Gabby Zapata

 Que le doy? Que le sirvo? 
Unas papitas y unas tortillas porfis.
This is what went through my mind as I worked on this piece.

Whenever I feel stuck on what to draw, I think back of old memories or experiences and then many times that works out to inspire a new piece. For this one, I wanted to capture a childhood memory of visiting the local mercados in Mexico. 

If you've ever been in one, you know it's a treasure chest full of surprises. 

From the señora that sells candy, to Don Juan selling quesos, to the viejita selling her handmade piñatas. There's so many different kinds of stands. 

Like anything, to be authentic, I look for reference of mercados in Mexico. I love to make a mood board for inspiration. Some where I've visited, and then the others are from the biggest market in Mexico City known as La Central de Abastos! I always would end up leaving with a big jugo de naranja and zanahoria. The BEST. Also, they're like a few pesos. If it was here in the US, It would've costed me like $20 bucks haha. 

From there, I doodles some quick sketches just to get a feel of what I want to do. 

They're not pretty, but doodling fast helps me think quicker and add ideas as I see from my mood board. You can see they all have different ways they layout their products to their best display. Some use woven baskets, crates, flour sacks, display cases, etc. The list goes on! There's always a pulley cart laying around as well as a mop and a cubetita. So you know I had to add that in there! I also love their sticker price labels. Sometimes they're ornate with fancy lettering or with simple sharpie.

Anyways! Enjoy this Timelapse from Procreate below and see how many times I got distracted and draw off subject haha :)