Gattobravo Miao
Posted by Amy on Tuesday December 20, 2011
Today’s post is dedicated to the fantastic line drawings on Gattobravo Miao. Just looking at the nonchalance of those lines makes me swoon! The fashion blog is an offshoot of Gattobravo, where I’m guessing the artist behind it is Yasmin Sandytia – an illustrator based in London.
I particularly love how she used small doses of color (in this case, markers) to punctuate pieces and draw attention. Also note the positive/negative relationship in a lot of her drawings on her original blog. Did I also say her perspective drawings are also excellent?
SWOON. SWOON. SWOON.
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Natalia Sanabria
Posted by Amy on Tuesday September 27, 2011
I am loving the fashion illustrations of Natalia Sanabria, a student from Costa Rica who is currently illustrating for Nylon Mexico. Her pencil lines are soft and beautiful, and I love how the pops of color in her work focuses your eye without screaming for attention. In some ways, her use of color carefully extends the eye and leads it to the more interesting bits without having every element vying for attention.
You can see more of her work via Flickr.
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me & oli
Posted by Amy on Friday September 2, 2011
You know those glossy websites with their shiny, beveled buttons fit for Web 2.0? Well those are boring and predictable. They do the job, certainly, but without much pizazz nor flair. So when I saw Me & Oli’s website, I was smitten.
And no wonder — the website is the brainchild of Sydney-based artist, illustrator and fashion designer Lalita Lu. Instead of human heads and feet, a preview of your outfit is shown on birds, foxes and a menagerie of animals that you can mix and match to your heart’s content.
Have fun over at Me & Oli’s website playing dress up – only this time it’s with your favorite animals!
{Found via Lost at E Minor}
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Happy weekend everyone! Things are a little crazy at the moment as the Pikaland Artist Bootcamp: Making Your Mark just started off this week. Thanks for all the sweet emails and I’ll catch up with you all next week!
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Camp Pikaland: The Sellable Sketch & The Ultimate Guide to Repeats
Posted by Amy on Friday August 26, 2011
If you’ve been meaning to learn about patterns – from learning how to make them to applying them to create your first collection – then Michelle Fifis’ classes over at Camp Pikaland is an invaluable guide into the dizzying world of repeats and its many applications.
We’ve done a quick Q+A on the Camp Pikaland website with Michelle so that she can tell us more about the classes which start next week!
Your two classes – The Sellable Sketch and The Ultimate Guide to Repeats & Other Textile Design Essentials – can you tell us a little bit more about them? What inspired you to create these classes, and what knowledge would you seek to impart to students?
I am truly inspired by the Pattern Observer’s readers! It is such a talented community; with guidance, I believe many of these “aspiring surface designers” will become successful leaders in the print and pattern world.
The Sellable Sketch is perfect for the designer or illustrator who wants to learn how to develop a sellable surface design collection. At the end of this course students will have a print collection that they can proudly add to their portfolio or sell to a client. I am keeping the class size small so that each student can get personalized attention and feedback on a weekly basis. With videos, a downloadable workbook, and weekly feedback sessions, each collection is guaranteed to be a slam dunk!
The Ultimate Guide to Repeats is an ESSENTIAL course for anyone who wants to focus on the world of textile design. Since my designs print as beautifully on fabric as they do on paper, my clients consistently return season after season to seek my services. In this course I share the steps that I take to insure beautiful results, and explain the ins and outs of the textile printing process.
What do you think are big problems to overcome for those who would like to work in textile/pattern/etc?
The textile/ surface design world is very difficult to break into and it can be very frustrating! There are not many Assistant Designer jobs available, so many designers are forced to train themselves and learn from their mistakes. It has become a passion of mine to help designers find their place in this world and to make it a little less exclusive.
CLICK HERE to read her entire interview over at Camp Pikaland!
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