Artist Re-Imagines Sailor Scouts And Pop Culture Characters As Pin-Up And Goth Girls
Shocking? Maybe. Interesting? Definitely.
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.
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.
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
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Carla WyzgalaCarla 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
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4. Sailor Pluto
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"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.
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9. Goth Saturn
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10. Goth Mercury
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11. Goth Pluto
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12. Goth Moon
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Carla also enjoys recreating Disney characters as pin-up and goth girls.
13. Goth Cruella de Vil
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14. Pinup Merida
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15. Lady Loki
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