fashion illustration Archives • Elaine Leon Fashion Illustrator Graphic Designer

This past February, I did two events for Jimmy Choo in NYC. I was fortunate enought to visit two of his stores for their special New York SS2017 x Elaine Biss events. It was amazing!! I got to meet their lovely staff at both stores! Not only were they the perfect models, the made the best warmup illustrations. Their Summer/Spring collection is beautiful. Colorful gems that look like candy were perfect for sketching fashion illustrations for this event. ...

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Marchesa Abstract Fashion Illustration Gouache

July 1, 2017

I love Marchesa! These type of fashion illustration painting is very abstract and it lets the viewer project his or her own preferences on to the feature. Rather than imposing features, the view can see eyes, nose and a mouth without having to render it. This quality of abstract fashion illustration works because the mind is very open to suggestion. Playing with bold colors, opaque paints such as gouache and colored paper can create a powerful abstract fashion illustration. Limiting the ...

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Vintage Balenciaga Fashion Illustration Sketches on Letterpress Business Cards

February 8, 2017

I am still in the process of sketching little fashion illustrations on my business cards. However, I decided that I would get my inspiration from a book I bought a while back, called Balenciaga*. The book is full of wonderful photographs depicting some of the best gowns in their vintage collection. Though not all my cards have Balenciaga’s touches of couture, I try my best to add a sprinkling of my own style. Intermixing the fashion of this iconic designer with my chic lines makes for ...

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How to Contoure a Face for Fashion Illustration

February 5, 2017

I’m no makeup artist but my latest purchase was one of those really pretty toothbrush style contouring brushes. I love them so much, and they make the application of makeup so much easier. They also help me apply my contouring palette and softly buff out my face to HD perfection. As I continue to draw more models, it occurred to me that they spend a significant amount of time contouring and applying makeup. Why wasn’t I drawing it in? WATCH AND LEARN In addition, to keep my ...

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Jimmy Choo x Elaine Biss Fashion Illustration Event

Marchesa Abstract Fashion Illustration Gouache

Vintage Balenciaga Fashion Illustration Sketches on Letterpress Business Cards

How to Contoure a Face for Fashion Illustration