Gabby Zapata

 Meet Sylvia!

Or that's what I like to think she's named, haha. 

I was scribbling with one of my 1000's of photoshop brushes that I've collected over the years. Sometimes I like to use a brush I'd never think of using just for the pure texture of it. Even if nothing comes from it in the beginning.

You can see how I went in there with another brush and just refined it a little more but I still kept it loose til the very end.

Next part, was thinking about who she is and what I want her to be. Does she garden? Is she a librarian? Is she going to the farmers market? What did she buy? Does she like Death Cab for Cutie or total opposite and listen to Bad Bunny??

Just little things that make your characters more believable and relatable.

Millions of thoughts go into my mind when I think about the colors and outfits into my characters. Sometimes that doesn't always work out for production IRL, but they're always fun to explore because you can always tone it down :)

But since this is made up and for fun, I just go with the flow!

SO, let's break it down shall we?

I chose a monochromatic scheme for this one. She seems like a background character in the end because she doesn't stand out too much so I didn't want to pursue that color palette. Still trendy and hip though!

I was mostly thinking about if she likes to garden, her overalls would be covered in dirt all the time so she'd want something that can blend in without having to change outfits all the time. But still throw on a cute cardigan for the farmers market. Still wasn't feeling like she wasn't THE main character of this made up scenario.

And lastly, I went with a bit more colors because I want to show she's the type of person that isn't afraid of pattern and colors. If you notice, I pushed a bit more with the gardening aspect of her in a sense that she likes nature. So you'll see little tree shape pattern on her cardigan. And the stripes of her overalls representing the tall redwood trees in SF. 

For inspiration, looked at this insta account called WatchingNewYork. It's fascinating! I can only aspire to dress like that in real life, haha.
Here's some inspo from it:

Til next time!