Where’s the fun in doing the same thing over and over again? That’s why I’ve decided to make this Arts & Fails series, where each project involves experimenting with a medium or technique that’s outside of my comfort zone. And who knows, maybe I’ll find a new medium that I’ll like just as much as collage. The goal of this series isn’t to make a perfect, polished, finished work, but to try something new, embrace the mess, and have fun along the way.
For this project, I decided to get my inspiration from one of my favorite foods, nigiri. Previously, I’ve made a sushi-inspired collage, and at some point I’d like to make a nigiri-inspired collage, but for now, I figured why not make a marker drawing?
Here’s a video of the project:
I began with sketching out the nigiri. Then I worked on layering in lighter colors for the highlights before adding in darker colors on top. The area where I really struggled was drawing the white nigiri – it ended up looking a tad too colorful with too many clashing colors. I think if I were to tackle this composition again, I wouldn’t have used so many bright colors layered for the white pieces. The other ones looked close to what I had in mind, and the colors I selected made it easier to tell what they were supposed to be.
If you’d like to make your own marker drawing, here are the supplies I used:
