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I recently had the opportunity to illustrate a really great feature for Shameless Magazine in Toronto. I did 2 for them, this is the second illustration. I cut it in half so that it would be easier to see, but the actual illo is one piece that runs across the tops of 2 pages. It's not a format I've ever worked with before, but it was a nice change and a lot of fun. I enjoyed the challenge of working with such a long & skinny space.
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I think that the long and thin aspect of this illustration with the gossipy chain would be very effective when viewed in the magazine. It has an Escher type feel to it.
And I like how it's all started by the old lady. Was this part of the story?
Thanks Bruce. This illustration was for an article about creating resistance to violence through storytelling and word of mouth. I decided to begin with an old lady because they have experience and wisdom and that seemed like a good way to start the chain of stories.
HEY JACKIE!!
So, I hope that while you were drawing this that you were thinking about the telephone game. Like the old lady says to the one next to her "I really enjoy Matlock" and then by the end of it the happy girl thinks it's "You shouldn't eat more than 10 Skittles at a time or you'll choke" That woulda been rad.
Replace "Skittles" with "Smarties" and you read my mind. Amazing.
I like this! Especially the idea behind it! I like the simplicity of line and the long format, too.
looks great.
love the facial expression on that one girl.
Woops, that's what i get for thinking, ha, ha! Here I am thinking gossip all the way and it is something much more substantial. Unfortunately, I do this quite often- stick around, you'll see.
Another thing that seems to work well with this concept is that the resistance is very wall like.
That's okay. I didn't explain the theme of the article in my post so the illo could have been for anything. I liked your interpretation though. I thought it was really interesting to know what you got out of it without being influenced by the article.
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