Original DA Upload Date: September 13, 2021
I was gonna call this something along the lines “So Hot She’s Cold”, but then I remembered this isn’t a Pop Tarts ad, and decided to turn it into what is probably Gregory’s catchphrase when he sees Dolly in her winter clothes.
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If you’ve been following my art and the descriptions for a while, you’d know that Sally Hynde is the character I like to push the most as the hot one. I’ve drawn her as a 40s/50s-inspired pin-up girl on several occasions, canonized that modeling is her secondary occupation to being a personal injury lawyer, and even described her as a MILF. However, one idea that’s been in my head for a while, is to draw Dolly as a pin-up girl in the same style, complete with victory-rolled hair, bright red lips, and a pearly smile, like the models of yesteryear are known for. But of course, being shy, she’s not the kind that would advertise her business this way, or even show her pin-up pictures publicly. This is more for herself to feel beautiful, to have a photo to be proud of. And it just so happens that her way of feeling beautiful, happens to be similar to her sister’s friend’s mother.
Dolly does know Sally, by the way. And her mother and sisters-in-law, too. Dolly is actually the reason Margo, Wendy, and April know each other; she was the Hynde triplets’ and Lowry twins’ babysitter. She’s not their babysitter anymore, though. Both because they’re too old, and because Abby repeatedly mocked her for being on the autism spectrum, including by repeatedly calling her a ‘sperg’ and asking if she stuffed burgers up her ass. Because, yes, she really is a female mephitine version of Cartman with Min Min’s hairstyle.
Speaking of which, I actually think the designation of “Asperger’s” is one that needs to be retired. Its namesake is a literal evil scientist, who had children on the spectrum murdered during the Holocaust. I’d personally like to see it renamed to “Aykroyd’s” or “Hannah’s”, or at least after someone else better than someone who aided and abetted in the murders of people with my condition.
Now to the artwork!
One of the shortcuts I like using in my artwork that I don’t usually talk about, is using color-shifting filters or transparent single-color layers in combination with the eyedropper tool, to select colors. I usually use the latter method for selecting the colors of stockings and panty hose, as it was done here for Dolly’s dark stockings. However, here, I also used it for the trim of her dress. Dolly usually wears a dark blue dress with white stripes, and the same hex values for that dress are used here, albeit inverted as to what’s the main color and what’s the pattern color. However, in keeping with the 1940s/1950s aesthetics, it is now a polka-dotted dress, and the trim color is a combination of the white and the blue used for the dress. The blue is also used for Dolly’s high heels.
There’s also a few colors that were intentionally recycled. The red of her lipstick and nail polish is the same red used for her lipstick in Gettin’ Dolled Up (albeit with a few highlights added), and, although Dolly isn’t wearing her trademark magenta blazer here, the hex value for it is used for the strawberries of the ice cream.
Now, you’re probably looking at this, maybe have even checked the hex values, and are saying to yourself something along the lines of, “What are you talking about? These colors are darker than the ones you’re talking about!”. And… yes, they are. I actually made three different versions of this artwork; one version with the colors I’m talking about (albeit with noise applied), one filtered to look like a photo from the 1940s, and one in black-and-white. All of which you can view here, in that order. Because I felt that it was the one that looked the most appropriate to present as a 1940s/1950s-style pinup image, the second version is the one I decided to post here as the ‘official’ version. Probably a controversial move, but it’s the one I’ve come to prefer. If I get enough demand for full-quality versions of the version in the original colors and the version in black-and-white, I’ll post them here.
Also, as of this piece, I’ve decided Dolly’s favorite fruit is the strawberry. I mean, her favorite color is red, and she likes fashion. It only makes sense to me that she likes strawberries, given their red color and how visually interesting they look. She will eat cherries, too, but they aren’t as aesthetically pleasing to her as strawberries. Plus, cherries always come out dark in ice cream, unlike strawberries which retain their color.
Anyways, that’ll be all for this one. Until next time, take care.
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This artwork was made at a resolution of 2160×2880 (aspect ratio 1:1.33).
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