Pinky Memories Part 2[/SIZE]
Pinky - “don’t have the heart to live in the fast-lane, all that has past and gone…”
So I’ve already started on the main drawings, showing Pinky’s unfortunate but inevitable downfall. However, I know I’ve managed to get you guys emotionally invested in her and Violet… so I didn’t think it would be right to just jump jarringly to it and only filling in the intervening time in the description. So I’m proud to bring you part two of Pinky’s Memories, a small collection of random memories as if plucked right from from her brain at the very end.
This marks the beginning of the end, it’s a slow process to begin with… the 5+ years this drawing covers are still pretty good for the ol’ girl. I followed the same procedure I did while making the last one of these drawings. Though I have made some notable and welcome improvements, the most noticeable will probably be the kinda smokey/hazy joining of the scenes together…
I think it helps make it look like you’re staring into several little ‘bubbles’ of memories, maybe memories that were significant to Pinky for various reasons, the haze making them look dreamy and like they’re floating in a soup of spirit energy or something. : ] The other improvement I made was actually adding simple backgrounds into a couple of the scenes and soft shading them. I think it really helps to draw you into the memory seeing where it actually took place.
Well without more delay, let’s start identifying the particular memories here, though they’re pretty obvious you guys seem to like my details. 
–(Descriptions of the panels for those interested)–
Top Half: (1970) Finally the dreadful transition is starting, it’s something every appliance goes through with children and Pinky knows it, but that doesn’t make it any easier. 
Violet, now about 10 years old, is beginning to leave her child-like mind and become another oblivious adult. The little girl who Pinky would spend hours playing games, reading stories, and talking with, is entering that mysterious barrier and begins to forget Pinky was ever alive.
I imagine it’s not something that happens all at once, it’s like a slow transition into forgetfulness and ultimately deafness to whatever 6th sense they had. Almost, figuratively, like an onset of dementia or permanent amnesia…I’m sure it’s something very hard for said appliance to see happen.
Middle: (1970) Something I wanted to toy around with, for whatever reason to me it seemed like the relationship between household appliances and big machines like cars/trucks seemed…odd in the BLT universe. Like how the main characters simply refer to them as ‘cars’ almost like a separate racial group. Or how Radio seems totally uncaring for the one car at Ernie’s, saying merely “why of course after you!” then runs leaving him to be killed. I know I’m reading too deep into it but it just seems like appliances don’t value car lives as much as maybe they do other appliance lives… I’d be interested to hear your guy’s thoughts about it.
Anyway enough rambling, I actually liked the idea of the two ‘species’ being friends in some cases. Pinky herself seems like the likable social type, I kind of fancied the idea that perhaps she was friends with some of the home’s appliances. As Violet finally started to completely fade away, some of Pinky’s friends would come out and comfort the heartbroken car, keep her mind off of it with conversation. <: 3 Can you imagine how it must feel? Having someone you love so much eventually become oblivious to your existence? Going on like you’re not even there and all you can do is watch? For anyone interested, that round tan thing is a spacy looking 70s TV set, you can see it here: https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://www.oldradio.tv/collection/jvc-television-0016 not sure what the thing in the middle is… some kind of toaster oven… but it’s got that 70s style wood-grain finish on it. X3
Bottom-Left: (1978) It’s been 10 long years, Violet is 18 and a junior in High School. So much time has given Pinky time to except how things are and heal emotionally, accepting her place as all cars in her place have to. Although she’s watching from afar, her motherly love hasn’t faded on bit and she still feels very protective of her Violet. For whatever reason Violet was never much into the dating game, that is until this bell-bottom hunk introduced himself. Being how she is, Pinky feels instinctual suspicious of him, not that she can do anything about it.
Bottom-Right: (1978-9?) Things appear to work out between the two though. Since the beginning of Violet’s junior year Pinky has become her car to use for school and play. Something young Violet dreamed of doing when she was little, driving Pinky, now she finally is. After a long evening date the girl and her now-boyfriend pulls her shiny pink Crown Vic up on lover’s-lane and well… nature happens. ^^; I don’t know how I should be feeling for Pinky here… not sure this is a side of Violet she ever planned nor wanted to be there to see.
Keep a look out for Pinky Memories Part 2 in not too terribly long.
For those who are really interested, I’ve finally found out exact details and information about Pinky’s model. Her official full model name is a "1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria “Sunliner Convertible” and was produced between 1955 and 1970. 49,966 of her model were ever produced out of the total 1,451,157 Fairlanes. I FINALLY managed to find an exact picture of her real-life counter part with the convertible roof, it can be seen here:
https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Ford/55_Ford-Sunliner-DV-10-MB_d03.jpg
https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Ford/55_Ford-Sunliner-DV-10-MB_d02.jpg
https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Ford/55_Ford-Sunliner-DV-10-MB_d04.jpg
https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Ford/55_Ford-Sunliner-DV-10-MB_08.jpg
more information and pics can be seen here: https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/default.aspx?carID=2073&i=4#menu
Pinky © The Brave Little Toaster
55’ Crown Vic © Ford
Violet, boyfriend © ME
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