This pic was concieved during the last blizzard here in NYC, during the aftermath of which I hung around a certain street corner watching the "2-meter slush jump". I've done this for years, but it's only the second time I've actually drawn something about it, this time noting the nonchalance with which many folks plow through such urban water hazards (because it's funnier when they don't expect it to be that deep :) ).

Okay, I'm specifically talking about the ladies, especially when they do it wearing any one of a large number of fashion boots that aren't really intended to be dunked in ankle-deep slop, yet seldom (if ever) register any indication that their feet are getting wet. Maybe they're already wet, or maybe the boots are made just well enough to let them get away with it a few times before leakage sets in (although, with many styles having full-length zippers that aren't leakproof by any stretch of the imagination, I don't really know).

Knowing that most of these fashion/dress boots aren't waterproof (as evidenced by more than a few customer reviews on sites that sell similar styles), how can I (and many other guys) maintain so easily the impression that they somehow are? Because such footwear doesn't exist for us. As such, we have no first-hand experience with high boots, much less ones that aren't waterproof, making it quite easy to ignore the notion that they aren't providing much protection to the ladies wading through large slush puddles with them. So they still look cool as they appear to be protecting the wearer from foot-swallowing-deep slop. So here are Cynthia, Tanya, Tatiana and Tina taking a stroll on the wet side, not really paying attention to the deep slush they're wading through, perhaps because it's not affecting their comfort. Are their feet getting wet? I leave that up to your imagination/fantasy.

Feel free to discuss. Even if you don't typically comment :)

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Disclaimer: I'm aware of the proposed AUP update that theoretically disallows de-motivational posters. I believe this submission is (or should be) exempt since it is 100% composed of my own material. That is, the artwork is from my own hand, the photos from my own camera (taken specifically for this pic) and the composition/text were done in my usual graphics app, with no outside help save for reading a page at Ra226.net that describes the format of motivational/demotivational posters.

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Technical:

--I don't know whether to call this a motivational or a demotivational poster. Honestly, it could be both.

--The longest-winded portion of the project was altering the slush-puddle photos so they actually looked like the characters were wading through them. In one case (Tatiana) I was able to make use of an existing footprint in the photo, the others were purely 'shooped.

--Ballpoint-inked pencils colored and composed in Micrografx Picture Publisher 8.
--Full uncompressed size: 120MB (4800x3000).
--Full-size bitmap with layers compressed: 41MB
--Individual art image total: 342MB
--Total project data size: 601MB