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KmyeChan — Inkdrops Project - Wicked

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Description I do not usually submit each of those doodles individually but I suspect you guys will enjoy this one.

This is a personal reboot of the iconic poster for “Wicked”. The original poster is amazingly well composed and recreating it with a personal twist was very good exercise. For those who do not know the original poster (come out from under that rock!): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wic…

The Inkdrops Project is an exercise I am carrying out at the moment - one drawing a day in less than an hour, using indian ink.
Daily-ish updates on my Tumblr and Facebook ; weekly recaps here on DA.
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Comments: 49

IlseVerbeek [2014-05-05 15:07:49 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful piece you got there

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KmyeChan In reply to IlseVerbeek [2014-05-05 17:09:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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FoxJon [2014-04-01 21:05:24 +0000 UTC]

great piece

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KmyeChan In reply to FoxJon [2014-04-02 08:17:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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TheOrangeElephant [2014-02-19 07:34:01 +0000 UTC]

i absolutely love this

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KmyeChan In reply to TheOrangeElephant [2014-02-19 18:38:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Hunter-Wolf [2014-01-14 21:06:41 +0000 UTC]

Great use if negative space, and that's one lovely hat indeed

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KmyeChan In reply to Hunter-Wolf [2014-01-15 09:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The hat was in the original design, not my idea

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Hunter-Wolf In reply to KmyeChan [2014-01-15 09:54:37 +0000 UTC]

Maybe it was, still .. making a hat design look cool isn't easy (getting the curves right and all that XD)

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Agatha-Macpie [2014-01-05 13:46:20 +0000 UTC]

J'ai toujours adoré cette affiche, sans même avoir vu le show...Ta version est très classe ! J'adore le détail de la colerette d'Elphaba !

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KmyeChan In reply to Agatha-Macpie [2014-01-05 14:15:52 +0000 UTC]

Ahah pareil, je n'ai jamais vu le show mais je trouve l'affiche géniale. Du coup c'était super intéressant de bosser dessus, parce qu'em la décortiquant je me suis aperçue que la composition (placement des grandes lignes, découpage des espaces, points de croisement) est super bien foutue et j'ai appris plein de trucs

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BugleMan-Snow [2013-12-30 16:45:25 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting twist and style!

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Zephyrhant [2013-12-22 15:44:14 +0000 UTC]

Your inking is really really amanzing!!  

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KmyeChan In reply to Zephyrhant [2013-12-30 15:06:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Kiwiambrosia [2013-12-17 02:53:20 +0000 UTC]

I've always enjoyed and loved your style. So to see it used on one of my favorite posters is just wonderful. ^_^ Great work.

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KmyeChan In reply to Kiwiambrosia [2013-12-17 09:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Cheskie [2013-12-14 08:33:55 +0000 UTC]

is this wicked?! AWESOME!!

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KmyeChan In reply to Cheskie [2013-12-14 19:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Kiara-Valentine [2013-12-14 01:44:00 +0000 UTC]

I love it!

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KmyeChan In reply to Kiara-Valentine [2013-12-14 19:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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emberalda [2013-12-12 13:12:01 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome in black and white, I love your twist on it~

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KmyeChan In reply to emberalda [2013-12-12 13:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Waterwolf11 [2013-12-12 06:00:45 +0000 UTC]

X3 this makes me so happy! I saw Wicked a few months ago in NYC and I loved it so much. Great twist. 

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KmyeChan In reply to Waterwolf11 [2013-12-12 09:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I have never seen the musical live, actually. Must go and see it in London someday!

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GoggleCannon [2013-12-12 03:12:50 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful!!

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KmyeChan In reply to GoggleCannon [2013-12-12 09:28:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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GoggleCannon In reply to KmyeChan [2013-12-12 14:10:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Brainlaestheticism [2013-12-11 20:55:52 +0000 UTC]

La composition est superbe, l'utilisation de seulement du blanc et du noir résulte en un "imbriquement" intelligent des vides et des pleins, voire à une remise en question de ce qu'est le plein et ce qu'est le vide, la quasi absence de trame me semble aller dans cette direction. L'expression du personnage principal est exquise, elle reflète à quel point l'information donnée par le second personnage apporte satisfaction à l'intéressée, dont la pose, bien que de face, est dynamisée par la courbe faite par la ligne centrale du cou et de la fermeture du manteau, l'ensemble illustrant avec pertinence la joie secrète d'être mis dans la confidence. Merci beaucoup d'avoir partagé ce réarrangement, qui à mon goût est plus délicieux encore que l'affiche d'origine.

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KmyeChan In reply to Brainlaestheticism [2013-12-11 22:01:27 +0000 UTC]

Merci !
Pour l'utilisation des espaces positifs et négatifs, je n'ai pas de mérite, j'ai vraiment repris la composition de l'affiche originale (qui est sur ce plan très réussie). Par contre effectivement l'original est un peu statique à mon goût, d'où le réarrangement des courbes sur la diagonale au lieu de la ligne médiane.

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Phoneix-Faerie [2013-12-11 20:12:02 +0000 UTC]

this looks stunning! fantastic work

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KmyeChan In reply to Phoneix-Faerie [2013-12-11 22:01:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Phoneix-Faerie In reply to KmyeChan [2013-12-13 19:42:53 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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LifeEvans [2013-12-11 18:58:18 +0000 UTC]

Holly Sh*t!!!! Wonderful job! Really love it *Q*

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KmyeChan In reply to LifeEvans [2013-12-11 19:38:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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kuroitenshi13 [2013-12-11 17:45:26 +0000 UTC]

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!

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KmyeChan In reply to kuroitenshi13 [2013-12-11 19:38:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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kuroitenshi13 In reply to KmyeChan [2013-12-11 21:35:37 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome~  It's soo beautiful!

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MiggyFool [2013-12-11 15:37:15 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love your interpretation! I remember being dazzled by the original when the musical first came out and I think your rendition really captures the intricacies of the book. Well done C:

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KmyeChan In reply to MiggyFool [2013-12-11 16:50:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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BOTDFgirl24 [2013-12-11 14:51:44 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING!

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KmyeChan In reply to BOTDFgirl24 [2013-12-11 15:07:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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BOTDFgirl24 In reply to KmyeChan [2013-12-11 16:13:34 +0000 UTC]

You'r welcome!

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str4yk1tt3n [2013-12-11 14:40:11 +0000 UTC]

very beautiful. 

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KmyeChan In reply to str4yk1tt3n [2013-12-11 14:44:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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giuseppebianco [2013-12-11 14:28:41 +0000 UTC]

Love the play! Love the soundtrack! Love the original poster and .... LOVE your re-imagining of it! You're so good!

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KmyeChan In reply to giuseppebianco [2013-12-11 14:45:35 +0000 UTC]

Ahah thanks! I have never seen the musical, actually. I should get some tickets and go see it in London one of these days!

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giuseppebianco In reply to KmyeChan [2013-12-11 15:24:50 +0000 UTC]

It's a great story with great songs. I love all of your work, by they way!

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lexikimble [2013-12-11 11:34:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh, my goodness... This is so pretty. I cannot get enough of your style, and you did a wonderful job reimagining Wicked's iconic poster.

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KmyeChan In reply to lexikimble [2013-12-11 12:24:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
To be perfectly honest, not much credit goes my way because I really stuck to the original design. I was mostly trying to understand how the poster is constructed and balanced, because it is such a brilliant example of minimalistic, effective design using blocks and negative spaces (although I couldn't help but add some frills and details, but that's another story... )

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