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I'm just not into this whole dead Dream Girl thing!!!! I want her back NOW! Here's a thread for her....

Guess what? This sketch was done entirely digitally! I used a Wacom tablet and Photoshop. No pencils no paper!!! Could you tell? Naturally, I chose Dreamy for my subject matter while experimenting. Anybody else have any Dream Girl material they'd like to share?
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Nice pic, Dean!

But the title of this thread made me think of the Elvis movie, VIVA LAS VEGAS and his co-star- Ann Margret.

Picture her with platinum hair and she'd be a pretty good human model for Dreamy. Closer than the oft-mentioned Marilyn Monroe, anyway. At least to me.

I agree with the sentiment 'Long Live Dream Girl', though. Definitely.

Neat I just got a Wacom tablett for Christmas...though Im still geting used to it. Also need to buy a new copy of photoshop.
but still...Neat

you know Mystery lad i always kinda pictured Dream girl as Jayne Mansfield. just as beautiful
as Marilyn, but more voluptious.

I couldn't have detected that it was all digitally produced, but it is different in texture from very popular the Lad Boy picture you made for me a few months back.

Hope we'll get to see more of you experimentations with this new tool.

There's a really beautiful avatar of Dream Girl which Sketch Lad (among others) uses and I was wondering who drew it? (It's the one where the animation appears to have Nura sleeping and then she wakes up)

Well here's my first Attempt at Dreamy using the Tablett...Im still not very confident with it yet and dont know how to use layers...but Im getting better. Ill go through the tutorials and see how I go.
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Dreamy, in her debut issue has a face that looks a LOT like young Ann Margaret! I agree. I wonder if Monkey Eater Lad could ever find the time to manip AM into Dreamy? That'd be great!

I'm addicted to the Wacom tablet! Totally.

I drew it, and thank you for the compliment! I sent it to Nightcrawler to see if it could become an avatar, and he promptly made it so.

Great sketch, Joe-Boy!!!! Keep trying different brush tips and settings until you find the one that feels best to you. You MUST learn layers, it'll change your life. I miss your art. It seems like it's been a while. Thank you for contributing to this thread.

couple i did using the WACOM tablet.
first is a quickie of 70s style nura.



this is just an alternative look for her.
not entirely happy with it..she kinda looks like a drag queen!

you think "drag queen"; I got kind of a Suzanne-Sommers-hawking-a-thighmaster vibe.

Both are great nevertheless,

ohmigawd, you are right. it does looks like suzanne somers. the more i look at it, the less i like it!
let's just pretend that one doesn't exist, 'kay??

ooops. double post. sorry!

knowjack, LOVE the first one! I think it feels even more retro than 70's, though I know that's the era you're depicting.

Heh, yeah, the second one looks kinda like a man dressed as Nura! Her hair looks like a wig and she has some serious shoulders and arms working.

SO glad you contributed to this thread.
Thanks!

test...

failed?

yup

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Cool! ImageShack, my new friend!

So that picture of Nura started off as a blue line doodle done on the Wacom tablet. Then, I used the tablet to ink the black linework. I had intended to do more cross hatch shading, but I'm not good enough with the stylus/tablet to to that level of inking. (Should it even be called ink when it's all on the computer? Virtual inking?) Then, I did the colors with the mouse, since that's how I'm most comfortable coloring. Fun experiments.

Here's a comparison of Alison Kelly (yummy!) from Project Runway and Curt Swan's Dream Girl.
Cute, huh?

Here's a funky, kinda toonish sketch of Dreamy. Viva la Lens Flare!

Look at how beautiful Swan's Dreamy is. Seriously, its 'knock-you-off-your-feet' stunning. Its those type of classicly beautiful images that used to really wow me as a ten year old. After being enthralled with more provocative art for a long time, I know I"m getting older, b/c my tastes are reverting back to the more classical styles of what I liked then.

Stunning as always Dean. You know what I love best about your Dreamy's? The hair, and how it plays off against the arched back. The entire pic is letting off some serious energy!

Thanks Cobie!