Crayola artist an instant hit in Seattle

A Seattle artist is making waves with his very colorful portraits using Crayola markers and pencils, the Huffington Post has reported.

Tom DesLongchamp was into doodling with his sketchbook and a black pen until he drew a friend and his monochrome art turned into a hit sensation with vibrant color that can only come from using pen markers.

“Since college, I've always kept a sketchbook which consisted mostly of life drawings with a simple black pen," DesLongchamp told Huffington via email. 

“I snapped a photo of my work buddy, Mike, and did a pencil sketch," he continued. "I looked around the office for something to add color with, and I found a crappy, partially dried-up, red Crayola marker on the floor,” he recounted.

Wrote Huffington: “The faces peering out from DesLongchamp’s Instagram feed are vibrantly colored and almost alive, drawn in both broad marker smudges and specific details: tiny wisps of hair or the glint off a pair of glasses. His background in animation is fitting; you almost expect the subjects to begin moving of their own accord.”

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