Artist Re-Imagines Sailor Scouts And Pop Culture Characters As Pin-Up And Goth Girls

Shocking? Maybe. Interesting? Definitely.

Damjan

Published in Cartoons / Anime
9 Sep 2021

Artist Re-Imagines Sailor Scouts And Pop Culture Characters As Pin-Up And Goth Girls

Carla Wyzgala (aka Carlations) is a watercolor pin-up illustrator currently based in Long Beach, California. In addition to being an excellent illustrator, she also likes to push the boundaries of conventional fan art.

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Using vintage burlesque as inspiration, she re-imagines pop culture characters as pin-up girls or goth characters. She also illustrates her own comic series called Skull Maskerade and is a co-creator and illustrator of Hidden Door Comics, a romance fairy tale graphic novel.

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She is also a huge fan of Sailor Moon and Disney. We’ve selected 15 of her most intriguing pin-up and goth illustrations, and we hope you find them captivating.

1. Sailor Moon

Carla Wyzgala

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2. Sailor Mars

Carla Wyzgala

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Carla Wyzgala is an original member of the Bad Apples Artist Collective and has been showcasing her artwork internationally at comic conventions since 2009. She holds a BFA from the American Academy of Art in Chicago.

3. Sailor Neptune

Carla Wyzgala

4. Sailor Pluto

Carla Wyzgala

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Carla Wyzgala

"Carla Wyzgala, aka Carlations, is a watercolor pin-up illustrator and the artist behind Skull Maskerade. Using vintage burlesque as inspiration, her work is an unapologetic celebration of the female form. Self-publishing art and comic books since 2013, Carla is currently co-creating and self-publishing the Skull Maskerade comic with her husband and tattoo artist, Justin Tauch," her website states.