Design Innovative Fashion Illustrations Using Various Techniques
I’ve creating this article to inspire you on how to design fashion illustrations by mixing different mediums. You’ll see the work of some artists and how they create innovative fashion illustrations with different mediums. The effect is stunning.
See below and be inspired, my dear friend!
MARKERS
Fashion Illustrator Ladiga Baiba has a stunning collection of markers fashion illustration. this beautiful portraits are from her portfolio.
If you’re interested, here is a tutorial on How to Draw Fashion Illustration with Prisma Color Markers
TEXTILES
Eleanor Bowley’s work is based on textiles, and on the idea of reusing items which are considered waste. She is inspired by fabrics, buttons and vintage texts.
So, be Eco, and in the same time create pieces of art. Unleash your creativity and design innovative fashion illustrations from cotton or old fashioned textiles that you don’t need.
TRADITIONAL PAINTING, CERAMICS and DIGITAL MEDIA
Coco Pit’s beautiful portfolio of fashion illustrations which begin with more traditional painting, drawing, ceramics which are then digitally blended.
You can create such kind of art by starting with the traditional drawing of a simple sketch and then, mix it as you like with painting, ceramics, and finally fix the piece of art with a little digitally touch.
PIGMENT LINER
Elodie Brit created this lovely illustration with black pigment liner, watercolor, ink and digital coloring.
On Amazon you can find different kinds of pigment liners. This medium is a fineliner that you can use it for sketching and drawing. The black pigment ink, used in the pens is indelible, light fast and waterproof. The ink is also erasable when used on tracing paper and does not bleeding when highlighted.
After drawn your sketch with it, you can fix it as you like with watercolor, ink or digital coloring.
TRADITIONAL and MIXED MEDIA
Erin Petersen works at the cutting edge of traditional and mixed media. I’m a big fan of his rich and full-color artwork.
Even if your work is based on traditional media you can create awesome illustrations. Let your creativity to gain ground on your mind and mix traditional media with photos, patterns, or anything occurs your mind. You’ll be surprised with the final result.
CHARCOAL, PASTELS, INK and ACRYLIC
Learn new drawing methods from fashion illustrator Loreto Binvignat. Loreto has in his inspiring portfolio awesome fashion illustrations mixed with charcoal, pastels, ink and acrylic on cardboard boxes.
CUT PAPER
Fashion Illustrator Stina Persson has an impressive collection with cut paper. Every way she handles cut paper is so sophisticated! Her cut-out illustrations,a play on traditional ceremonial Mexican cut paper designs, are exiting explorations in pattern and visual story-telling.
There are millions of ideas on how you can create innovative fashion illustrations. The most important thing when you design them is to be creative and never be afraid to mix whatever medium occurs your mind.
What about you? What mediums do you mix together to create innovative artwork?
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