Every so often, the week's Hot Seat subject is someone I have absolutely no familiarity with--and this was one of those times.
This is chef Tom Colicchio, who co-hosts the show Top Chef. Never having seen the show, ever, I was sort of at a loss as to what to add to the portrait to make it specific to him.
(I had previously illustrated the show's other host, Padma Lakshmi, but that one was a little easier to get interested in)
Anyway, I did some research, and found the real-life NY restaurant Colicchio runs, and found a graphic of their official menu. I used the background image they have on their menu and put it behind him, which to me gave it enough visual interest to make it work.
This is chef Tom Colicchio, who co-hosts the show Top Chef. Never having seen the show, ever, I was sort of at a loss as to what to add to the portrait to make it specific to him.
(I had previously illustrated the show's other host, Padma Lakshmi, but that one was a little easier to get interested in)
Anyway, I did some research, and found the real-life NY restaurant Colicchio runs, and found a graphic of their official menu. I used the background image they have on their menu and put it behind him, which to me gave it enough visual interest to make it work.
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