorian (and Steampunk) seem very appealing, so I will probably do something in that line sooner or later. John Held Jr. went from the flapper chronicler of the '20s to doing mock-Victorian woodcuts in the '30s.
Faora is an interesting character, so I'll have to see the movie when I get the chance. And I don't think a cape is unreasonable.
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This was done with a number 2? It really looks much darker. The higher-number pencils (the darker ones) look really good in a drawing--providing one doesn't make a lot of mistakes.
Held did woodcuts? Interesting, I didn't know that. I really like Held's flapper work; it was in my opinion as iconic for the '20's as Gibson's work was for the turn of the century, or Elvgren's for the '50's. I never thought of what he did when the '20's ended.
There are Steampunk books now that showcase all the creative work devoted to that genre of literature and art. It is very popular stuff right now. I'd like to see some modern characters done in Victorian or Steampunk versions. If Sherlock Holmes can be brought into the 20th century (for better or worse), modern characters can inhabit the time of Victoria.
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The amount of contrast and overall lightness can be manipulated with a photo shop program. I usually tweak a drawing to some degree to improve its presentation. Especially since the camera scan leaves a bit to be desired.
It seems Held totally changed his style after the Depression took hold; the public mood had changed a lot. If you google for held images, some of his later works come up, including some watercolors.
Same for Steampunk Powergirl - www.google.com/search?q=steamp…
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Thanks for the link. Interesting stuff as always.
It must've seemed weird for Held to see the Flapper era come to such an abrupt end, to see the good times of the '20's come to such a quick and traumatic close. He must have taken long walks or stared vacantly out a window at some point, wondering what in Hell he was going to do (along with a multitude of others).
Anyway, nice art. Keep it up.
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www.people.vcu.edu/~djbromle/c…
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"The Rum-Runner's Sister-in-Law?" That is John Held art? Totally changed his style is right, I don't know if I should be impressed or appalled. It looks positively...Victorian.
As for Steampunk Powergirl, it looks as if somebody--a LOT of somebodies--thought of it first. Still, just as there's no one PG artist, so is there no one Steampunk artist either. You should add your ideas to the lot.
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The Great Depression caused a tremendous social and cultural upheaval. Held's flapper art went out of favor as people looked to the hopefully better future. The demand for his work likely plummeted. The woodcuts were a satirical backlash to an even older time. My analysis.
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Hmm...and yet today his woodcuts are almost unknown to the general "pin-up fan" public. They were, from what I can gather, dark and somewhat negative: appropriate for the era of The Forgotten Man and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" His Flapper art, pretty and jovial though it was, must've been a bitter reminder of what had been lost. It's nice to know that today it hasn't been forgotten.
Hey, how would Held have drawn PG? Period art, anyone?
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