I believe you remember Australian artist and illustrator Maryanne Oliver from my previous posts and from the Fashionarium Book where she collaborated with an inspiring tutorial on How to Paint Fashion Illustrations on your T-shirt.
Yesterday I was happy to hear fabulous news from Maryanne.
Endless inspiration and ”magic tools” for Catherine Parr ‘s brilliant fashion illustrations
Read a new inspiring interview on Secret Weapons.
A feminine vector portrait created by Allisons Backstage
By taking a photograph and importing it into illustrator, you can get a great vector look. Use the “tracing” option in your Illustrator, set the setting you desire and you are all set. Then, optional of course, you can import it into Photoshop and play with hue/saturation to get the desired coloring.
I can see this piece in a huge canvas or even a wall mural!!
Check out more of her artwork on her impressive portfolio:
Adore Dior 1 by David Downton - Original Work - 2010
Ink and charcoal on paper
Simply adore his artwork
source: Art in Fashion By vogue
Fashion Illustration designed by Naja Conrad Hansen
This piece is inspired by Ivan Bilibin a Russian artist who fascinated her when she was a child. He has illustrated some fairy tales about Baba Yaga. You can Google to find out more about Baba Yaga. But be careful! She eats kids!
THE GOOD NEWS are that:
The entire story on how Naja created this gorgeous fashion illustration
you’ll find it detailed in the
Fashion Illustration Exposed Book
By the way you can get your copy by two limited offers.
Enjoy it!
Fashion Illustration by Garance Dore
“My mother, who knew the peak of the feminist movement, always thought for an accomplished life, the most essential thing was independence. Don’t depend on anyone, she’d say to me, that’s freedom. And freedom, that’s the start of happiness. Simple as that.”
After I saw Joel Woodard, I thought he’s a professional fashion illustrator but on a quickly research I’ve found out that he’s an interior designer. Wow!
I really appreciate Joel for keeping alive his passion for fashion and I invited him to write a guest post about the story behind one of his artwork:
Enjoy!
Fashion Illustration by Joel Woodard
The Fashion Illustration Exposed Book has been received wonderfully by passionates but also by fashion illustrators from all around the world.
Here are some of their thoughts about the book:
“Reading this inspired me to try new techniques and keep pushing my art. I think students will really appreciate that featured illustrators such as Jennifer Lilya, who does this full time for a living, shares the fact she uses a Tom Lynch palette, for example, and considers it one her best investments. In adition this book captures the feeling of being back in the studio; and walking around getting insights and picking the brain of fellow illustrators, to learn and get inspiration for you your own work.” Brandon Graham, Fashion Designer, New York
“I didn’t like it, I LOVED it! I always get a bit nervous when I use water colour for a drawing. The step by step instructions really help. I loved that you covered every essential area a fashion illustrator should know.” - Kathy Karamitros (Melbourne)
“There aren’t many fashion illustration books where you can see step by step guidelines besides the already finished artworks. Illustrators who share this intimate process are quite brave!” - Ladiga Baiba, Fashion Design Lecturer (Shanghai)
“I’ve read the book and thought it was absolutely great! It’s so rare to find publications were the illustrator goes step by step into their process! Priceless!” - Fabiana Pigna, Fashion Designer and Illustrator (Los Angeles)
“I enjoyed and was inspired by the diverse selection of styles you brought together, and I love the layout. I find for myself and the students that I teach that the tutorial approach is most successful when is comes to creative application. I will definitely recommend it to my friends and students.” - Jesse Mey, Digital Fashion Illustration Facilitator, Cape Town College of Fashion Design (Cape Town)
“I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the book As an Illustrator and designer, I found it fascinating to peek into the minds of other artist. It was inspiring and the wealth of knowledge they shared was amazing. Thanks again for the wonderful opportunity!” Elaine Biss Feminine Illustrator and Designer
“It is awesome! I have gone through many fashion illustration books but none of them have been so simple and educative. I am surely going to incorporate the techniques from the book into my illustrations.” - Chetna Shetty (Mumbai)
“This book empowers readers to easily explore practical techniques of fashion illustration while learning about the tools and steps that ten fashion illustrators employ. Mediums such as watercolor paint, pen, collage, and photoshop are all touched upon. (It has even inspired me to dig out my old watercolors and guaches that I haven’t touched since college!)” Brooke Hagel, Fashion Illustrator, New York
GOOD NEWS!
By the way, as you probably know the book comes in two versions: as an eBook and as paperback version. The good news is that you can now purchase the paperback edition with a 15% discount by using the coupon code BEACHREAD305 at checkout.
So, what are you waiting for? Go get it!
Note: You can only use the code once per account, and you can’t use this coupon in combination with other coupon codes. This great offer ends on August 15, 2010 at 11:59 PM so try not to procrastinate! While very unlikely we do reserve the right to change or revoke this offer at anytime, and of course we cannot offer this coupon where it is against the law to do so.
Fashion drawing tips from Kathryn Hagen, a published Fashion Illustration Professor at Otis College of Art and Design.
After I saw Anthousha, I have been inspired by its artlessness, unique color contrasts and shadows. This is why I was curious to find out more about the inspiration behind this absolutely lovely fashion illustration.
The legend say that Nymphs are not immortal. They just live for a very long time. I really believe that this beautiful fashion illustration created by talented Moie Preisenberger aka Eskimoie it is immortal.
Do you know why? Because of the story behind it. Read this Guest Post written by Moie Preisenberger to find out more about Anthousha.
Photo source: Moie Preisenberger
Jersey Tank Top with beading by Fabiana Pigna, Cotton Twill hip enhancer skirt by Fabiana Pigna and two little corns serving as shoulder pads! my model is very tiny…
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