I Miss Paris

As always, everytime I de-clutter I have to find a long lost something. Today I found these pretty Paris postcards and other bits I've kept from my first Paris trip (I collect my tickets as souvenirs). Went through the holiday photos and now in a nostalgic mood... So I made a sketch! A Marie Antoinette inspired fashion illustration was the result...Miss you, Love you, Want you...Paris *SIGH*..



My Paris inspiration mood board



Sketching Portraits

It has been a while since I last posted! It's been quite busy at my end but all good. Here's a portrait sketch I did not too long ago. Just wanted to focus on the features and bring about that strong, hidden expression through the eyes. I really like this one, it's definitely one of my favourites!

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Sketching Time

This piece was sketched for a fashion illustration competition a few months back. Unfortunately I wasn't short-listed but I absolutely love it. I wanted to experiment with my drawing and take the image a step further. So instead of just drawing a skinny figure wearing clothes I came up with a concept (flying girls-I always find myself drawing my figures expressing some kind of movement) and for the figures I made them more curvy in some places, played around with size and scale. I used pencil for this as I wanted to create a 'raw' image. The fine details on the hair and dresses definitely adds to the overall interest and creates more movement throughout the piece. I actually found it very therapeutic creating those patterns!  The dresses are from two of my favourite designers - Herve Leger and Balmain  both AW2010 collection.

Sketch Therapy

Sketching is indeed very therapeutic and enriching. It definitely helps me overcome creative blocks as I suddenly find myself generating new ideas to play around with. At other times, doodling away simply helps me unwind and forget about everything....