Well, it was my sister's birthday last Sunday and I wanted to do something extra special for her since we don't really do the whole 'cake-and-a-party' thing like normal people. Since our reawakening of musical interests, I wanted to do something Wicked-related. I did get her The Grimmerie: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Hit Broadway Musical from playbillstore.com, which I found out later she had been eyeing for quite some time. Plus, I kinda wanted it too, so win/win.Anyway, about a month ago while browsing the aforementioned online store, I happened upon the Wicked original Broadway poster, and the cogs started turning. Instead of just buying the poster, why don't I paint it for my sister? Thus began the planning for my first major painting project.
I had to sketch it out on the canvas first, erasing most of the pencil until it was just visible so it wouldn't show up on the final piece.
And after 4 late nights and half a day of painting, this was the final product.There's another poster which has G(a)linda - the white witch - with the flesh colour of her skin painted on as well, but I didn't have that colour and I like the stark contrast between the black/green and the white. The original Broadway poster has Elphaba with a more rounded face, but I wanted a more elongated look like (former Elphaba) Eden Espinosa's face (who I believe has one of the most perfect Elphaba 'looks' once she's 'greenified,' that is). I was looking for an image I had seen before to show this, but then I realised it was a still from a YouTube video. Skip ahead to 2:42 to see the still I'm talking about.
Reading: Dead Air by Iain Banks
Listening to: 2006 Spring Awakening original cast recording, (and something totally different) "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry
Reading: Dead Air by Iain Banks
Listening to: 2006 Spring Awakening original cast recording, (and something totally different) "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry