Did you ever wonder where Van Gohg, Monet or Renoir picked out their paint tubes? Well, they didn’t. They bought pigments and elements such as grounded stones, plants and charred bones, mixed them up with binders and solvents and created paint. There something awesome about mixing your own paint. Though it may be overwhelming to […] Read more…
Grab your brush and ink as I walk you through how to draw a fashion illustration with brush and ink! This is what you will need: {Materials}Mixed media PaperNo. 3 round Kolinsky brushYasutomo Ultra Black Chinese InkNo. 2H Pencil (optional) Kneaded Eraser (optional) •First, find an image as a point of reference. Prior to sketching, […] Read more…
I have been experimenting lately with looser lines and soft colors. When it comes to fashion illustration, sometimes, a line can tell so much with so little. Read more…
This week I shed on my feed some of the best quotes I have found of the web, along with some of my images. It was a lot of fun. I have been so busy helping Michelle Rene with her fashion shows, I let go of a lot my own things. One thing I will […] Read more…
More of the sketches inspired by Katie Rodgers from Paperfashion who taught the fashion illustration class I took. Here is a link to sign up. It`s an affiliate link and you get $10 off the class!! Read more…
If you follow my blog, you recently saw I was taking a fashion illustration class. I know I had at least one person ask me ‘why’. Why wouldn’t anyone? Learning should be one of those things that you do forever. And if the class is taught by the most awesome teacher in the world, you […] Read more…
I love red. Not exactly a Spring color, but a nice formal color. I have been taking a fantastic fashion illustration primer and I have to say that I just love it! Check out my instagram at http://instagram.com/Elaine.biss Read more…
Back in 2007 my web site at Elaine Biss was all black with a cute little animation of my fashion girl here. Though my web site has changed quite a bit, I still print collateral with her in it. There is just something very girly sweet about her. I always thought it was the messy […] Read more…
Working for big companies differs from company to company. Some are very cozy, some impersonal. Some have a personal touch. Dior is so fantastic in every way, personal touch, friendly and there is a sense of belonging that I can`t compare to anything else. Collaborating with them again is so awesome!! Oh and if you […] Read more…
Of all the companies I have worked, NY and Company is the most fun. And they think I am so next year. :) Elaine at NY and Co. is so nice (Yeah! We shared the same name. It was so weird to say, “Hello Elaine! This is Elaine. How are you Elaine?). I was happy […] Read more…
