Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Tbt #23: Poppy


Ba-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, ba-na-na-na-na-na-na-na CAF-TAN!

I was inspired today by Poppy's hairstyle and earrings which made me feel really sixties inspired. I've wanted to draw a caftan for a long time as well (good practice for drawing fabric folds as well).

Inspired by Elizabeth Taylor, this and all caftans are really interesting garments. Every photo I found of them show long flowing fabrics but a cinched waist, creating an interesting combination of form fitting and loose, sexy but comfortable (yes, I just called a caftan sexy).


Art tips: WELL. I drew this on Saturday, 7/11 (oOoo). I colored it last night. I'm writing this now on 7/14 in the am. I have probably stared at this individual drawing for a combined four hours or so at this point. And I just (just!) noticed that I fucked up the waist . . . I don't even know at what stage I could have messed it up at since it appears that an entire line was not drawn where it was needed. Hopefully it is not that noticeable (though it is all I can see now, of course).


Edit: The spell-check program on blogger is telling me that while the first Ba-na-na is spelled correctly, the second "ba" (just the ba!) is spelled wrong. This makes me laugh- spell check, you so crazy.