My Final Illustration

Since having studied two illustrators, i now have to make my own using aspects of both there work if i choose. I also will add my own flair. Obove will be all the workings of the process i under took and the final out come which i will discuss later on.

I started using one of Nuno Da Costas face and body from two different illustration, from there i used coral draw to get a clean image that i could work with. Then in photoshop i did all my skin tone by myself and i am really pleased with the outcome!

I used the painting tool to shade the skin tone and used highlights to make the skin look glossy. I then transfered the face back to coral draw where i started on the hair using the artisitc tool. i then transfered it back to photoshop to add in final blending and touches.

The dress was created on coral draw where i used the 3 point curve to make it. i again transfered it back to photoshop where i coloured the dress using the paint tool.

I love my final illustration and i am pleased with the outcome although would have loved more time to add more detail to the dress and maybe some accessories.

Overall i enjoyed this assignment but wish i had more time as it was really enjoyable as illustration is something i love doing.

The transformation from 1st year to now is amazing, i self taught myself alot on photoshop last year on placement and it helped my basic skills become more evolved. I never really used coral draw before alot but found it to be very helpful.

Additional work of Nuno DaCosta

I loved doing Nuno DaCosta's images that i had to do more. I used photoshop and coral draw and did them free hand. i was very pleased with my work and in trying to achieve his unusual skin tone he uses.

Nuno Da Costa eyes and mouth break down

Her i used photoshop and coral draw to show various types of lips and eyes used in Nuno Da Costas illustrations. Its obvoious he has a familiarity in all his facial features which makes him rememborable.

Break down of Nuno Da Costa

I loved studying the work of Nuno Da Costa. I found his illustations beautifull and unique. He uses a range of mediums like watercolours, pencils, gouache and photoshop.
His Technique was hard to get right but i tried my best.
Asusual i started by breaking his work down.

Again i deconstructed to figure, and labelled all the details needed to under stand his method

This was the final product i did myself, it was completed using pencils and water colours.

Additional Work, Akari Inoguchi

I decided to do some additional work of Akari Inoguchi's illustrations by hand and using photoshop.

Akaris work is mostly sketches but she also uses photography alot in her work. Her sketches of the human figure are realistic and not exagerated like most fashion illustrations. She keeps alot of emphasis on the backgrounds making them bright and colour full while the human form is usually drawn with pencil or she uses a photograph and then adds in pencil sketches.

Here is the rest of the work i done, hope you enjoy!

This one above is the original which i used as a reference when drawing the other two illustrations.

This one i did free hand in photoshop using the pencil and pen tools while also shading and using the gauzen blur tool.

This is the colour version of the one above, i used paints on photoshop and also used gauzen blur and the smudge tool to give it a subtle colour.

Akari Inoguchi Lips and Eyes Breakdown

Next I took all the illustrations i had of Akari's that had facial features, which wasnt alot, and some of them werent usable do to the fact she does alot of shading and the features are small.

Break Down of Akari Inoguchi's illustrations

As part of my class assignment I have to break down each illustrator i chose. I done this by studying their illustrations and stripping them back to understand how they are created. The images below wil show my breakdown of Akari Inoguchi's illustrations.

This is the first illustration i did and i completely broke it down as you will see. 

 I stripped it back and added lines to keep track of the facial features and body parts.

 Next i drew the background as this seems to be a big part of her work as it is a regular aspect in all her works.

 Next i added in the facial features and hair of the illustration.

I then went on to add all detail just using differnt types of pencil.

This is the drawing and painting i did without using photoshop or any computer aided design. I simply used penidls and water colours, and added my own twist by adding colour.

This is the final product, i did it from scratch on photoshop and love the outcome. I used the pencil tool and smudge tool to create the fur jacket look. I used water colour on the lips and eyes. Overall i am happy with how it turned out, the jacker was time consuming but it turned out the way i hoped.