Using Lettering

I am about to start creating my illustration boards to display my collection. I keep having the idea of using font but I'am not quite sure how to do so.
I have however found a Louboutin shop window, which looks really good, proving the fact that the lettering does have a really bold effect.
Font is a huge part of promotion as all advert contain it as does packaging so it is important to get it right to promote my collection properly.

The Oscars - Worst dressed

Scarlett Johansson wore this lace detail custom made Dolce&Gabbana , I rarely criticise D&G but this dress was horrific, the colour the shape the fabric. YUK!
She then added bad costume jewellery and scruffy hair, before the ultimate sin of covering up her Louboutins with the dress !!!
Why hide such amazing shoes woman !!!
SACK THE STYLIST .... OR GET ONE !

Kylie Minogue - Better Than Today (Live) @ Jools' Annual Hootenanny HD

After my leopard print purchase, I was definitely reassured I'd made the right choice than none other than Miss Minogue.
I've seen Kylie wear Leopard print on a number of occasions but when watching Jools Holland's annual Hootenanny, I thought her floorlength leopard print dress looking amazing.


I've always loved Kylie, ever since I was about 6, and I've never known her put a fashion foot wrong, not only was the dress gorgeous, she even teamed it with matching leopard print Louboutins.


Her performance was also amazing as she sang two of my favourites, her new single, "Better Than Today" and an old favourite "Love at First Sight"

That was fun !

After completing my photo-shopped images, and all the research for the study, I can say that this unit has been my favourite since starting college.
I've seen so many friends and artists use photo-shop, I also to some extent in high school, but through this brief I have learnt to use it in different ways. For example, I only ever used the programme to edit photographs, yet now I know how to improve my drawings using simple tools within this programme.
My "Bridgets Back" piece was my favourite as I used layering effects to add a variety of textures to my piece, and it was the one piece of work I created that clearly used traditional and contemporary styles together.

Photo-shop has hundreds of tools, therefore to improve further I need to practice using it more often to further my skills, also by taking more time with the pieces I edit, I'd achieve a more professional finish.
I also really enjoyed the research part of this unit, as I was able to look into a mixture of areas in the fashion industry and see how widely used computers are in every job.
The best thing of all about this unit, was using the blog. It makes things very easy to stay on track of, and is very easy to add too. Using my blog for this unit has definitely made me see how much more practical it is as opposed to a hand kept journal. And I now want to keep on top of my blogging and post more regularly.

Bridgets Back

This is my own fashion illustration, again inspired by my shoe theme. I took an image from Hello magazine of Victoria Beckham and drew a rough version I then also added a drawing of my favourite Louboutin shoe " Bridgets Back" (taken from the kylie video).
I have again cleaned the image up by correcting colour levels, with this image I needed the white to be bright as, i wanted the sketch of Victoria to stand out.

I have used the Clone stamp again to take the effect of gold mirror, for the platform and heel of the shoe, I also used a a simple fill tool to give the Louboutin it's crimson soul.
Again using the Clone stamp tool, I copied the pattern from the real shoe to fill in my drawing. I'am really happy with the overall look of the shoe as it looks quite realistic... but not as beautiful as the real thing.

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Finally, I added a background behind my sketch, I did this by making a transparent layer and cloning a picture of The Eiffel Tower into it. I chose the Eiffel Tower as its iconic to Paris, which is where Louboutin originated.


I'am really pleased with the final outcome on this piece as i think the layered effect works really well, my favourite part is the shoe as the cloning worked really well.
I'am also pleased that i managed to combine the drawing with photography, which is what interested me most when researching artists earlier in the brief. I think this is my one piece that really shows both Traditional and Contemporary art. As the sketch of Mrs Beckham is a simple drawing yet the shoe is mainly digitally produced.

A Blog about ... Blogs

Many designers communicate with their clientele and fan base through the use of Blogs/Facebooks/Twitters. By designers using these they make themselves more available to different audiences, as well as being able to update clients easier than having to send out promotions and newsletter by post or e-mail. Blogs are usually used as the more formal and detailed internet use, whereas the twitter and Facebook are briefer but reach many more people.

My example of this comes from Christian Louboutin which is linked to the website; it is updated monthly and has about 12,000 followers, whereas the Louboutin twitter page which is updated throughout the day with photos, video links and news stories has over 26,000 followers. However the most successful is the Facebook page which has 414,000 likes, I think this is because Facebook is such a popular social networking choice and the posts that the page does are always relevant and interesting.

However I do admit I think I still prefer the updates coming through the letterbox, as receiving a beautifully printed card or brochure from Louboutin, Vivienne Westwood or Jo Malone is just a little more exciting than scrolling down your screen.

Tall, dark and handsome ... Christian Louboutin Thigh High Boots

These are the gorgeous Christian Louboutin thigh high boots a gaze longingly at all day at work... they are beautiful and frankly my TOPSHOP ones just dot measure up.
Argghh well Tabbi ... keep saving !!!

My drawing does not do them justice !!!

Again I have cleaned up the images by adjusting the contrast colour levels to make it look sharper, brighter and more defined.
The finished image this time has both pros and cons. On the positive side I think the plastic wrap effect I used gave quite a similar effect to that of a shiny leather. Therefore it is a technique I may come back to for mark making techniques on initial design ideas.
However the outline I tried to achieve to emphasise the red of the sole, actually took the attention away from the red sole and the paintbrush tool I used to draw it with didn't give a smooth enough effect.

All in all ... I prefer the real thing !

Shoes, glorious shoes

For this project I have decided to concentrate on SHOES !!!!
Mainly because it's a subject that is sure to keep me interested !
I think i will concentrate mainly on Christian Louboutins as they are my favourite and the red soles look so sophisticated !

Yes I'am using alot of exclamation marks, but this is how much I love these shoes !!!!!!!!!!

Shoes better than ever !

The shoes on Kylie Minogue's feet are just to good not to blog about tonight.
For her preformance of Better Than Today on tonight's x factor she wore sky scraper Louboutin mesh ankle-boots, with a huge platform and sequin and spike embellishment.



The shoes caught the spotlights at every chance and stood out through the entire routine.
The shoes were such a Kylie look and i have a funny feeling Monsieur Louboutin may have to make a few more pairs.