Switching gears. Again. It's so worthwhile that I change my game while I'm still in the studio. Took a bit to get back into Fashion Sketches for an upcoming Wedding.

I feel good with tonight's exercise. I used a random photo that I found online. Quickly brought me up to snuff. I wouldn't want to go through this sort of confusion when I'm At the Event ~

My first attempt was a total bomb. But it made me laugh. Am I 10 years old again?

2nd attempt here ~ ooops. I didn't leave enough room for the hair. In this particular case, the Model had tall hair:

Oh-oh. What sort of expression is This? And what happened to the nose???

My 4th attempt here ~ still a stiff drawing style. Okay, but I was not happy to be drawing this way. So I threw in the towel when I egads ~ how did I mess up the groom's sleeve like that??

I decided that I should practice an Individual Fashion Sketch before I get into Couples Fashion Sketches. Yes of course. First just make a decent fashion sketch.

Well..... okay..... but I don't like it. If I'm not liking my picture, I would feel awful to be handing it to people at an Event:

Okay! I made real progress here with this last one I drew tonight. I am There!

I remembered that I'm here to draw the FASHION. Not the Caricature! So I predrew some simple proportion indicators, making sure to leave enough room for that head and hair, but then I DREW THE FASHION FIRST. And added the head/hair afterwards. Like the opposite of what I do when I'm hired to draw Caricatures. With my Caricatures, it's usually just about the Face. If there's any indication of body/clothes, that's an afterthought. But with FASHION SKETCHES, it's about the Fashion. Yes I usually indicate a Face along with the Fashion Sketch, but the Face is the afterthought.

I will feel fine for drawing at the Wedding. I still have several Weeks to get in the groove.

I just wish I remembered to draw the veil ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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I recently drew Caricatures at this Wedding Party. Here's one of them

Oh no. I hope I don't lose my edge. I quickly drew a few warm up Caricatures to get ready for drawing at a Wedding tonight. I picked up the marker, and I just 'went for it'. Nice. Happy. for the First 2 pictures here. Great Party Entertainment.

But then I decided to tone myself down. In case tonight's crowd is.... um.... tight? Is that the word? I mean in case they won't loosen up. So I redrew them both ~ the 2nd ones here. Labeled with a #2 on the pictures. I don't feel like they're better, or even more 'acceptable' for a tight crowd. I HOPE I DIDN'T LOSE MY EDGE. I did not feel happy while drawing the 2nd pictures. And I'm hoping I'll have time to practice duller pictures even more before the performance. Which might get me out of the real Caricature style that I started off with today. (I didn't even have time to finish the 2nd picture.)

Clearing away my papers here from a recent event. My Client gave me the following note.

I had drawn CARICATURES at this Glorious Wedding. The Bride and Groom must have felt sooo Special. Uplifted hearts. Joy. Oh ~ I feel so blessed that I am part it.