Fashion Illustration Exposed edited by Julia Stanescu www.fashionarium.com First designed in Bucharest, Romania in 2010 by Octav Druta Š 2010 Julia Stanescu Š All images are copyrighted by their respective authors All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission of the copyright holder. Cover illustration by Naja Conrad Hansen All reasonable attempts have been made to trace, clear and credit the copyright holders of the images reproduced in this book. However, if any credits have been inadvertently omitted, the publisher will endeavour to incorporate amendments in future editions.
Fashion Illustration Exposed Edited by Julia Stanescu With contributions by: Ladiga Baiba, Pomme Chan, Naja Conrad Hansen, David Delin, Brooke Hagel, Jennifer Lilya, Jessica Murrieta, Maryanne Oliver, Phoks, Peggy Wolf
Instead of Introduction By Julia Stanescu I had the opportunity to learn from many wonderful fashion illustrators from all around the world. By getting to know them and by observing their techniques I started to develop my own fashion illustraton style. I believe that observing various patterns of expressing one’s vision can shape you and your style in the same time. Observation enables us to learn. Most of the time, when learning, we need to follow some rules. Then, we start to fully understand those rules and to gain the freedom to break them. That’s how we can continuously shape our style: by learning the rules and then breaking them. Think of this book as a tool that you can easily use to observe various practical techniques that some of the most talented illustrators employ to express their vision. Whether you’re an aspiring fashion illustrator, a passionate, or in the process of shaping your style this is a book tailor made for you. Enjoy it and keep on smiling!
Acknowledgements I would like to thank to all the illustrators who contributed to this book. Thank you for your professionalism, generous spirit and willing agreement to include examples of your work in this book. In alphabetical order, thank you for your cooperation and open-handedness: Ladiga Baiba, Pomme Chan, Naja Conrad Hansen, David Delin, Brooke Hagel, Jennifer Lilya, Jessica Murrieta, Maryanne Oliver, Phoks, Peggy Wolf. I would also like to thank to Octav Druta for his cooperation and support to create this book.
Picture Credits: Maryanne Oliver p8-13, Peggy Wolf p14-19 Jennifer Lilya p20-25, Brooke Hagel p26-31, Pomme Chan p32-39, Naja Conrad Hansen p40-45, Ladiga Baiba p46-49, Jessica Murrieta p50-55, David Delin p56-59, Phoks p60-65
Table of Contents MARYANNE OLIVER 8 Illustrating Your Own T-Shirt
PEGGY WOLF 14 Mixed Media Fashion Illustrations
JENNIFER LILYA 20 Adding Colors To Fashion Illustrations
BROOKE HAGEL 26 Illustrating Fabrics: Denim, Silk, Satin And Silk Charmeuse
POMME CHAN 32 Illustrating Fabrics Inspired By Nature
NAJA CONRAD HANSEN 40 Ink And Watercolor Artwork With An Indian Touch
LADIGA BAIBA 46 Drawing Chinese Fashion Illustrations
JESSICA MURRIETA 50 Japanese Fashion Illustrations
DAVID DELIN 56 Where Does The Inspiration Come From?
PHOKS 60 Mixing Photography and Fashion Illustration
From London, United Kingdom
PEGGY WOLF Mixed Media Fashion Illustrations About myself I was born in Germany where I have studied Fashion Design for five years. Soon I found out that I was more interested in drawing women and their clothes, rather than designing Fashion. Two years later, I felt that I needed a change of scenery, people and design. After a short visit in London, I knew this would be my new place. I started to work in a new field - Interior Design which wasn’t planned at all.
Website: www.peggywolf.com Shop: www.peggywolfdesign.etsy.com Sample Clients: Quist Bookstore (Holland), Designforum (Australia), Boxes (Middle Eastern Europe)
I somehow fell in love with it as it’s a very complex field, where you have to balance and combine so many levels. I mostly liked the wallpaper and furnishing fabrics, which have inspired a lot of my digital collages. All these different experiences, working for companies in Art and Interior Design, have helped me to take my work to the current level. My artwork is influenced by Fashion, Art, Graphic and Interior Design, mixed and combined. I believe this is what makes my fashion illustrations so various and interesting. I have been selling my work worldwide very successfully using my online shop. I am also trading my art as prints and greeting cards on markets, galleries and art fairs in London.
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PEGGY WOLF - Mixed Media Fashion Illustrations
Mixed Media Fashion Illustrations By Peggy Wolf The theme of my artwork is a woman surrounded by animals and flowers, with a light fashion appeal and a feminine color palette that is mix matched perfectly. The artwork is made up of hand-drawn illustrations on paper and digital collages produced with Photoshop. In this collage I played with the brilliant contrast of digital art infused with colorful vintage accents, to give to my work a bit of an edge and some quirkiness. Enjoy the process of creating mixed media!
