Fake Beauty, Real Lines – Portrait Over an American Apparel Ad

Ten years ago I drew this portrait directly over an American Apparel magazine ad.
Back then those glossy pages were everywhere—selling sex perfection and a filtered version of beauty.

I wanted to break through that surface.
So I did.

No pencil no plan just white ink flowing with instinct. Every line slices through the fake and reaches for something human.
Not a model
Not a trend
Just a face
Drawn from feeling not fashion.

This is what happens when you take back the page.

Art by AdidA
White ink on old magazine
Circa 2014