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retro monroe
Adryane

retro monroe

another page in my look at a more retro/graphic style.

this is a public domain photo taken in the early 1960s.

Credits
Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Palette Beautiful Day (solid) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10008432&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Autumn Soul (splatter overlay) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10010170&page=1

process...
first, i worked on the shapes that i eventually added color to ... and there must be an easier way! i created curved cornered (can you say that?) rectangles and filled them with grey (so i could see them...color is not important at this point). then, i took the same rectangle shape and made it smaller and stamped out a portion of the larger rectangle. didn't look quite right so i had to do some more work erasing. if i had to do it again, i would figure something else out. with the shapes done, i added the color (just go with what you like - i am sticking with a sixties color palette). the photo on the left is clipped to a mask. the photo on the right is under the colored layers. at this point, i changed the colors a little on each grouping to add a little interest and i added the splatter to break up the space on the right. the autograph is blended over the typed name.

Thanks for looking :)
I love how you describe you technique on creating the patterns and how you subtly changed the colors to create interest! really a cool page!
 
Just spectacular! I am totally in love with the graphic retro look. Been a Marilyn Monroe fan for lots of years and this page pops out of the gallery to me. Soooooooooooo pretty. Also love your process notes.
 

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