Exaggerated fashion illustrator-the hottest fashion illustrator in the contemporary era! How is it made?

The most popular and eye-catching fashion illustrations are here! The works of Helen Downey, a popular fashion illustrator

As an established visual communication medium, fashion illustration has not stopped developing in the new era, but also derived many new forms of expression with different styles. How many popular and eye-catching fashion illustrators and their works do you know?

Fashion illustration's golden age

In the early days, the cooperation between fashion illustrations and fashion magazines helped it enter a heyday. At that time, magazines almost invariably used illustrations to make pictures from the cover to the inside pages. At that time, readers received fashion, art, taste and other information from exquisite illustrations. It can be said that fashion magazines and fashion illustrations at that time were mutually successful.

Harper magazine cover

Fashion illustration's Collision with Fashion Brands

In the digital age, photographic works have become the main source of visual communication of magazine publications. Although the magazine era with fashion illustration as the main propaganda media has ended, the fashion illustration industry has not fallen asleep, but has been developing and evolving in a new direction.

The cooperation between fashion illustration and fashion brand is the most successful new way excavated at present. As the hottest brand at present, Gucci often looks for some popular illustrators to cooperate on social media.

The following colorful and poetic works are all created by illustrator HelenDownie. It is worth mentioning that this highly professional illustrator is actually a housewife with a non-professional background. Her legendary experience and her paintings became popular on the Internet at the same time. In addition, her painting style is strikingly similar to the new aesthetic concept advocated by Gucci, which made the brand creative director take a fancy to her works at a glance and launched a series of in-depth cooperation.

Helen doni factory

Although she is a mother, there is always a little girl's innocence in her unconstrained works. In particular, the innocent big eyes of the characters in the painting are even more strange and full of childlike interest.

Helen doni factory

However, this is not the first time Gucci has cooperated with a fashion illustrator. Previously, the brand also invited another illustrator, AlexMerry, for a more "artistic" cooperation.

From new york to London, from Milan to Shanghai, all cities with art walls were occupied by Alex's creative fashion illustrations almost overnight. It is rare for such a giant fashion illustration to be presented in this way, so when the picture of the art wall was released, it immediately caused a sensation on the Internet.

AlexMerry's works

In addition, Gucci will also sell products in the form of illustrations, so that all interested consumers can find and own these products. They turned these fantastic products into reality. On the other hand, the audience can see from these romantic fashion illustrations that the style of fashion illustrations is no longer single.

AlexMerry's works

When it comes to cross-border cooperation between fashion illustrations and brands, Prada has to be mentioned. 20 18 men's spring and summer series show, the brand invited illustrator JamesJean to cooperate for the second time, which shows the degree of attention of his works.

The works of James Jean and Oliver Schlowing.

This time, JamesJean and Belgian graffiti artist OliverSchrauwen jointly created an illustration of the exhibition space. Viewers look at these pictures, just like watching a funny comic book on the spot.

At the same time, the author also produced an illustrated publicity video with the same style for Prada. James's cool illustration style, combined with Prada's futuristic fashion style, complement each other.

JamesJean's works

In the same year, in Prada's women's show, the brand also chose to join hands with fashion illustrators. Eight female illustrators were invited in this collaboration: StellarLeuna, TrinaRobbins, BrigidElva, JoelleJones, GiulianaMaldini, NatsumeOno, Emma Rios and FionaStaples.

In addition to creating wall works in the exhibition space, they also perfectly integrate illustration works into the new season's fashion collection. Their comic style works not only inject vitality into fashion, but also increase the possibility of stylization of fashion illustrations.

Today, fashion illustration is no longer routine. Everyone can create their own illustrations as long as you are willing to write.

GraceCoddington's works

Pioneer fashion illustration

In addition to cross-border cooperation with fashion brands, some professional fashion illustrators insist on independent creation. While mastering the basic techniques of illustration, they extended and explored the painting form of fashion illustration and explored their own style.

VelwynYossy, a pioneer of fashion illustration, has drawn a series of unique works. From the smooth and neat lines of the characters in his works and the exaggerated but still just right overall proportion, we can see that he has been pursuing modernist aesthetic ideas.

VelwynYossy's works

ErnestoArtillo, another new star fashion illustrator, extended fashion illustration to a more abstract direction. His unique visual expression technique broke the public's traditional cognition of fashion illustration.

Some of his recent surrealist works combine dynamic and static, virtual and real, and the visual impact of illustrations is infinitely magnified by hand-drawing and collage, which makes static-oriented fashion illustrations have a bit of momentum.

