The Art of Fashion Illustration: Learn the Techniques and Inspirations of Today’s Leading Fashion Artists

147 Pages·2014·23.32 MB·English

by  Somer Flaherty Tejwani

THE ART OF FASHION
ILLUSTRATION
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Somer Flaherty Tejwani
THE ART OF FASHION
ILLUSTRATION
Learn the techniques and inspiration of today’s leading fashion artists
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Digital edition published in 2015
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Illustrations on pages 140; 142–144; back flap, by Julia Kuo.
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THE ART OF FASHION
ILLUSTRATION
Learn the techniques and inspiration of today’s leading fashion artists
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Look 35, a runway study of a look from Giambattista Valli, by Michael Hoeweler.
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CONTENTS
7 Introduction to Fashion Illustration
Part 1: The Emerging Masters Part 2: The Icons
10 Zoë Taylor 72 Danny Roberts
14 Masha Karpushina 76 Jad Baghdadi
18 Adriana Krawcewicz 80 Michael Hoeweler
22 Sarah Beetson 86 Samantha Hahn
28 Audria Brumberg 90 Stina Persson
32 Kitty N. Wong 94 LULU*
36 Sarah Hankinson 98 Julie Johnson
40 Pippa McManus 104 Nuno Da Costa
46 Wendy Plovmand 108 Lovisa Bur(cid:197)tt
50 Silja Götz 114 Will Broome
54 Niki Pilkington 118 Caroline Andrieu
58 Gerardo Larrea 122 Autumn Whitehurst
62 Yaeko Abe 126 Erin Petson
66 Luis Tinoco
133 Contributor Index
134 Glossary of Terms
138 About the Author
139 Acknowledgments
141 Sketch Your Own Fashions
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“
Fashion illustrations
allow the design fantasy
to come to life. It is a
road map to new ideas;
and one sketch can
often spiral, cultivating
a unique emotional
connection, influencing
”
an entire collection.
— Fashion Designer, CFDA/Vogue
Fashion Fund Finalist Misha
Nonoo of Nonoo New York
Kitty N. Wong’s Bunny
A fashion illustration painted
with acrylic on recycled
cardboard, inspired by the
runway collection of Under-
cover by (cid:50)un Takahashi.
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FASHION ILLUSTRATION
A fashion illustration does something that a photograph can never do: It provides a direct
connection to the designer and brings the energy and style within the clothing to reality.
The illustrator’s job is to (cid:197)nd the balance between the drawing as a whole and the details
in it that bring the garment to life.
Fashion illustration provides the rare opportunity to savor a moment in history, long after
the relevance of the clothing itself. The Art of Fashion Illustration includes interviews and
illustrations from those who have seized this opportunity: both the emerging masters—
the illustration world’s next big names—and the icons, a group whose body of work has
already made their names recognizable.
What’s surprising is that many of the featured artists didn’t (cid:197)nd their (cid:185)fashion(cid:186) calling
until it was presented to them as an option in college. With hindsight they wonder if they
should have seen the signs all along—the moments as a kid when they would tear the
advertisements out of fashion magazines or collect beautiful images of models.
Although their paths to becoming illustrators may have been di(cid:1658)erent, one of the most
refreshing characteristics of all the artists interviewed is that style is a signature dwelling.
Some rely on traditional techniques such as pen and paper to realize their images, while
others prefer to use digital options. Some love infusing rich and bold color, and others pre-
fer to create in black and white. But the common shared experience among all the artists
is that illustration is a career where diligence and perseverance pays o(cid:1658), and one in which
the artists should never underestimate their ability to draw.
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Editorial illustration
for Danish fashion
magazine, Eurowoman,
by Wendy Plovmand.
“
A good fashion illustration
should not only capture
the vision of the designer,
it should drive the essence
”
of the times.
— Simon Ungless, Director
of the School of Fashion at
Academy of Art University
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