Back To School #1 - 23/08

Cocktail Party Series

 The Cocktail Party Series has been my first series of illustrations around a same theme. It has also been the first illustrations I decide to share online. What is very noticeable about this series is how the three illustrations are so different. One is more of a sketch with hairier lines, another has thicker lines and so on. I'm only a 16 year old teenager, and at this point my job is to experiment until I find the style that most suits me. I'm still learning, in fact, one should never stop learning. Also the clothing are of different styles, some more outdated, some more daring, but it's part of a learning process of experimentation that I am hoping to share as I develop as an artist.

Ps. I understand most artists would call this a collection but since there are only three and most of the designs aren't extremely creative even though I designed them, I don't believe it deserves that name.

Outdoor Cocktail Party #3 21/08

Outdoor Cocktail Party #2 19/08

This one is more of a sketch with hairier lines. Which one do you like more?

Outdoor Cocktail Party #1 17/08

Dana Abusuud, 16, 17/08

Work Process #1

How I plan, design and prepare a fashion design illustration.

Materials: 

• Wacom Bamboo Tablet (Pen & Touch)
• Photoshop CS 6

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Step 1: Planing the design

Using a model from Google Images (search for: fashion templates) I sketched the clothes on Photoshop. 

Link to the one I used:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/459859811921733617/

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Step 2: Drawing the design on the model (and choosing colors)

Slightly more neatly I redraw the design on a front facing model I have drawn myself.

And the fashion designing is done!

Front facing model:

Step 3: Researching: Hair, Pose and Face

I search images of a hairstyle like the one I had in mind. Then I chose a person to model my design and find a face shot of them. But first I search through pictures of models to select my pose.

So I chose,

• Pose Model: Sherry London

• Face Model: Cara Delevingne (that girl’s everywhere, so why not)

• Hair Model: Jessica Alba

And after choosing I created and outline for the final illustration which looked something like this:

Step 4: Choosing Patterns, Fabrics and Colors

I not only like to fill in the clothing with colors, but I like to add patterns too.

These are some of the ones I chose searching online for the colors I wanted.

Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool I cropped the textures into the parts I want until it looked something like this:

Step 5: Shading and Highlighting

After that I like to fill in the remaining parts with solid colors. I start with the darker tones and gradually get darker creating layers of shades. Once finished I merge them and start highlighting. I could explain this process in more detail. 

And your figure is done.

Step 6: Presentation

Last step finally! This is the best part when you chose how you want to present your final illustration.

Things you can do:

• Shade under the feet or behind the figure

• Make a reflection on the floor.

• Putting a desired background.

I made two versions. On the first one I added a background matching the occasion of the outfit/look.

But the definite one is this one in which you get a closeup of the face and I include my signature. The most satisfying part is signing your work. Helpful tip: I keep a .png of my signature and simply copy/paste it!

And that’s it! Hopefully you found this interesting, helpful and educational and inspired you in any way to do your own fashion illustrations.

Until next time,

xxx D.