Colorful Kiddies

Two different ways to render the same clothes for children's wear. Colors and patterns can change a lot about a design and/or illustration so feel free to experiment.

Back to Back

A portrait of the same sketch back to back one done all in colored pencil and graphite (Left) the other in water color on bristol paper (Right). I am a bigger fan of my black and white work because I am able to show off more detail and subtlety, but feel free to experiment which I will continue to do throughout my sketching journey here.

Gypsy Kaleidoscope

Mixing and matching bright colors are a great and simple way of making a impactful fashion statement. This ethnic inspired design is my little addition to colorful mix. The fashion figure and background were drawn by hand and finished on Photoshop.

On the left is the black and white version of my design which I drew with a black colored pencil and ink. On the right is the fully rendered version which was done with colored pencil and markers. Once the drawing is done touch ups were made with Adobe Photoshop.

Seeing Spots

One of my design creations for this summer it is time to experiment with mix and match color / print options in unique ways. Fun and fresh this look is youthful and classy. I designed my top with multi-colored polka dots with a  "painted on" effect to give a new twist to the typical polka dot print. I am inspired by street style looks from women such as shown below. The everyday woman is just as extraordinary as any other inspiration so keep on inspiring!

See my other street style inspirations HERE.

 So exciting my newest design & illustration is perfectly on trend according to style.com check out their link HERE

Urban Amazon

Paying homage to my love and fascination for all the great trend forecasting companies out there here is one of my own trend boards for this upcoming F/W 2014-2015. My favorite trend forecasting companies are Nelly Rodi, WGSN, and Carlin. My "Urban Amazon" page is my interpretation of the modern woman with very high fashion tastes. The presentaion and technical sketch was created on Adobe Illustrator and my fashion figure was drawn and colored by hand.

Tightly Knit Group

These trend board samples of knitwear are taken from my "Fight or Flight" collection which can be fully viewed HERE. I sketched and colored the figures with pencil, ink and markers then edited with Adobe photoshop. The presentation was created using Adobe Illustrator.

We Are Family

 

 

My perfect mini collection for the family who wants to dress similarly but chicly!I sketched and

colored the figures with pencil, ink and markers then I created the backgrounds and technical flat sketches with Adobe Illustrator. 

These pages come from my personal portfolio feel free to view the full version HERE! If you are interested in learning how to create your own fashion portfolio then view my other blog at:

Cool & Casual

 

This illustration can show you all the possibilities of using Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator is not only used for technical sketches and logo graphics but also can be used to create textile prints and draw anything you want...including fashion sketches.

Wind In The Hair

Colored pencils, markers, and ink.

Sketchy

                                                                            

The only way I am able to get a nice sketchy loose style to my drawings is if they are a fairly large scale. I feel like the movement of my hand is more fluid when I have more room to roam. When you have a larger surface area to draw on you are also able to put in more details if you wish. To create these illustrations I used charcoal, markers, and graphite.