My top favourite illustrators
- abbywinfield
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min read
From doing Art & Design at A level and as a foundation degree I've always had a keen eye for illustration. Drawing is something I simply loved and ever since last year I've discovered I had a keen interest in fashion & specifically fashion Illustration. So today I bring to you my top favourite & perhaps 'fashion specific' illustrators.
As the summative project is upon me, I'd thought about a variation of ideas for a particular brand I am researching. Some simple & quick sketches of ideas would do the trick to make a head start.
In this blog post, I will be showing you four illustrators that cover their own individual style and approaches. Even though I've researched upon these already, I am looking forward to learning more about the way they work and even collect ideas that can inspire me for current and future projects.
The first illustrator is Anna Strumpf who is famous for her re-cover artwork which graces magazine covers from around the world. In particular is Vogue. Strumpf uses creative colour schemes and patterns to re-design fashion magazine covers. Magazines like Vogue are transformed into whimsical worlds completed with quirky patterns added onto models. Models are presented with rosy cheeks and eye shadows, turning them into fun characters. I find that the ideas of the quirky patterns and makeup somehow childlike, playing dress up games and face painting. Perhaps these really look like they should actually belong on the original magazine.
Edgar Artis, an Armenian fashion illustrator uses stylised paper cut outs and everyday objects to create stunning illustrated dresses. His distinct fashion sketches include such items as rose petals, various plants and food, even buildings. He then finishes this by photographing them on various landscapes, buildings and sceneries.
Firstly being inspired by the shape of food. Gretchen Roehrs stands out to me with her unusual fashion illustrations created with lines of ink and fresh edible items. When it comes to food, her mind draws in the other elements. Food and fashion have always had an inspiration to the public, but not so much together. Although Roehrs shows us closely how related these can usually be. Sketches are simple, playful and frequently changes in material sources. Fashion is an inspiring trend, to which it forces you to be creative with hardly any guide lines. She draws very tall, lanky models from what you see usually on cat walks. Then drops the pen when it comes to the edible mediums to create an actual outfit.
Only being a newly founded illustrator, Nadine Samarina has since created pieces so engaging and are even modern illustrative interpretations of widely known designers, Viktor and Rolf, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and several more. Most of all, Nadine is inspired to find the beauty in every detail from an accessory, to a model’s face. Varying from materials like water colour, gouache, acrylic and liners to capture exciting pieces and quantity of beauty. Like any other illustration, I was intrigued by the style of simple yet playful lines forming elegant but subtle outfits.
I hope that you have enjoyed reading this and hopefully you have been exposed to new names and new styles you really want to get gripped into.
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