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.
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
I just remembered that at the V&A in the theatrical costumes part that i had a look at, I watched a video of the lady who plays Elphaba in London putting on her makeup.... and i think it's annoying to have to take off mascara!!! imagine being painted GREEN!
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so jealous of you! I wish I could have been there. Hmm, I wonder who it was you saw in the video....I know a lot of the Americans/Australians who have played Elphie, but only Kerry Ellis who played her in West End/London. I think it'd be awesome to be painted green, but then again, I'm strange. It takes about 30 minutes to be painted, and about the same time to scrub it off. :)
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