ABSTRACT
Negative and positive shapes playing off each side describe the forms and give voice to the action. Capture the basic information in line and add details, if needed, later. Anywhere people gather is a great place to people watch and sketch. The author observed quite a while before starting to sketch, trying to figure out the best way to depict the form-fitting bodices for each body type and the ruffles at the bottom of the dresses with their elaborate colors and textures. Hairstyles and hair pins, flared sleeves and shoes provided the props to be sketched. The fabric and color of the dresses that come in all sizes and the intricate folds at the bottom of the dresses are a sight that must be seen in person. Throw in the many body types these dresses contain and the quick-sketch artist has all he/she can handle.
