Flamenco

This piece I originally created during the "semester", but I really like how it came out. I took the image of a flamenco dress and traced it.

I first had to add a transparent layer over the original image to draw my outlines and fill in the actual dress, since I did not want to draw right on top of the original image.

I found it to be easier and more time efficient to use the free select tool and bucket fill, than to try to use the paintbrush for the entire drawing. It was also easier, and more appealing, to use the ellipse select tool to create the polka dots, instead of making uneven circles by hand.

Although my project is not 100% identical to the original image, I feel that this better captures the spirit and liveliness of flamenco, which is what this dress was created for. The color is vivid and saturated, and the polka dots and ruffles are fun, like a fiesta.