ErnestoArtillo's works

His creative works are not only published in major magazines for a long time, but also often exhibited around the world. ErnestoArtillo said, "When I see my work, I want to feel relaxed and excited." The same is true of normal life. I will find a balance and how to break the existing state. "

ErnestoArtillo's works

Even though the golden age of fashion illustration has passed, it is undeniable that fashion illustration still occupies a place in the fashion field and is full of high artistic value.

Fashion illustration is one of the few industries that can combine business and art perfectly, and the continuous emergence of sought-after illustrations increases the possibility of fashion illustration moving on.

JamesJean's Dynamic Fashion Illustration

After learning about these most popular and eye-catching fashion illustrations, everyone can raise their pens and try to explore a new way of fashion illustration. The next popular fried chicken may be you.

Wonderful review:

[Editor, Wen/Chen Zhuo]

What are the common picture styles of illustrations? 1. Fashion style illustrations.

Whether Japanese or European or American, they generally don't choose particularly bright colors, mostly fresh and elegant, especially the colors that are common in nature and daily life. Because this color lasts longer, even staring at it will not cause aesthetic fatigue. We also need to pay attention to this point in the handling of such paintings.

Second, humorous style illustration

It is very common to use exaggerated modelling technique, which is very common in European and American styles. The choice of color is also exaggerated, which makes people feel ridiculous at first glance-

Of course, there are also many excellent humorous illustrations in Japanese secondary style. Generally, people who are cute, especially those with chubby faces and round eyes, are their signature features.

Third, the aestheticism style illustration

Quiet and peaceful is the theme of this painting. For students who are used to fierce confrontation, occasionally watching some of these works will make your whole body and mind calm down.

In terms of color, generally speaking, neutral colors and cool main colors are the most common, and the characters who appear generally do not have much tension. Sometimes they even abandon the characters in order to render the silent atmosphere. Of course, in order to avoid the picture being too dull, occasionally some elements of dynamic effect are added to break the picture.

The rain in the picture is this feeling of "moistening things silently"-

The meteor in the distance is not too conspicuous, which also increases the visibility of the picture-

Fourth, realistic illustrations.

Should it be the most common style? Draw what it is and express it clearly. Need I say more?

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Q style illustration

Are you really familiar with the Q version? Commodity packaging, page design, game characters ... Whether it is the second element or Europe and America, the general shapes of all kinds of big-headed dolls will never be out of date. That's either naive or innocent expression, which really melts people-

Six, mechanical science and technology illustrations

Heavy steel and gears, static buildings, and internal cutting with a sense of design ... these are frequent visitors to mechanical and technological styles. Different from the small freshness we come into contact with, mechanical technology doesn't have so many fancy colors. Generally, three or four colors are enough. Some even solve problems in black and white.

Designers like this use almost only black and white to solve problems skillfully. But the effect is amazing—

The color is not rich, but the majestic momentum is at least very successfully expressed-

There are also many such painters in Japan, which form a "contrast" with Miss Sister. Those who have recently played Girl Frontline should be familiar with this painter, right?

Seven, decorative style illustration

Mostly decorative content, pay more attention to the treatment of lines, and be flexible in color matching, which is both elegant and elegant.

And this eye-catching—

Eight, image synthesis wind illustrations

In the tutorial a while ago, we told you that many business-oriented projects usually take one month. It is impossible to give you a long time to describe some details in such a short time. At this time, pasting materials is a very effective method, and we also have a saying called "half P and half painting".

In many conceptual designs, this method is also a frequent visitor, especially sometimes, designers want to determine whether it is appropriate to add trees or buildings in a certain place, but it takes too much time to draw directly. At this time, just take it directly from the photo.

In addition to conceptual designers, there are many secondary painters who also use this method, such as the illustration of the following young lady-

The hottest fashion illustrator of our time! How is it made? He is the hottest illustrator.

It is also the best spokesperson for fashion.

David Downton, David Downton,

1959 was born in London.

Growing up,

The best hospitality for him is a blank sheet of paper.

however

What David didn't expect was that,

After a long time, he can make a living by painting.

▲ david downton was painting when he was young.

▲ The studio is your own painting, no less than Picasso's studio.

▲ You can create amazing works on an "interesting and knowledgeable" workbench.

David first studied graphic design,

His first work was in the early 1980s.

The cover of a computer magazine.

▲ david downton's 1998 fashion illustration in new york. Made of ink and cellulose acetate paper.

▲ david downton's 1998 fashion illustration for Christine Lacroix is made of ink box paper.

For 15 years,

David is a freelance illustrator.

No matter what happens,

He likes the life of a freelance illustrator.

