I discovered the Goo Goo Dolls after their hit song “Iris,” and was fairly obsessed with them in high school. They are still among my favorite bands.
I also enjoyed writing “song fics” where I took song lyrics and made fan fiction (or original stories) with them. This is what I would call a “song sketch,” where I took the opening lyrics from the Goo Goo Dolls’ song “Black Balloon” and drew an image. I don’t think there’s a story that goes with it, it’s just an impression I had based on the feeling from the song. I was also practicing perspective obviously lol.
Baby’s black balloon makes her fly
Jedi by Knight 
That brought back music memories. Good music memories. 🙂 I liked the Goo Goo Dolls music a lot, too. Listening to the radio was one of my favorite hobbies when I was in middle and high school, and their songs were playing constantly back then. This song, “Iris,” “Slide,” “Broadway,”… and now when I hear their songs at the grocery story, I get a little nostalgic.
The fan art for the song is cute, btw. I like the anime influence.
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“Iris” is my favorite song of theirs, but I think “Slide” might be their best. Definitely some nostalgia there!
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“Iris” is my favorite, too. 🙂
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Hi Mei-Mei, I think you nailed perspective and you also positioned the “catch-lights” in the eyes and on the balloon correctly. (You also remembered to capture the refraction in the balloon so that the hair looks lighter…great work!)
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My high school self says thank you! Those are exactly the kinds of things I was practicing.
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You did a good job. My Grandfather was a “Master Craftsman” which in the UK meant he was a qualified artistic painter, carpenter and decorator and I think some of his eye for detail passed down to me, which helped me pick those details out!
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I think I was the only person not into the Goo Goo Dolls. They always sounded whiny to me haha. But cute pic!
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I love whiny music! Haha I am such an emo kid.
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I keep seeing this new k-pop music that’s taking over and I think of you every time.
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Yessss the world takeover has begun 😉
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Aww, I love the Goo Goo Dolls! I actually haven’t listened to them in a while. I think I need to pull out some of their albums. I remember falling in love with them in high school too. In fact, “Iris” is definitely on my “I awkwardly slow danced with someone to this song” list :). Ahh, the memories! The picture is wonderful too. I love the “song fics/song sketch” idea too. I’ve never heard of anything quite like it but I think it’s really cool.
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Yeah, I haven’t kept up with them in recent years but they are still putting out albums! I really love their early stuff that has more of a grunge “garage band” feel. I also listened to Gutterflower and Dizzy Up the Girl on repeat
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I’ve bought their last few albums but I don’t find I play them like I did ‘Dizzy Up the Girl’ and ‘Gutteflower.’ But those albums hit me at the right time. I did really like ‘Let Love In’ but I think that one’s a few years old now too.
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