What I’ve used • 180 gms sheet of white paper • Daler Rowley Graphic F pencil • Watercolor (medium light and dark brown) • Orange acrylic, white, green an black gouache • Brown, orange and rose pencils • A small and medium sized brush • Black multi-liners size 0.3 and 0.1 • A “Nobody-is-Perfect” rubber
Find some inspiration I was inspired by a photo from 1945, which I found on the internet showing a young school girl. Then I tried to imagine my drawing. I wanted to reinvent her in a new way. How would she dress and look today?
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Final step: Adding a natural element
I also find that this illustration could use some natural element and I decided to add a little flower sitting behind the bow. Voila! My archive of small animals and flowers drawn by myself, is very helpful to give this little extra to any of my illustrations and collages.
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From London, UK
POMME CHAN Illustrating Fabrics Inspired By Nature
About myself I was born and educated in Bangkok. In 2002 I relocated to the UK for a Foundation in Graphic Design and Communication at the London College of Communication. My first forays into professional freelancing led me straight into London’s lifestyle magazine industry as an art director and illustrator. Over the past five years, my drawings have been featured in the Telegraph, IDN, Grafik, Curvy Book and FT magazines. Using my unique felt-tip style, I draw inspiration from nature, fashion, architecture, music and the female form.
Website: www.pommepomme.com Blog: www.pommechan.blogspot.com Sample Clients: Marc Jacobs, Nike, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Sony Playstation 3, Freya, Leo Burnett, Financial Times, Artful Dodger, Graniph (Japan), The Guardian, Yen Magazine (Australia), VV Magazine
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Recently, I’ve begun exploring freehand typographical illustrations, several of which appeared in La Perla Magazine, The New York Times magazine, Little Earth Bags and Cambridge School of Art and Design.
POMME CHAN - Illustrating Fabrics Inspired By Nature
Illustrating Fabrics Inspired by Nature By Pomme Chan This flower pattern for my fashion illustrations is inspired by nature because I wanted to draw something young and colorful. For this artwork I’ve changed from a Uni-ball pen to a Calligraphy pen. The result is quite different from my other works. I assume it must be because of this pen, I got really excited talking about this. Enjoy!
What I’ve used? • Calligraphy Pen (bought from Japan) • Pencils • Adobe Photoshop
Hand drawing some elements I started by drawing flowers and a few other elements that I wanted to see on my fashion illustration pattern. The piece I decided to draw is something fun, organic, feminine and appealing. It’s also quite young and colorful. So I chose to draw a flower, a mushroom, a squirrel and a bird.
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From Sacramento, California
JESSICA MURRIETA Japanese Fashion Illustrations
About myself I studied oil painting and figure drawing before attending the Art Institute of San Francisco, California where I majored in Fashion Design. Although my primary medium is watercolor I started to experiment with pen and ink, pastel, charcoal, and pencil, often mixing many mediums together. My graceful female figures are inspired by the inescapable notion of mortality and the often dark and devious nature of the fashion world. I love watercolor, simple shapes, and neutral colors.
Blog: www.jessicamurrieta.blogspot.com Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/msjessicamurrieta Portfolio: www.flickr.com/jessica-m
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I create alluring female figures that are in the same time innocent, sensual, and deadly - as complex as the world in which they exist.
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Japanese Fashion Illustrations By Jessica Murrieta Inspired by sumi-e painting, this artwork mixes beauty with fashion and femininity. Sumi-e is an East Asian style of brush painting with ink, only black ink - the same as the one used in East Asian calligraphy. It is used, in various concentrations. Explore and get creative!
What I’ve used • Drawing Paper • Black India Ink - Higgins Waterproof Drawing Ink • Black Pen - Prismacolor Marker in Black • Higgins Non-Waterproof Drawing Ink in Super White • Colored pencil - Prismacolor Col-Erase • Winsor and Newton’s Designers Gouache in Jet Black • Rice Paper - Legion Iyo Glazed Hand Made Japanese Paper, 17x22 • White Gouache - Winsor and Newton’s Designers Gouache in Permanent White • Size 2 round brush, 1/2 inch flat brush, Size 4 angular shader brush - Princeton Art and Brush Co.
Find the inspiration
I love the look of sumi-e painting and I want to bring the elements of this style to my drawings.
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Think of this book as a tool that you can easily use to observe various techniques that some of the most talented illustrators employ to express their vision. Whether you’re an aspiring fashion illustrator, a passionate, or in the process of shaping your style, this is a book tailor made for you.
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