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kingsnorthlobotomy · 3 years

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If something is worth doing, its worth getting right.

This image is from The Lady From Shanghai. It’s Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. I love it and wanted to recreate it.

I icolated Orson and Rita, boosted the contrast, and “cleaned it up” a in photoshop

This is now what i wanted to make. First I just tried to draw it

Not great. The idea is there, but its not how I saw it. If anything its a little too detailed. I bought masking fluid, which I had never used before. I painted the areas I wanted white on the page, and then smothered it with black ink. When it was dry I peeled the masking fluid off it looked. . . .

. . . It looked shit. Still first time using it and everything. let’s give it another go. . .

The idea is there, but the image is not. What i need is a stencil. . .

Here we go, slightly tweeked image to make it easier to cut. Lets give this ago with a spay can.

Oh damn it, the stencil wasn’t pressed right against the paper (it goes crinkly when the inks drying) so the spray paint got under the stencil.

That’s better, but lets try it with white paint and a sponge.

Boom. That’s the image. The ear is a little smudged but I can live with that.

There you go. If at first you don’t succeed, make a scencil.

#art #orson welles #fan art #making art #artist #stencil #the lady from shanghai

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