▲ 1999 illustration of fashion designed by david downton for jean paul gaultier of jean paul. Black dress with black sunglasses is more brilliant. David takes Kate Moss as the prototype and shows the classic charm of fashion with popular style. This work is quite famous in the fashion world, and it is one of the most representative works in the field of fashion illustration in recent years.

▲ 1999 fashion illustration shot by david downton for Valentino. Similar to Lacroix, Eric and others, his colors are full of modernity.

▲ david downton 1999 London fashion illustration PalomaPicasso. Is made of gouache, ink box paper and cellulose acetate paper.

▲ david downton 1999 completed paper-cut bottle stickers in London, with Iman as the model. Pan Tong paper is coated with cellulose acetate paper and then coated with ink.

David's works have simple and smooth lines.

Very textured and unpretentious.

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

Because of this unique painting style,

He was invited to do fashion illustration.

Among them, it includes

Carmen Dell'Orefice, an 85-year-old myth,

She is also one of David's muses.

▲ david downton's fashion illustration in new york in 2000 was modeled by Carmen Dale Orpheus and designed by ThierryMugler. This painting was first painted on Pan Tong paper with an oil pastel, covered with cellulose acetate paper, and then painted with ink.

▲ david downton 200 1 Portrait of Anna Peggy, editor-in-chief of a famous European fashion magazine. He successfully captured the soul of this "fashion godmother". Exaggerated color matching, playful expression, unruly attitude, combined with seemingly wild but very skillful brushwork ~ perfect!

▲ david downton painted a portrait of Amanda Harriet, the design director of Chanel in 2002.

He has always been interested in Lacroix, Antonio,

Eric, these artists worship you.

Therefore,

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

He illustrated high fashion exhibitions for magazines.

From 65438 to 0997, he began to be active in high fashion shows in Paris.

At first, he was dazzled and completely unprepared.

But,

The Paris fashion show is really,

Inspire artists.

Paris has the most beautiful women and the best designs.

Everything here is fascinating.

When the model walks the catwalk,

David never paints.

Because he found it impossible,

He just takes pictures or looks at his watch.

Really feel every moving moment.

He seized any other opportunity to paint,

The model can't escape his eyes at any moment when he is still.

For example, during assembly,

Sometimes even when the model is resting at the press conference. ...

▲ Cosmetics are also his tools. It is the lingering between pens, and both colors are suitable.

David said: "When I first started painting, I thought it was my responsibility to restore clothes according to the catwalk on the stage." However, the first time I attended a fashion show was at Versace's show. Before Kate Moss disappeared, I only drew her arm! Therefore, it is the best choice to appreciate any details displayed by the current model. "

▲ The draft is also moving.

David thinks the most important thing is the feeling of the body under the clothes.

Then there are some details such as proportion and color.

However, this is more difficult to do.

▲ The draft is also moving.

David drew countless sketches of the design.

Then choose the best,

When the painting was almost finished, he began to be eliminated.

"decompose-reconstruct" them.

He continued to draw,

Until they look natural.

He is a world-famous media.

Such as The Times and The Independent,

And Harper Benjamin (Australian Edition).

Write a report about fashion.

And held three solo exhibitions in London.

He also held a solo exhibition in new york.

In recent years,

He also designs visual images for shopping centers in Hong Kong.

Draw illustrations for Vogue women's fashion series.

▲ In 2004, david downton painted the cover of Saturday Evening Post. This work was created in Paris and made of gouache, watercolor and paper.

▲ Advertising poster designed by david downton for Topshop's fashion show in September 2004. This brand is the work of young designers.

▲ david downton was commissioned by Vogue (China Edition) in 2005 as an illustrator of ValentionFitting. Is made of ink, gouache, paper and cellulose acetate paper.

▲ david downton's fashion illustration for YSL in 2006. The materials are ink, watercolor and paper.

▲ david downton's fashion illustration for YSL in 2006 consists of ink, gouache, charcoal pen and paper.

▲ david downton is a fashion illustration commissioned by Madame magazine (German edition) in 2007. This painting is first painted on paper with an oil pastel, covered with cellulose acetate paper, and then painted with ink and gouache.

▲ david downton's illustrations were commissioned by The Times of London in 2007. The materials are ink, gouache and paper.

▲ david downton drew an illustration for his magazine PourquoiPas in 2008. The model is Tita Wantis, and the costume is designed by Lacroix. The materials are ink, gouache and paper, and the cellulose acetate paper is covered with a film.

Does David paint sexy dancers vividly ~

Work hard, the iron pestle grinds into a needle ~

If you want to have the ability to surpass others,

I will be able to practice to the extreme!