Vintage Winter Outfit
Hi everyone and welcome to this art blog. For this weeks blog Im working on a vintage inspired menswear illustration. I have a great passion for vintage mens clothing, and I’ve been wanting to draw something like this for a while, and I thought I could turn it into a series, where I once a month try to create an outfit that are based on some of my own clothes. Im also gonna try to match every month with the current weather situation, I think it’s gonna be fun Last year I challenged myself to draw a lot of glass and transparent things, as I know how much people struggle with it, including myself! Another thing I know that I’m not good at is drawing full body characters/portraits, so this is also gonna be difficult for me, as I often make proportion errors or other mistakes, when the character gets too small. After all, the face on this guy is not much bigger than a penny!
For the face I used Pale Fruit Pink(E000) for the base tone, and I choose this light color, because I’m going over the face multiple times to blend the other markers. I used Pinkisk White, (R00) Light Grape, (V95) and a blush marker. (R20) For some reason they're always blushing in those old style illustrations, and since I was going for that kind of style, the blush marker worked perfectly. For the hat, shoes, and trousers I used a mix of Cool Grey 3, 5, 7 and a black marker. The scarf in the drawing is actually made by a very close friend of mine, and Ive worn it alot. I used Cadmium Yellow, (Y15) and Golden Yellow (Y17) for it, and cool Grey 3.
For the main piece (the Overcoat) I used a mix of Smokey Blue, (B45) Night Blue, (B97) and Cool Grey 7. I also used a technique that I always forget about. The colorless blender marker. For those who don't know about it, it is basically a marker with clear alcohol in it, so when you apply it over an already existing color, it lighten the areas as you saturate the pigment. I used this method for the highlights on the coat. One of the things I love about this specific coat is the Herringbone pattern it got, but it also meant a tedious amount of work for this drawing I spend at least 30 minutes creating the small details on the coat, but it really is a rewarding feeling in the end!
In the end I think this is a good entry to this series. At least I think captured that retro effect... I’m very excited to see where we are going with these drawings, and I do hope that you enjoyed this blog, and will follow along. See you all!
Art By MicoH
My name is Mico. Im 24 years old, and from Denmark. I've been drawing for about 10 years, and I've been using Copic Markers for 5 years now. Im completely self taught.
(Copic Marker Artist and Contributor for Violeta-Ink.com)
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