Final Design for Fashion Illustration Project

Above is my final design for the last project that I have done in my studies. I created this using illustrator and have shown a front and back view of the garment in which I have decided to make.

To make this I have used the pen tool to create the outline and the face, but to create the gingham crosses I clicked on show guides, and show rulers and used the line tool to create some lines which were equally spaced.

Overall I feel that this has worked really well and shows that my drawing is improving, it took me slightly longer to draw this one and I think that shows in the work that I have produced.

Photoshop; What is it Capable of in the Fashion industry

Below are two videos illustrating what the process is in the fashion industry to make a model look good, and also how it may not even have to be a real life model in order to make a good picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUF2zbgBXwE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j656_RiO0k

Below is an image that I edited myself. The picture on the left is an unedited image of me, the image on the right is my edit on the picture. As you can see I am not a professional and doesn't look as up to standard as a professionals edit would, but this illustrates how much work goes into each edit.
Firstly I edited the eyes, lips, and hair using the brush tool and overlaying the layer in which I was changing the colour on. I then airbrushed my face and neck to get and even tone. I then took it a step further and removed flaws in my skin (such as moles), using the spot healing tool. Finally i tanned my skin more so I didn't look so pale using the adjustments tool in the image drop down menu. 

Original Image

Edited Image

In the fashion industry, models have to look tall, thin and have what is classed as 'beautiful features', such as straight white teeth, high cheek bones and big bright eyes. However, models are not perfect so once a photo shoot has taken place, it is then edited to make the models features more like this cliché. Most people are against the look of models in images and this has raised issues in the media due to the pressure of looking like these models. I feel that the videos I have posted have allowed the public to realise that even models need editing. So why as a business do we edit our models? Well, I feel that this is due to the idea of clothes looking better on an elongated model. As a fashion student I agree with this, in order to sell garments, they need to be shown on a tall model, this doesn't have to pressure people to look that way, it just a business choice. The choice of model is a tool of marketing to show the garment in its best light, this image does not have to reflect the everyday customer.

I feel that photoshop is a great tool for making this possible and is used daily in the fashion business. 

Drawing in the style of Patrick Morgan

 Patrick Morgan 

http://patrickmorgan.co.uk/

Here I have created an illustration in the style of Patrick Morgan.

Patrick Morgan is a digital artist who above has done some illustrations for Tom Ford. I like how he has got a background colour and the image is drawn onto that. I also like how detailed the drawing is and the use of shading has made the image very interesting.

As you can see I have drawn my own version of this. I have taken it from the brief that I was given in a project of using gingham to create a dress.

I feel that this style isn't strong enough for me as I am not too good at drawing human proportions, I feel I am better at drawing features on their own. 

Experimenting with Flowers on a garment

Above is an illustration and four potential dress ideas using the flower that I drew on illustrator using a picture that I took. As you can see, you can play with the scale and proportion of the textile pattern to create other patterns. This is part of the developmental process and I have illustrated this above.

Flower Drawing Using Illustrator

Above is a drawing that I created using illustrator. The reason that I drew a flower was due to the idea of using it as a textile design on a garment. I took this picture in my garden and thought that it was a very good image to use for textile design as the thread could portray a scratchy effect on the material.