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.

Gary Fernandez

The complete opposite to Blahnik, Gary Fernandez uses mainly digital techniques in his work. He is a very modern artists who uses a wide variety in every piece of his work to create really eye catching pieces.

Although Fernandez probably plans his work by hand drawings initially, the lines, curvature and colour in his work just don't seem achievable by hand. Therefore I believe he uses not only Photo-shop to enhance his work, but also probably a programme such as Illustrator to create the starting image.


Although this can't be classed as natural talent, I think Fernandez is a very talented artist because just as it takes huge talent to create beautiful hand drawn illustrations, you have to be very skilled to use Photo-shop to this level and it would still be a very time consuming process.
I lurveee the gold colour used in this piece, this is definitely something that would be hard to achieve with a set of watercolours !

"About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs. "

After looking at all these artists who are mixing traditional with contemporary in their artwork i decided to look at someone who uses just traditional techniques, someone who not only creates amazing sketches ... but amazing shoes ... Mr Manolo Blahnik.


Since 1972 when Blahnik first started designing he created the most fantastic sketches of his design ideas. His drawing were very fine pencil lines, very angular and elongated. This style of drawing has become so iconic to Manolo, and the designs are that greatly appreciated that a book was published with a archive of his drawings. Even now at the age of 68 he continues to design fabulous shoes.

I have always been a fan of both Blahnik sketches & shoes, I really like the shape he uses for the foot with the skinny ankles and smoothly curved arcs and how because they are drawn freely by hand each foot is a slightly different shape or tone.

Christian David Moore

I LOVE THESE PIECES !!!

The reason I like Moore's work so much is because, both the style of his drawings and what he actually draws really relate to my own interests, for example many of his works include famous brands, as well as shoes and make-up !!!

Some of his pieces are very traditional in the way they look like very simple water colour paintings, but at a closer look it is noticeable how clean the images are and how smooth the brush strokes are. Which hints at the aid of photo-shop to make his look just a little more professional.
Watercolours paints and inks are also prone to run and spread when added to a paper surface, which adds a slightly more naturally drawn effect, however it is very clear to see that Moore's backgrounds are bright white. This is probably also achieved by adjusting contrast levels via photo-shop.
This Chanel No.5 drawing I found in Victoria Beckham's book " The extra half an inch", is a good example of how he edits his work digitally for example the text on the drawing has been layered on top of the drawing, as well as the image itself being sharpened to give a more realistic image.

My favourite piece ...Mascara...can save a girls life.

Bec Winnel

Bec Winnel is a artist who I believe uses both traditional and contemporary techniques in her work, which is mainly based upon women with a very feminine girlie feel.


The traditional elements I see in her work is the highly detailed drawing. The drawings look like they would take hours as there is so much attention to detail and tonal shading to show a more life like look. I like this about her work because she is showing how talented she is as her drawing is a main part of her work.

To make her work more current however she also uses digital techniques. It is easy to see this by how smoothly blurred and blended the lines and colours are in the drawing. This creates even more life like structure in her artwork.

The Above is my favourite piece as it almost looks like a photograph that has been faded, the detail in the face is really defined and I especially like the shaded area under the face as it looks really realistic.

Dozens of screwed up balls of paper later ...

This weekend I have been gathering a few drawings ready to put into photo-shop and edit at college. Hopefully they will all look a little more interesting when its finished.

The above image sums up my life :)
Pretty women styley.


A random image I put together from looking at a image of Victoria Beckham combined with a fabulous Louboutin.


Dedicated to the Best Friend ;) xxxx


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Sarah Jessica Parker ... I apologise !

Akari Inoguchi

Inoguchi is another artist who uses digital processes on their work. This artist uses a huge variety of colours that would be very difficult to achieve my hand. She also manages to achieve very smooth textures in her work, which would be hard to do using materials that look like they have been used such as the spray paint effect. Therefore using tools on photo-shop such as a spray can or a blending wand would make this look a lot more achievable

Inoguchi has worked for clients such as Vogue, Brutus, ELLE Girl, Trace, Elite Traveller, Mavi, Diesel, and Aussie Hair care amongst many other.
The below piece is my preferred of work, as again its combines the drawings with photography which I think is a really lovely effect as it adds even more texture. Also the heavily airbrushed photography gives a more highly polished look.

Miss Led

Miss Led is a fashion illustrator who's work is very modern. In my opinion it combines Japanese anime and Roy Lichtenstein.

It is easy to see where and how these images have been edited digitally. The colours are very smooth and vibrant, as well as the black lines being very clean and sharp. Again the background is white and dosn't look like its a straight drawing on to paper. Some shapes have also been filled with block colour to give a smoother finish.

(below) This is my favourite piece of Miss Leds work as it reminds me of Cruella De Vil from 101 dalmatians. Also like previously stated the style in which the girl is drawn in has aspects of Lichtenstein's work. The final reason i like this piece ... " everything looks better in Black & White " :)

Nadia Flower

Nadia Flower is a illustrator/textile designer that I came across during projects last year. She uses subtle pastel colours and curved patterns to create gentle, delicate images.

She has worked with magazines such as Glamour, Nylon and Company as well as creating web layouts for companies such as ASOS.


I believe Flower's uses digital techniques in her work to achieve the beautiful colours she uses as well as achieving the crisp clean lines in the patterns she draws in her work. In pieces like her web layout for ASOS she also included photography layered with her drawings which is another technique that a photo-shop programme is able to do.
She also achieves very clean finishings to block colour which i think may be done by using a filling tool on a design programme.
The below is my favourite piece if Nadia Flowers work. I find it a very interesting piece to look at because evry time you look you notice something different. For example the first time I looked at this image I didn't notice the leopards head or the snake. Also the amount of shapes, lines and colours throughout the image make the drawing look a lot more complex.

Laura Laine

The new college brief is all about how digital techniques can be used within the fashion industry and how they can create different outcomes to what can be achieved by hand.
For example Fashion illustration: modern day Illustrators are now using techniques such as photo-shop to enhance and vary their work as well as being able to layer drawings with photography and create a more interesting piece.
By the end of this brief, the aim is to have a collection of images that we have used CAD with. Therefore I am starting by looking at other fashion illustrators to gather ideas.

Laura Laine is a Finnish fashion illustrator, who uses both hand drawn images, photography and digital techniques to create her beautifully elegant final pieces.

Laura Laine has created many drawings for magazine advertisements such as : GQ, Elle Girl,The New Yorker, NY Times T Magazine and Pap Magazine. As well as creating images for designers such as: Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, ZARA and Escada.

One aspect I think it definitely changed digitally is the background as they are so clean and brightly white, that I don't believe this could be achieved by drawings straight to paper . Also the black lines are very sharp and clean, this could also be achieved through photo-shop.

The above and below are my two favourite images I came across. I think the shades and tones used and the clean lines make the drawings look very elegant and girly. With the above image I also really like how it combines the photograph of the bag with one of Laines characters as it makes you look twice to realize what is actually in the image. The colours from the pencil shading also really compliment the colours in the bag.
My reasons for liking the below image is the style of girls. The elongated legs and long blowing hair makes it look quite fairy-tail-esque. However the burlesque/Jessica Rabbit styling changes the feel of the image completely and gives it a more sexy edge.

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