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?!
Ralph Lauren, FW14, in watercolor and graphite.
Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o in watercolor and colored pencil.