Shading with a mechanical pencil is the equivalent of picking your teeth with a tree trunk, but I had to make do. So, here is another attempt to improve my sketching technique by creating a little invention I like to call the "pre-constructed shawl." Instead of wrapping a loose piece of fabric around your neck, why not have a pre-made, freely hanging accent piece to wear with your evening gown all night? This piece hangs off the shoulders and takes to the natural shoulder form. It has layers descending from the middle of the shawl that add dimension! I guess you could pin it as a cross between a flimsy poncho coat and just a regular shirt, then again I'm not sure this a classifiable piece.
It all began when I was sketching a t-shirt with a back cut highly from the bottom up. I, for some reason, couldn't seem to decide what kind of pants to pair with this top, so I decided to turn it into an accent piece to be worn over a simple, black maxi dress. Love at first sight it was! Since I still have no access to colored pencils, I proceeded in explaining the color palette off to the side of the sketch.
Why is this sketch just of her back? Not sure. Still trying to draw from angles, but until you try, you don't realize how tricky it is! Anyways, my inspiration for this came from Lanvin's Fall 2010 line I posted about a few weeks ago. Bright accent colors on a black back drop are like Dove chocolates to me-can't have just five, need about 10.
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