Friday 5 February 2016

Black ink - my obsession

DVF #youbeyou campaign

If you have been following my journey you will know this site started out under the domain name mitikasillustrations.com Whilst working in fashion I enjoyed sketching here and there, I managed to post a view times about art but ‘outfit of the day’ posts quickly took over and ended up being my main blog content.
It didn’t mean I stopped the art, I just didn’t post about it. Recently my sketching has turned from a hobby / talent into an obsession (a healthy one) I literally cannot put my pen down. I am forever sketching fashion shows, editorials, campaigns and lookbooks. I feel like I can finally post a style true to me. Before I would seek inspiration from other artists, even though I was fully able to draw I almost looked out for guidance to see what everyone else was producing. Since my obsession started in August last year I have developed a style I can run with, a style that doesn’t require referencing other artists, it allows me to create art wherever I am (in bed, on the train, at work, in the park; literally anywhere!) I can sit and draw quickly, under time pressure with minimal equipment and still be confident about the work I am producing.
For me that’s a personal achievement, I think before I would feel the need to have every type of media around me, stacks of tear sheets for inspiration and I would wait for ‘the perfect working environment’. My excuses held me back, it stopped my hobby becoming an obsession.
So here it is, I proudly present to you a selection of my art, most of these can be seen over on my Instagram page.

Girl gang Bella Hadid, Jamie Bochert and Mica Arganaraz from the Chanel fashion show.
Envelope illustrations, each model was drawn on top of my press packs I posted out this week.
Backstage at Gucci
Backstage at Gucci
Envelope illustrations, each model was drawn on top of my press packs I posted out this week.
Backstage at Gucci
Backstage at KTZ
Envelope illustrations, each model was drawn on top of my press packs I posted out this week.
Adriana Lima for The Love Magazine
Lilly Rose Depp for The Love Magazine
Envelope illustrations, each model was drawn on top of my press packs I posted out this week.
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