Maria Lafontaine Rascon

Clairmont

I was inspired by fashion in all aspects. From high fashion to fast fashion. Since I was little I was surrounded with all types of designers starting from my aunt who is a fashion designer to my mom who is an interior designer. It reminds me of my childhood but it also inspires my future because I want to work in fashion. Some well known fashion illustrators that inspired me are: René Gruau, Bil Donovan and Jason brooks.

I usually use oil painting because I think it's very free. You can move and blend properly without letting it dry. I also try new textures with different things I find on my way. For example, paper towels helped me to create texture for the most important part of my mock exam. I was always sure I wanted to do something related to fashion so I started off this project with high fashion and explored my way into different types of fashion and fashion illustration. After

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YEAR 11 ART EXHIBITION BOOK | 2020 - 2021

thinking about what I wanted to do for my final project I figured out that I had never tried a portrait which is a big element in the fashion industry.

For me taking photographs is one of the things that make me the proudest, therefore, some of the pictures I took in the first term of figures and my fashion photos are my favourite pieces.

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