Phi Collection

So, I originally intended to do all of my illustrations in a digital format in order to keep with my theme of using technology as a visual and emotional language; however, i found that it took almost 4 times the amount of time that it would have taken me just using paper and pencil...  Which I find ironic since we are led to believe that technology has been developed to make tasks more simple or more efficient...

Anyhow, I only finished 3 of the illustrations in complete digital form and the rest are in quick sketch form.  My process had me first try and form a collection by designing each look separately, which did not yield a very cohesive collection.  After learning Drew's technique of plotting where on the body the collection is going to fall/cut/have detail, and putting the elements of my designs into the body map, the whole thing started to look more like a collection and less like someone's closet blew up.

After that, I went on to scan some of my croquis into Photoshop and Illustrator and started to draw faces.  I wanted the faces to feel soft and demure, fluid and pretty, like the gauzy material I used in the drapes of the collection.

Then I started to draw the outline of each look in Illustrator, to then transfer it into photoshop for colouring, shading etc.

The technicals I did are for the look that included the top that I draped, and the shirt skirt combo with the origami hip detail.