that is not in the spirit of the altador cup

 was admitted to Julliard at 8.  

was performing in top venues by 16.  

pioneered “swinging the classics” and made the equivalent of a million dollars a year doing it.  

was the first person of color to have their own national TV show.  

went to Hollywood but refused to be cast as a “singing maid.”  Demanded and got control over her casting, her wardrobe, and how footage featuring her was cut.  

refused to perform in segregated venues and led charges for integration in several northern cities, notably Spokane.  

wait, are you telling me this is a 2d drawing? it looks like a 3d render! damn damn damn

To be quite fair I cant take all the credit for the crispy perceptive – it did start off as a 3D model in google sketchup! I know some great artists who use sketchup to help them with technical background or environmental work, so I thought I’d give it a whirl too. It’s a very convenient tool once you get the hang of it and a real time-saver.

I modeled pretty much the entire interior myself, though I did import a few objects (like the metal shelf and box piles) to speed things up. After that, everything was painted over using SAI, as well as adding in all the clutter and light by hand.

I give out a bunch of WIP files of my work through patreon, but I’ll gif this one so you can see the process yourself!

me now: