May 20th, 2010 by Felicia
This month, my illustration work can be seen in June issue of Digital Arts Magazine, under the Artist Showcase page.
Digital Arts is a publication based in UK, distributed internationally, known for its quality content on artist features and latest news in the creative industry in areas such as graphic design, animation, video and illustration used for web and print. Since my illustration process is based on a combination of traditional media and digital media techniques, I am grateful to be part of this month’s issue of Digital Arts Magazine. Many thanks to the editorial team and particularly Art Editor Johann Chan!
April 28th, 2010 by Felicia
As a freelance illustrator I am often contacted by fashion magazines to create artwork that complements the editorial pictorial. One of my latest projects, is a collaboration with fashion editor Julia Che from communication boutique Lotus Leaf Style, based here in Toronto. My role was to create five illustrations as background art for a fashion spread , to be published in the spring issue of Asian Wave Magazine.
The May issue of Asian Wave Magazine is not out yet, so I don’t have a final depiction of the fashion spreads. Once I will get a copy of the magazine I will post the images on my illustration blog. Here is a preview of my latest artwork which has been posted to my fashion illustration gallery of the website.
April 19th, 2010 by Felicia
Illustration is all about sketches and planning. Although my signature illustration style seems very spontaneous, what I came to learn over the years, is that a great sketch can make up for a great illustration. When a client gets in touch and requires sketches, the first thing I do, is research the key elements that will play a significant part in the final artwork.
For example, in my collaboration with Alfa Romeo, I had to incorporate in the final artwork a racing car. My research started with the vintage picture collection that I was given as reference material; after a look thorough all the images given, I fell in love with the 1930 Spider model, and decided to go to the Public Reference Library and find more images about Alfa Romeo, as well as about the car racing scene in the 30’s. From this point on, I had an idea about the direction I was taking. I knew it had to be surreal, fun, and of course feminine. This way, I came across my second main element, the sea serpent.I choose the sea serpent because it is present on the Alfa Romeo’s logo, and also because it carries the fantastical role that I was looking for.
Knowing what my main points of reference were going to be, I started sketching.
Bellow is an example of a refined sketch that was presented to the client and approved for further development. The final artwork can be found on the lifestyle illustration gallery page of my website:
