September 2009
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Nikki Farquharson About Concept Books and...
“Hello! I’m a 23 year old girl based in London, England. My focus shifts between communincation, colour, pattern and typography.” This is how Nikki Farquharson describes herself in few words on her portfolio website. After I discovered her portfolio I can’t resist not to have a conversation with her. Read on to find out more about Nikki and the story of her art:
- How...
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Alkemists by Tina R
TinaR launched yesterday the first collaborative collection of accessories made by Romanian designers: named Alkemists.
“Alkemists” because they can transform an ordinary material into a valuable accessory, unique, supplementing and defining personality. They are 11 creators meeting TinaR laboratory accessories: the largest domestic project of its kind.
Painting by Alexandra Albu
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How does it looks the portrait of your friend?
Here is the portrait of one of my best friends Catalina.
I draw it in few minutes when we were sitting comfortably on a restaurant when I realized that I see her an awesome and sensible person. And here is how I describe her in a portrait painting:
What about you? How do you draw the portrait of your best friend?
The painting is made on iPhone with Brushes.
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Living in a colorful world...
This is my latest creation made on canvas and painted with iPhone Brushes and some Pollock accents.
Enjoy my friends!
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A book a week
For the next week I recommend you to read Essential Fashion Illustration by Maite Lafuente.
This book will give you step by step instructions of drawing perfectly the figure and its body proportions. Esentials fashion illustration is one of the best book I’ve found for learning to draw people. Highly recommended! This is a great book for all those fashion illustration enthusiasts.
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Art Collector by Scott Davidson
A spectacular 3D piece by UK-based artist Scott Davidson that took him almost 20 hours to create it using Photoshop CS4. The realism in this piece is quite remarkable…
( via My Modern Met )
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Your passion is worth a free day!
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only; fashion is something in the air. It’s the wind that blows in the new fashion; you feel it coming, you smell it … in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” This is how Coco Chanel describes the sensation of creating fashion with passion.
Illustration by Iulia Stanescu
For some people being...
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Cocopunkz - Hand Painted Shoes
Ada Fu and Miranda Pang like to paint. They also like shoes. One day they dreamt to paint on shoes.
So, this is how the two girls have created Cocopunkz Brand, a new line of limited edition shoes. Every pair of shoes is coated. So, they’re waterproof, in case you’re wondering. What I love the most is that the girls never duplicate a style and they don’t use templates or stamps. In...
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WatchResort 2009 - Fashion illustration via alicelam
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What makes you a unique person?
When I am happy, I’m feeling great When I am sad, I’m smiling When I love, I feel it with all my heart When I dream, I dream in colors When I am creative, I’m inspiration When I have to do common things in life, I’m doing them in an uncommon way When I have a passion for something, I am exciting and I keep it alive. I feel as if I am daily living through my passions.
Every...
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