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Pre-Kitty Kitty

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Deep within Doctor Kitty’s oldest files is a packet of old photos, posters and other memorabilia: memories of a time when she was an up and coming starlet.  Even back then, she was smarter than she let on.  

Growing up, it felt bad to be the “smart” girl, so she learned to hide it, and by doing so, the girl who would be Kitty started to appreciate acting and theater.  

Inspired by actresses who would use their fame to further more beneficial endeavors, Kitty worked on building a career around acting.  She spent her nights studying scripts and other things that truly interested her: the theoretical sciences and complex maths.  The B movies she was eventually cast in would be her starting point.  She was going to change the world…

This is the bonus b/w pic paired with :iconjkrolak:’s latest Doctor Kitty commission, here: Kitty Cry

For this one, he wanted to explore his character’s past some more, and a cheesecake pinup from her B-movie origins was the concept.  Based on the pinup references he provided, I envisioned her in a Flashdance-inspired poster that she would have sold and distributed in conventions and other promotional events.

Seeing that the last Kitty pic I did also had her under a shower of water, this turned out to be a rather unintentional bit of theming for the two companion pieces; a “before and after” sort of thing, perhaps.

To give the poster its old, used appearance, I got some old paper, folded it and crumpled it up, then scanned it to turn it into a texture for the piece.  I think it turned out good for the most part, but crumpling the paper AFTER folding it makes the pattern look a bit too symmetrical, so I’ll probably try this again on another piece in the future.

Pencilled on A4 Vellum Board
Photoshop CS5 with a Genius G-Pen 450

Character by :iconjkrolak:
Original art and photo texture by :iconvariable-edge:

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She still remembers those happy days... going into a "mega" convention and having to carry out a trash bag full to bursting with $20's and a sore wrist each evening....the adoring fans.... the fancy cloths..  back when she was *sob* human....

Fortunately her new eFF tail is so understanding... She can hardly imagine how she ever lived without it before