I started with vectorizing one ukiyo-e
But then I got obsessed with artist named Santogold. I used one of her pics and put her face on the vector.
Spoiler: this pic
and this girl is full of win. just watch this vid
[YOUTUBE=Y9JI0GXkARQ]Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes[/YOUTUBE]
As you can see I didn't bother with shading, or preserving the the thicknes of original lineart. I was just to lazy