Things I can tell just from looking at the billboard

I want to preface this by saying that I am an artist who is self taught in Photoshop, and because of this, i am hyper aware of advertising that may have been photoshopped. I may be right in my assumptions or I may be wrong, i just like to explore things like this.


~DISCLAIMER~
 (I have nothing to do with Kick Ass the movie or comic.)

So for those of you who have seen "Kick Ass",  you know that Hit Girl is undoubtedly the surprise star of the film. I was looking at this bus stop poster of her a while back admiring the design of it.

The way the yellow letters pop out against the black of the background is very reminiscent of "TheWatchmen".
The way the spray paint behind her gives the whole thing a young, urban, violent look.
then i noticed her left hand:

At first, it looks like she is making a fist, a perfect choice for a girl super hero. But then i got to thinking,
it looked off a bit because of the thumb, almost as if she is grabbing something.
it seems as if she was holding something at some point.

most likely it would have been a sharp, pointy weapon. But perhaps at the last moment, someone at the design studio decided that it was too distracting from the rest of the poster of maybe it would've come across as too violent.

I was intrigued, so i thought I would make 2 mock-ups of what the early poster might have looked like.
In the first one, she might have been holding another knife:

Another possibility might have been that she was holding her double bladed staff, which seems more likely because she actually uses it in the film:

It might have looked like this:

just a thought...

~Carlos

The Big Blue C: Anime Drawing workshop @ the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LIBRARY!!!!

The Big Blue C: Anime Drawing workshop @ the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LIBRARY!!!!

Anime Drawing workshop @ the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LIBRARY!!!!

Wednesday, April 28th I will be conducting an Anime Drawing workshop at the

 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LIBRARY in Brooklyn Heights! - no not in New York, in East L.A.!!

This Workshop is open to school age children and is FREE!!!!

In this workshop you will learn the basics of drawing an Anime face and body even if you can't draw a circle!! we will them touch on more advance topics such as hands, action poses and perspective.

Please arrive early as this workshop will fill up! you can get more info by calling:

(323) 263-6901 or you can stop by the library - 2200 E. First Street L.A. CA 90033

All drawing materials will be provided, you don't have to bring anything.

Refreshments and music will be provided!

Hope to see you all there!!!!

Think it Ink it 2.0 closed!

The seven week comic workshop at the Pacific Park Branch Library in Glendale is closed, no more spces are available.

The Cartooning Workshop on the 27th @ the Calabasas Public library is still open, this one will be from 2-3 pm and will cover drawing cartoon characters like Spongebob Squarepants, Bart Simpson and Avatar- the last Airbender using basic geometric shapes! (open for ages 11 and up)

call for directions and more info: 818-224-1753

FREE Library workshops in Feb!

I will be starting "Think It, Ink It 2.0" - A FREE seven week comic book making workshop at the Glendale Pacific Park Branch Library on Tuesday Feb 16th. Space is extremely limited so please call and ask about registering your child soon! (818)-584-3760

FEB. 27th FREE art workshop at the Calabasas Public library! - more info later