some sketches!

This is my little gladiator man! needs to be cleaned up and colored in but generally looking good!

lets put pen to paper

So i know what style I am going to do and i roughly know what i am going to draw. Thought i would see how other people have tackled drawing rome and this is what i found...

Feel like i'm being followed... :$

I keep clicking on pictures when I'm searching for different things like geisha's or roman's and i keep being put through to PAPERFASHION... feel like they are stalking me.

http://paperfashion.wordpress.com/ 

My favourite...

Rebecca Wetzler Rebecca's Website
Now based in Melbourne, she has done work for Vogue Australia, Oyster magazine and Nylon magazine. Rebecca's style emphasizes simple fine lines and cool tones colours, giving them a strong feminine and chic feel.

She uses inks, charcoal, acrylics and texta.
I think I like her style so much because it isn't 'neat and tidy'. Its free and seems to do what it wants. Although its all based on fashion, its seems like it could be quite flexible with the content.

Inkymole

Inkymole aka Sarah Colemen, is an illustrator who is based in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Nibs and ink are her thing and she draws on paper and in ink-heavy pen, with word-soaked imagery being her trademark.

 Really love the typography she does, (yes, gasp in shock, i just admitted to liking typo!). I generally appreciate type that is script but especially love it when it is in handwritten form.

Inkymole's website is http://www.inkymole.com/

Harmony Gong

 

Found Harmony Gong on Illustration Mundo, under the ink and pen bit. Can't seem to find much information on her which is rather mysterious! :$ That aside, her drawings are beautiful, very intricate but captivating! Think this kind of style would go nicely with the Rome 'theme' I am going to attempt! They are delicate and feminine, but i can see this working in so many different ways.

'Fairy Tale'

'Reflection

 

                        

The drawings seem to be what i would maybe call 'contemporary manga'?! (yes i have just made that up). Its like a mix of the japanese manga with Disney! have a look at her website and you will see what i mean! http://www.harmonygong.com/

Tori Gray

I was searching through illustrators to try and get inspiration when I came across Miss Tori Gray! She is a fellow student doing a HND in illustration in Edinburgh!

Tori's portfolio small but pretty good!

Can't get any pictures up :( But have a look anyway! Think I am drawn to her style because she uses quite chunky outlines but i like the fact that she uses different mediums in her illustrations.

And the chosen city is...

So I have been thinking about what city I want to base this whole thing on and after having searched Google and ear-wigged on my fellow classmates conversations, I have decided to go with Rome. The majority of people seem to be going for London and New York so Rome seemed quite different. Not so worried about the 'historical' aspect of it though, I think illustration wise, (for the mural), it will be pretty cool.