As an Art Major at North Carolina Central University, I meet a lot of interesting people in my classes. They inspire me to improve on my work and contribute more to the campus. I decided to draw my friends who inspire me the most modeling in clothes that I crafted in my mind.
Coming up with clothing is a fun practice I like to do when drawing. Once I drew a pouched hoodie on someone which was inspired by a book character. Since I was working with my friends in this drawing, I wanted to dress them in something that I could see them wearing. For each of them, I examined their personality and what they like wearing already. My friend Tony is laid back and loves anime, so I gave him an anime inspired t-shirt and a loose fitting ¾ sleeve jacket. For some of my other friends, I was more adventurous in their attire. With Antonio’s case I wanted to experiment with 90s patterns on an apron. Underneath he wears a crop top and some dock shorts finalized with a pair of loafers.
My friends are very talented and motivate me to do art every day. Devin is a well-known illustrator who gets a lot of his style from graffiti and anime. Darvilyn is on the come up and his style has changed so much since I saw him. Its geometric like architecture at times and fluid like water other times. Then there’s Travis the dancer, who is always busy coming up with new choreography. Keeping people like them around makes for a positive environment, which results in amazing artwork.
