Harley Quinn cutout filtered and original retro edited. I used a royalty free shutter stock image of a 50's pin up looking model, who had a beautiful wicked smile as it was. Immediately this conjured the idea of Harley Quinn and her large, manic smile.
So then I wanted to create a Harley Quinn adaptation. I liquify-ed the facial features to transform her more into the insane persona. Broaden the mouth and smile, enlarge the eyes and arch the brows were my aim. I gave her new hair, and lower half, along with a sharp ended mallet that Harley Quinn is mostly associated with. The cutout version I find works most affective.
