Here is 'Slasher' Castellano!

I couldn't draw Stacey and not Castellano! Needless to say, he made a bigger splash on Facebook and I don't blame them. He always does.

Same materials: Prismacolor designer markers and Uni-ball precision 0.5 illustrator pens!

The New & Improved Stacey!

On May 9th, right on the cusp of completing my thesis, I quickly sketched my revamped 'Stacey' character. Her personality remained intact. I only did some more digging (pun almost intended but happily kept) into what kind of dog breed she came from. Here are the results. She made a hit on Facebook.

Materials used: Prismacolor designer pens and Uni-ball precision 0.5 illustrator pens.

In Summer/Fall Chic circa 1932 (REVISED & ORIGINAL SKETCH)

"Summer/Fall chic" by Carmen K. Welsh

I originally posted this on Dec. 21, 2011. (Orig. 5 1/2in x 8 1/2in.)

For those following the blog, there has been a series of pencil sketches (and I apologize, some have been so faint) pulled from the work-in-progress.

When updating, realized I was fresh off reading and reviewing popular1920s/1930s art movements, such as Art Deco.
Art in this period, was highly exaggerated, and with very angular, bold lines.
(Just check out Dagwood Bumstead from the "Blondie"(r) comic strips!)

This kind of caricature was also used often to portray celebrities and politicians in the glossy magazines of the time.

And the update (9in x 12in):

"'Slash' and Stacey" by Carmen K. Welsh (c)

Here are my main protagonists: 'Slash' and Stacey.

My gangster is in typical Summer Chic fashion. All he needs - & he will get it in the final draft - is a porkpie hat! (That's the straw hat with black band men wore during the summer months & visiting South America in those days).

My girl-next-door is in the summer suits women often wore during the work-week. Notice her clutch bag and skull cap (typical of women's hats during the 1920s-1930s).

I enjoyed drawing Stacey's saddle shoes. I had a pink & white pair as a kid.