Fashion illustrators need to know how to depict different fabrics and textures, you can’t just colour in with a single flat colour and call it a day if you want people to understand what the garment is you’re illustrating. So don’t fret! I’ve got 5 quick n easy ways to create texture in your illustrations, from denim to sequins, to tweed and fur. All you need is some colouring pencils, watercolour, Promarkers and paint, I use Winsor & newton/Liquitex throughout these demos as their quality is unparalleled! Let’s get into this fashion bootcamp…
Read MoreI was invited to illustrate guests at Clerkenwell Design Week for Milliken’s showroom party this week. The atmosphere was amazing and the guests were so appreciative of their pieces. I managed a portrait every 10 minutes for over 3 hours, using mixed media of watercolour, Pro Marker and colour pencils to quickly sketch a portrait of full body fashion illustration of the attendee.
Read MoreAnimation has always been a huge passion of mine, but I’ve always been focused on the body so I wanted to experiment and trial some animations based on still life pieces and products.
The Loewe balloon heels from their latest AW22 collection caught my eye as soon as I saw them. The colour, the shape and the comical nature attached to a pair of balloon heels was too much inspiration for me not to animate.
Read MoreThese kind of messages probably make me look like I’m really anti higher education, and I’m not I swear!
I’m anti the story we’re sold on which is go to uni, study for 3 years, pay £x and then we walk out with our career/life in the bag.
We’re sold on the idea that university is almost like the trial period and that once we’ve been handed our degree in one hand we’re also going to be handed a job in the other and it’s not the case.
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