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Published: 2012-01-05 22:40:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 43639; Favourites: 1908; Downloads: 0
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Another vaguely-meta Playboy-esque cartoon. The idea is they're at the opera, and the guy's like "Yes yes, the performance is quite good, but the story! A woman, marrying simply for money? Preposterous!" and the old guy's just chewing his gums going "quite right, quite right"hahaha anyway, the point is, I couldn't get the wording right and fit the punchline in the end of the sentence. If you have a suggestion please comment, and if there's a really good one I'll put it under the cartoon where it's supposed to go!
I've been trying to get more local color into my illustrations, it's a real struggle for me. Photoshop.
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Wow, now this is just really cool. There's something about the expressions of all the characters and then the lighting that captures a certain mood. Funny joke behind it, too, with the knowing looks of the ladies!
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"Beauty breeds contempt, ugliness breeds money."
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I love the class you put into these femmes! they seem very sophistacated
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Funny, and oh so true! I love your colors and the sly look on the brunette. Don't take this the wrong way, but the two men remind me of the old guys on The Muppet Show who would always sit in the balcony and insult the cast! XD
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The Peanut Gallery guys were my ABSOLUTE FAVORITES and I realized after I had painted this that I had totally subconsciously drawn EXACTLY THEM! I had seen the movie a few nights previous haha thanks so much for noticing!
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I love the lady in green's sly glance, and how it seems that the two ladies might be clinking glasses. Hear, hear, girls!
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Caption suggestion: "This performance is great but the story is preposterous! The dainty female heart would never abide marrying for money! Isn't that right, dear?"
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The guy on the right reminds me a little of Edgar from "Aristocats" - perhaps a chubby rich alternate version of him who got all the money after all!
Fabulous as always, especially the use of light and shadow (again!).
Though I'm wondering a bit, is the brunette supposed to touch one of her breasts? Or is it just the angle that makes it look a little like that? I'm honestly not one who looks for every chance to see something naughty in a picture.
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Love the picture and with the background story that you provided, it's even better ^^
My suggestion:
"Opera these days are so unrealistic. Everyone knows women marry for romance, not for money, am I right?"
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I love the local color in this one! I feel like the woman in green is staring at a much younger man in the box next door.
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'Til I read your description I thought the ladies were watching a bunch of sudden male strippers, I'm not sure why.
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HAHAHA I almost like that MORE!
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Here's one more FAV to add to the well deserved total! Bravo sir on a Great piece!
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CORRECTION!!!!!! 
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hahahahahaha IT'S OKAY! It seems like a lot of people on this site think I'm a dude, and honestly I rather like the idea that my work says something so separate from an inescapable truth about my physical person. (not that I want to escape being a lady, I love it, i just find it interesting!)
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.... whew.. I can breath now....LOL Thank you for being so understanding with me. ..and an even bigger thanks for introducing me to the talented Erich Sokol, his work is amazing! I'm starting to get back into watercolor and it's artist like yourself that have been catching my eye. Keep up the great work!
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well, isn't that all we women want from a man? The money? XD jokes, jokes. But a magnificent picture nonetheless! I just love the texts, colours and the looks on everyone's face, particularly the one saying "Preposterous!"
And to me, the woman in the green dress seems to have heard what he said and is giving off this 'aura' of 'Hpmh, but of course!'
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How about
Younger guy: Yes, yes, the performance is jolly good, but the story! A woman marrying simply for money? Preposterous!
Older guy: Indeed. How much did you bribe your wife?
Younger guy: $500,000. You?
Older guy: $1 million. The older I get, the more expensive they become.
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Lovely illustration! I wish I could use brushes and textures as well as you do! Those are brushes and textures, right?
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Actually I don't use any "textures" other than the ones in the brush. For this piece I used exclusively one brush: [link] it's "73" in the left column, 4th from the bottom.
Thanks so much!
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Seriously? WOW, that is amazing! I'm very impressed that all of it was only made with brush, awesome photoshop skills
Thank you for the link to the brushes! i'm gonna try to use them, and if the result is presentable, I'll send you a link!
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You have an amazing sense of story behind your illustrations. Not sure if it's just a given to say that, but really thought it was worth mentioning. Great stuff
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The subject is great! I would love to see like 10 more of these 60's era playboy cartoons. I think u should pursue a career in this. If u need ideas, look to the time line. were always doing stupid things that people never would have thought would happen in the 60's. I mean talk about how smoking was thought to be beneficial to your health in the 60's or how lsd and free love was supposed to stop all war ever. if u need a human example for sexual misbehavior I suggest paris hilton or the kardashians. (even a high hippy couldn't have hallucinated that group)
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Thank you very much for your kind words and suggestions! I'll definitely keep making them, but I don't think there's much of a realistic market for my doodles right now!
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u know ud think that ....but vouge often runs classic comics like that (that one about the corsets would be perfect for vouge). so do other fashion mags and some of the dirtyer playboy style ones could be picked up by maxim or possibly an internet site. you never know til u try. But even if u dont wana submit them, atleast we on DA can still enjoy them.
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Those ladies expressions are priceless. I also really like the colors and lighting you used in order to get the correct feel of an opera house's private booth. Very snazzy!
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Ooooooh this is great (and pretty funny as well). I love love love the lighting!
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I just love the way you tell such rich stories within a single and beautifully created image. Your work is always such a joy and an inspiration <3.
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I went to see La Traviata last year, and all I could think through the performance was " If these damn hysterics just stopped for a moment and had a conversation: all this would resolve easily!"
I think I felt a little like your man in the back. People gave me looks.
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I adore the characterisations and the textured strokes used, brilliant piece!
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Absolutely loving these from you. How long does it range you from start to finish? Any more coming would be a real treat : )
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You did a great job with the expressions and the bright colors.
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This is amazing! I love the colors, texture, and lighting. So great!!
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The lighting is great. You can really see the story behind it.
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The expressions are priceless. I'm in love with the rough strokes, especially with the gentlemen. The rough details on the rail look very pleasing to the eye, and the colour combinations are on the spot. The gentlemen are probably a bit too desaturated to my taste, but then again they do get overshadowed by their charming, voluptuous wives.
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I love this - there's just so much going on between the four of them, even without the dialogue (though I don't think you should leave it out - it's fun). The lighting and expressions are great.
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This seriously made me laugh out loud to myself, I love it.
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"Good lord, Edmund, the music is one thing, but the story?! Simply tasteless! A women ensnaring a man as merely for his gold? Such a hussy couldn't exist in real life --"
"Darling-heart, I need more champagne."
"Oh, yes, of course Celeste, whatever you need."
"And a new necklace would be lovely."
"Certainly, sweetheart."
It's a bit more then a snappy one liner, but I swear it was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this
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I love it! I love the way you drew their fingers, quite sharp and square-like. And I can really see them saying those words, you're a brilliant story teller! AND, moreover, I LOVE the word "preposterous". I dunno why, it sounds so nice, so British and posh!
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