December 2009
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Merry Christmas!
To all my dear friends…
Merry Christmas and … This is for you!
Wishes from my Santa!
This was Painted with pencils and markers on my travel notebook!
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A simple smile ...
I told you in a previous post that I have created some illustrations for a special project of a Romanian website Eumama.ro,
I can say now, that this was one of the most inspiring and provocative project I’ve worked for.
Soon you’ll be able to see the the project. Till then, I let you to enjoy the delightful illustrations. :-)
What do you think dear friends?
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100 years of fashion illustration
Any good book can be an inspiration, but many of fashion illustration books highlight people overcoming adversity or reaching new levels of understanding illustration and being more creative. Whether they pull themselves up by their own bootstraps or have help from a higher power, these books will uplift and entertain you.
100 Years of Fashion Illustration by Cally Blackman is one of those...
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*** YOU DESERVE A PRESENT ***
Have you found the perfect gift for Christmas? I know that these days you are thinking to your friends, family, especially the persons that you love the most and regularly you forget to think about yourself too…
I care of you, because you deserve it! I’ll give you an IDEA:
Buy one print of your choice from my shop, for the person you love the most and you’ll get ONE PRINT...
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Paint your dress by yourself
Ladies, are you having troubles finding a dress in the colors you want? If so, this dress is for you! I simply love the concept …
The concept/design of the unique ‘colour-in dress’ was created by talented fashion designer Berber Soepboer and the textile design/graphic design by Michiel Schuurman. The idea of this dress is that women could paint it themselves. It makes the dress really...
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Christian Lacroix's sketches for Michelle Obama
I’ve recently found this impressive pieces created by Christian Lacroix for Michelle Obama. I’ll share them with you for inspiration! So my dears, you should really check these out. You’ll simply love them!
This patriotic dress by Christian Lacroix is very elegant and daring. The dress itself is very elegant and fitted, which we all know will show Michelle’s curves. And...
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Chanel Basics - by FIDM Instructor Barbara Sultan
Are you intrigued by the technical details of beautiful clothing of Chanel? You can gain a better understanding of how designers work their magic by learning to sketch basic fashion designs!
FIDM ( Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) instructor Barbara Sultan has created a series of fashion sketching lessons that are simple and fun for everyone, from novice to professional! Ms. Sultan...
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When sketches become fashion creations...
My dear friends, after more than 3 months of competition and a lot of emotions, I have the pleasure to share with you my first pictorial with one of my creations.
One of the fashion sketches that I drew for TABU Competition, “TABU is searching for designer”, became a stylish fashion creation and is the “star” of this lovely pictorial.
For me this represents an important...
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Great opportunity for all fashion designers
A fantastic opportunity has opened up to all fashion designers right before XMAS: J Model Management is in search for 10 exceptional fashion designs to be showcased on the big runway at J Fashion Show on 23 January 2010 in front of 500 fashion lovers. This opportunity of a life time, which will bring the lucky winners a lot of recognition and publicity via massive media coverage, is not to be...
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Audrey Kawasaky's workspace
Today I’d love to share with you some pics of Audrey Kawasaky’s creative workspace.
She posted on her blog lovely pics with some work in-progress of her, preparing for her first solo show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in NY this coming Saturday. The show title Hajimari means beginning in Japanese, and is a word often used in the introduction of a story.
It’s very inspiring...
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Amazing Collaborative Artwork
In this video: final moments of the Baby Tattooville 2009 Art Jam.
The early fall brought a spectacular event called Baby Tattooville. It’s organized annually by the publisher of Baby Tattoo books, Bob Self. One weekend and a countless assortment of top talent from the local art scene. This year brought a congregation of artists like: James Gurney, Michael Hussar, Audrey Kawasaki, Travis...
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The story of a simple smile
Have you ever stopped to pay attention to people on the street in this period, autumn? What inspired you? I did it and I was surprised …
Yesterday while I was waiting the bus I found myself looking around me. The city looked like a big dark stain. People’s clothes were 90 % black, brown and khaki. You already know that I’m in love with colors, I like them all, in any...
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McQueen drawings come to life
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What does fashion mean to you?
Asked by Iulia Stanescu . You can answer on Paintedquestion.com
This fashion illustration is finger painted on the iPhone Brushes. Inspired by a piece of Arabic artwork.
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"Living from my art is my greatest success"
In one of my previous posts I talked about delightful illustrations created by fashion illustrator Sandra Suy.
Because I simply found her artwork brilliant, I couldn’t resist not to talk with her about the illustration that she creates. So, in the following rows, you’ll see, besides her wonderful fashion illustrations, an interview with Sandra on how to live happy by doing what you love:...