Well, friends, I'm considering the possibility to extend the Ballerina/Leap! Fandom Friendly, as many of the people who wanted to participate were busy (including myself) on the month of July.
We also have to consider the release of the movie in USA happened on August 2017. What do you think? I'm leaving a poll so you can vote for the option you consider best. (Please, don't answer if you already did on Instagram)
Do you think is a good idea to extend the event to August?
July is officially over in all the time zones, I believe, which means it's time to wrap up the event. We got written works, drawn works and video edited works, so the full spectrum. The fandom rose to the occassion. We should make July the Juleap month permanently :-)
Long story short, this was supposed to be finished for Mérante's 197th birthday (his 2nd Centenary is about to fulfill in three years) but I panicked with the chin and head's position and I left it for later. I decided to retake it now that Juleap, the Ballerina/Leap! fandom friendly event is about to end. Some things are all over the place, but I'm very proud how I overcame my fears and finished it. 💪🏻
My purpose was to explore how would the movie version would look like with his real look, only a mustache instead of a full beard. Just as I suspected, very distinguishable and fancy. (He kinda looks like any person's average Belle Époque ancestor. 🤭)
Made in IbisPaint X and finished at July 31 of 2025. The background tapestry is part of the background options in the app, I didn't design it.
This is, unfortunately, my last entry for Juleap. I was expecting to do a couple of entries more, but, as we say in México: "No me da la vida." Which practically can be translated to "My life isn't long enough to do stuff."
This fanart was intended for July 23, which is Mérante's birth anniversary, since he was born on that same date on 1828 (Yes, he was a real figure!). I took as a reference a portrait that's shared on his biography on the Official page of the Opera Garnier.
Huh, a bit of French culture in the context of the Paris Olympics Games...
Made with watercolor paint over Sketch paper and finished at July 31 of 2024.
