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How To Be Curly

How To Be Curly by Veronica Marche

There are few things I love more than illustrated guides. They’re fun, cheeky, and often drawn with a bit of humor too. I was inspired by Lauren Friedman’s “How to Wear Your Scarf,” and started thinking about all the ways I wear my favorite accessory — my hair.

If you’ve seen me, you know about my hair — it’s big and fluffy and has a lot of personality.  “How To Be Curly” is an homage to the versatility of fluffy coils. I had a lot of fun sketching it, and even posted a quick “making of” video on Instagram.

You can purchase “How To Be Curly” as a glicee art print, greeting card or T-shirt here at RedBubble.

Wading into Watercolor

legs and heels

Flirty skirt and pumps, in watercolor, colored pencil and graphite.

Most — actually — ALL of my commercial work is done in markers, and for good reason: I LOVE THEM. Markers have been my best friends since I was small and only had those bright, chubby Crayola markers at my disposal.

Obviously, I’ve upgraded since then (Copic/Prismacolor = grown), and I’ve gotten super comfortable with my medium of choice. But there’s always room to learn something new, right?

So I’ve been dipping my toe in watercolors, playing with color mixing and technique and layering. They definitely have a different touch from my marker work, and I kinda like that. The challenge with watercolor is to let the hue and the layering do work, without over-working your image. (Otherwise it gets muddy and gross, and who wants that?)

Here are some of of my watercolor sketches. Whaddya think?!

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Ralph Lauren, FW14, in watercolor and graphite.

lupita_oscar

Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o in watercolor and colored pencil.

Lupita’s Animated Oscar Gown

Animated Lupita gown by Veronica MarcheSo life got in the way and I didn’t get to paint all 5 of my fave Lupita Nyong’o looks like I had planned. C’est la vie. But I did watch the Oscar’s telecast and what a fun night it was! Ellen, Pharrell, the pizza, and of course Lupita’s win and amazing speech.

That dress though?! That sky blue slice of heaven by Prada? Gorgeous. I sketched it over and over again and realized — it’s the perfect material for an animation experiment!

I’ve been wanting to try animated sketches for a while, and Lupita’s look at the Academy Awards turned out to be great inspiration. Five quick watercolor sketching and some fiddling in Photoshop helped me create my first animation. Definitely will be trying more of these soon.

5 Days of Lupita: Gucci for the SAG Awards

Lupita in Gucci by Veronica Marche

If you’ve been following my Facebook page, you’ll know that I’ve been dabbling in watercolors as of late. It’s a medium I’ve rarely worked in, so what better time than now to start sharpening my skills?

You’ll also know that I’m totally smitten with actress Lupita Nyong’o, who is, by all accounts, the human embodiment of total flawlessness. (The skin! The hair! The wardrobe! Oh my!) So for the rest of this week, as we get ready for the Oscars, I’m paying to tribute to the lovely Lupita with daily watercolor sketches of her best red carpet looks.

Today’s sketch is based on her look from this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she won Best Supporting Actress and completely SLAYED in this turquoise gown by Gucci. She was even daring enough to match her eyeshadow to her dress — an old-school beauty faux pas — with stunning results.

What do you think of this look? What’s your favorite Lupita look of this awards season?

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