After the last piece, I wasn’t sure what I would do next. I’ve done quite a few detailed backgrounds lately, so I was hoping for something light and fun this time. With all the excitement and talk about this year’s World Cup, I was inspired to create a football (soccer) theme. Since I hadn’t done any shoots with that sport in mind, I searched through numerous models and sets to find a pose that felt right for it. I found one that was very cute and sexy, and wouldn’t require much work (just creating the outfit). I researched uniforms, but I knew I couldn’t use anything regulation, as that’s just not very ‘pin-up’. So I designed my own, with no affiliation to any team or country. I added a ball and goal to complete the theme, and got it drawn on the board this morning. This is one of those new test boards I bought a few months ago, and since I haven’t bought any more, I believe I wasn’t too impressed with it. Hopefully it’ll be good enough to work for this piece. It’s a bit brittle, and you may notice a chip off one corner in the photo (it came that way, sadly). It only goes in about a quarter inch, so I don’t think it hurts the overall piece, and can be easily covered when framed.
I should get the background masked and airbrushed later today…