caption: "There are some things money can't buy. Fortunately, I'm not one of them."
Hef's approved - "OK color HMH" in red pencil - loose-style gag rough original; full-page color cartoon published on p. 116 in the April 2002 issue of Playboy. (8 1/2 x 11 standard copy paper, with 2 overlays, which are common in Doug's hand-drawn work)
first preliminary hand-drawn pencil rough on heavy tracing vellum; image area: 6 x 7 3/4
second preliminary pencil rough on heavy tracing vellum; image area: 5 5/8 x 7 1/4
third preliminary pencil rough on heavy tracing vellum: image area: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 (notice the addition of musicians performing at the bar)
fourth preliminary pencil rough on heavy tracing vellum; image area: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4
final preliminary pencil rough on heavy tracing vellum; image area: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4
Doug's color rough "tests" color selections before going to final art; typically he xeroxes the final pencil rough on 8 1/2 x 11 standard copy paper and then applies aniline dyes. (notice changes made in hair color and dress for both women and men)
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(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)
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