Saturday, February 25, 2012

Dirty Show Detroit February 2012

I was asked to sketch for the bondage stage show at the Dirty Show in Detroit. I finally managed to scan all my sketches. Here are a good portion of the more complete ones.

This was my first Dirty Show experience. I went with my friend, Amber Guffey, who had two paintings in the show.


A quick warm-up sketch of the pretty model on the carousel.


















Me and my friend Amber caught part of the first act from below the stage, next to the bar. Then were asked to come up and sit on the corner of the stage. This was the first model up on the ropes. :D

































Most of the show is full of movement, including models swinging from the ropes once they're tied up. It was incredibly difficult to catch much, but also fun and a good learning experience.

The next model we caught started in a dress..which was quickly removed. :D


There was a body painter included in this act, which took up most of the stage. We caught the action from the side.

























































The last model we got to sketch was a little bigger, with glasses and long hair, and totally cute.
























Next year (or possibly this summer since they added a 2nd show) I plan to enter some of my own work, but this was a great experience.