I have completed my final figure. My favourite aspect of the illustration is the sleek legs, and bohemian hair, and I am so glad I changed her eyes. Looking back on it now, if I had had more time, I would have spent it blending her skin … Continue reading
The illustration itself is completed, I just need to decide on a background and environment now. Background One: First I started off with this Abe inspired background. The path and flowers were added using the three point curve tool on Corel Draw, … Continue reading
I know now that I want to give my illustration voluminous hair, as both of my illustrations use a similar hair style, but I’m just unsure at this point what media to use. I know that I want the illustration … Continue reading
This has been the part I was looking forward to the most, and that all the experimenting has led me to. I was playing around with ideas, how to have her standing, what hair style I preferred, and how dramatic … Continue reading
I realize these are bad quality, but I thought that if I was to go over them in pen it would destroy the sketchy look to them which I love, so I used Photoshop to darken the lines which shows … Continue reading
I had not used inks in a long time, but I knew I loved the outcome of them, so I wanted to experiment with the consistency, and blending, and to see what shades they came out on the page. So … Continue reading
This is the second Nuno DaCosta illustration that I chose to deconstruct. This one caught my attention because of the movement in it. You can see the wind in her hair and dress as she struts down the catwalk in … Continue reading
For our assignment we were asked to break down the style and layers of the illustrations we had chosen by our illustrators. I chose this Image by Nuno DaCosta because I loved how dramatic the eyes and hair are. I … Continue reading
I chose this illustration of Nuno’s because it is so beautiful and statuesque and I felt I inclined to recreate the details. I also felt that because it was such a close up shot of the face that it really showed … Continue reading
Nuno DaCosta’s self taught style is very sophisticated and high fashion. I love how all his illustrations look like they are models from Vogue. He hand draws all his illustrations and works with Gouche, watercolour and finally scans them in order to finish them … Continue reading
Legs And Lashes 