Monday 9 September 2013

SHOP Italy / cover illustration

SHOP ITALY final

This is the 2nd image of three that I have created for the international SHOP series, published by Global Blue. This one was for their Italy issue. The concept was old school glamour - I researched images of Veronica Lake and Grace Kelly, and 1940s fashion imagery. Finally I found a striking image of a 1940s model wearing a dress that really accentuated her small frame. I sketched it out, and then redrew the image several times, adjusting the hair and dress to exaggerate the proportions.

Scroll down to see the process, sketches, and reference imagery...

Click here to read an interview I did with Global Blue, about making the image.

DEVELOPMENT OF FINAL IMAGE...

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

INITIAL SKETCHES...

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

SHOP ITALY sketch

INSPIRATION & REFERENCES

SHOP ITALY reference

SHOP ITALY reference

SHOP ITALY reference

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