Wild style illustration - what is original painting, let you understand the meaning of original artist

The most popular contemporary fashion illustrator! How is it made?

He is the most popular illustrator

He is also the best spokesperson for fashion

David Downton,

Born in 1959 in London.

Since childhood,

the best treat for him is a large blank page.

However,

What David did not expect was that

he would be able to make a living from painting a long time later.

▲David Downton was painting when he was young

▲The studio is a painting of its own, and it is no less beautiful than Picasso's studio.

▲You can create stunning works on the "interesting and informative" workbench.

David initially studied graphic design,

his first work was in the early 1980s,

a cover design for WhichComputer magazine .

▲ Fashion illustrations drawn by David Downton in New York in 1998. Made of ink and acetate paper.

▲A fashion illustration drawn by David Downton for Christine Lacroix in 1998. The material is ink and color box paper.

For 15 years,

David has been a freelance illustrator.

No matter what happens,

He enjoys the life of a freelance illustrator.

▲Illustrations drawn by David Downton in 1999 for a fashion design designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. A black long dress paired with black sunglasses is even more stunning. David takes Kate Moss as his prototype and uses pop style to express the classic charm of fashion. This work is quite famous in the fashion industry and is one of the most representative works in the fashion illustration industry in recent years.

▲David Downton’s 1999 fashion illustration for Valentino. Similar to the painting style of Lacroix, Eric and others, the colors he uses are full of modernity.

▲ Paloma Picasso, a fashion illustration created by David Downton in London in 1999. The material is gouache, ink cartridge paper, and acetate paper coating.

▲The paper-cut bottle stickers completed by David Downton in London in 1999, with Iman as the model. Drawn with ink on Pantone paper covered with acetate paper.

The lines of David's works are simple and smooth,

very textured, and the style is not pretentious.

It can well show the graceful posture of the human body.

Because of this unique painting style,

Some people began to invite him to create fashion illustrations.

Among them,

the 85-year-old immortal legend Carmen Dell'Orefice,

she is also one of David's muses.

▲ Fashion illustrations drawn by David Downton in New York in 2000. The model is Carmen Dale Orpheus and the costumes are designed by Thierry Mugler. This work was first drawn with oil pastels on Pantone paper, then coated with acetate paper, and then painted with ink.

▲David Downton painted a portrait of Anna Page, the editor-in-chief of the famous European fashion magazine, in 2001. He very successfully captured the soul of this "fashion godmother". Exaggerated color matching, playful expressions, uninhibited attitude combined with seemingly wild but very skillful brushstrokes~perfect!

▲David Downton served as Chanel's design director Amanda in 2002. Portrait by Harleezy.

He has always admired artists such as Lacroix, Antonio, and Eric.

Therefore,

There are also similarities in colors and lines in early painting styles.

In 1996, he produced illustrations for high-end fashion shows for magazines.

In 1997, he became active in Paris haute couture shows.

At first he was dazzled and completely unprepared,

but,

the Paris fashion show was real,

inspired an artist inspiration.

Paris has the most beautiful women and the best design works.

And everything here is fascinating.

David never paints when models are on the catwalk.

Because he found that it was impossible to do it at all,

He just took pictures or watched from the sidelines,

and truly felt every touching moment. .

He seized every other opportunity to paint.

No moment when the model was still could escape his eyes.

For example: when trying on clothes,

Sometimes even when the model is taking a break at a press conference...

▲Cosmetics are also his tools , it touches the heart between the time you start writing and the time you finish writing, suitable for both light and dark colors.

David said: "When I first started painting, I thought it was my responsibility to restore the appearance of the clothes themselves according to the catwalk on the stage.

However, the first time I attended a fashion show was at the Versace show, I only drew Kate Moss's arms before she disappeared! So it's best to enjoy whatever detail the models are showing off in the moment. ”

▲The draft is also touching

David believes that the most important thing is the feeling of the body under the surface of the clothes,

and then the proportion, color, etc. Some details,

However, this is difficult to achieve

▲The draft is also touching

David drew countless drafts of the design,< /p>

Then he picked the best ones,

when the paintings were almost done, he started to eliminate them,

"decompose and reconstruct" them.

until they looked natural.

He was featured in well-known media outlets around the world, such as The Times. The Independent",

and Harper's Bazaar (a Australian version), etc.,

wrote fashion-related reports

and held three solo exhibitions in London.

He also held a solo exhibition in New York.

In recent years,

he has also designed visual images for shopping malls in Hong Kong.

As well as illustrations for the Vogue women's fashion series.

▲David Downton's cover for the "Saturday Evening Post" in 2004. This work was created in Paris and is made of gouache, watercolor and paper.

▲Advertising poster designed by David Downton for TopShop's fashion conference in September 2004. This brand is the work of a young designer.

▲David Downton 2005. The illustration Valention Fitting was commissioned by Vogue (China Edition). The material is ink, gouache and paper, acetate paper.

▲The fashion illustration drawn by David Downton for YSL in 2006. The material is ink. , watercolor and paper.

▲David Downton’s fashion painting for YSL in 2006, using ink, gouache, charcoal and paper.

▲David Downton. A fashion illustration commissioned by Madame Magazine (German Edition) in 2007. This work was first drawn on paper with oil pastels, then coated with acetate paper, and then painted with ink and gouache.

▲ Illustrations commissioned by David Downton for The Times of London in 2007. Materials are ink, gouache and paper.

▲Illustrations drawn by David Downton for his own magazine PourquoiPas in 2008. The model is Dita Vontes, and the costumes are designed by Lacroix. The materials are ink, gouache and paper, with acetate fiber paper coating.

Did David paint the sexy dancer vividly~

If you want to grind an iron pestle into a needle~

If you want to have the ability to surpass others,

you must cultivate your ability to the extreme! China is relatively powerful Who are the masters of CG illustrations?

I don’t know if they have a tutorial, but the top ones in China are:

Domestic powerful new cartoonist-Benjamin (Benjamin), style : Chinese New Comic School, representative works: "Police Officer SENA", "Flowers Without Summer", "Fantasy in the Afternoon Class", "Pigeons Flying Silently", "One Day", "That Summer", "No One Will" "No One Will Remember", "Orange", "Savior" and other comic collections.

International industrial science fiction concept design master - Zhu Feng, style: industrial science fiction, representative works: "Star Wars Prequels", "Transformers", "Escape from Clone Island", "War Game", " The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Wars 2.

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The first Chinese female cartoonist to win the "Nobel Prize" in the field of animation - Xiaobai, style: beautiful women, unique tattoo art, representative works: personal painting album "Blue and White", comic "So So" "Close, So Far" (Siloinetsiproche)

China's famous CG artist - Su Haitao, style: American humor, representative works: "Angels and Devils (Angels and Devils)", "My Friend (MyFriend)", " TheArtScrapbookofSUHAlTA0》 illustration collection, etc.

Liu Dongzi, a new generation of local CG painter and concept designer, special style: monkey art, European painting school, representative works: "Blood Red Sunset", concept design of Zhang Jizhong's version of "Journey to the West", character modeling design. Concept design for the movie "The Monkey King", currently serialized in the European comic "Royal Blood", etc.

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Ahua, a famous Chinese film and television game art concept designer and artist, special style: beautiful Korean style, representative works: film and television works: movie: Hollywood "AVATAR" Chinese translation: "God of War of Different Dimensions" ”, TV series: “Double Dragon of the Tang Dynasty”, “The Son Riding the Dragon”, “Flying Immortals”, “Legend of Sword and Fairy”, cartoons: “The Monkey King” and “COLORZ”. Game works: Original painting manager\poster drawing of "One Rider Counts Thousands", poster drawing of "Heaven and Earth", "Legend of Sword and Fairy 2", "The Sword of Absolute Sword", "The Way of Immortals and Demons", "War of Generals". Advertising works: French Patter all-purpose glue, German Volkswagen, Huafeng instant noodles, Pizza Hut, Levi, S clothing, CK clothing, Siemens.

Noa, the top international concept designer, features style: magical scenes, representative works: "EXPOSE", "d'artiste", "Painter", "Exotique", "Spectrum", etc.

The chief game illustrator in Mainland China - Transparent Man, characteristic style: diversified game concept designer, representative works: "Royal Coat of Arms", "Gate of Ghosts and Gods", "Three Kingdoms 2", Art design for games such as "Qin Shang", "Tianjiao", "New Journey to the West", "Huahundao-Heaven and Earth", "Warrior", "Qianglong Empire", "KOK2", "warriorepic" and so on.

Xia Da, a well-known cartoonist in China, special style: ancient rhyme comics, works: comics "A Dream in the Garden", "Early Summer", "The Child is Silent", "King Rabbit", "Same Kind" , "Morning Star of Midland", "Godzilla Silently", "Will Love", "Long Song", "Shadow".

Weng Ziyang, a master of ink and wash CG among domestic cartoonists, has a characteristic style: ink and wash CG. His representative works include: "The Wandering Flutist", "The Young Swordsman Who Loves Butterflies", "White Lotus Silent", "Killing" "Chu", "Red Cliff", "Qin Shang", etc. What is original painting? Let you understand the meaning of original artist

Original painting is to draw the starting and ending points of the characters' movements or still paintings on paper in the form of line drawings. The gradation lines of shadows and color separations are also drawn in this step. Therefore, some people translate it as "key-animetor" or "illustrator" (less commonly used). In other words, it refers to the key actions of an object during movement. It is also called key frame in computer design, and the original painting is relative to the animation. Original painting creation is the most important process that determines the quality of character movements in game scenes.