Pinto Dress

Ink, conté and colored pencil on fabric.

6x7"

An avid lover of history and fashion, I was inspired by the "Fashion and The Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto" show at the Field Museum in Chicago in 2012. There was a stunning emerald dress designed by Pinto that really captivated me, and I took many photos of it. I decided to draw it onto fabric--what more suitable material is there for a drawing of a dress? I used a ballpoint pen in a cross-hatching technique that paired well with the bias weave of the poly knit and created heightening with the addition of white conté pencil, plus a blush of my own color interpretation with a red colored pencil application.