The first illustration in the Aesthetic Guide for the Dapper Man. See how the SevenFriday, Wristi illustration was made and be a part of the process.

1. in the Aesthetic Guide for the Dapper Man

2. The first illustration in the
Aesthetic Guide for the Dapper
Man is the Grand Wrist of
Wrists, the fortuitously named,
the one and only Wristi
modeling the young luxury
watch brand SevenFriday P2
watch.

3. The Thumbnails
With the Aesthetic Guide living on
digital I have the problem of making
the images fit 16:9 as well as 1:1. The
sketching phase allows me to play
with compositions that might work
well in both ratios.

4. I discovered with these sketches
that I couldn't have the hand
holding the wine glass and showing
the watch because the watch would
read upside down. That is a no-no
in the watch world.
As you are about to see, the wrist
ended up overlooking the party
instead of being a part of it.
The wine cannot be in hand so a
jacket sleeve is introduced to
suggest the involvement of the wrist
in the party.

6. Color Study

7. Pencil Under-
Painting
As a guide for the painting the
under-drawing is created to define
shapes and to suggest general values
(lights and darks). Now, I can see the
painting and all I have to do is
complete it.

8. A Layer in Gold
The first layer of paint is daunting.
What if I get the wrong color? What
if I made a mistake in the drawing?
The pencil is sealed with the first
layer.
That is not the intent of the first
layer, though. The first layer is meant
to set the tone and the mood for the
overall painting. For the
SevenFriday/ Wristi painting I
wanted to bring out the golden color
on the dial of the P2 watch.
So everything begins with this color.

9. The Process

13. Aesthetic Guide for the
Dapper Man
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