For the style side of my project David Downton was a pretty obvious choice. David Downton is predominantly a fashion illustrator who's been active for over 30 years,
Due to his focus on fashion he deals with many of the same things I currently am; predominantly clothing and hair. The thing about Downton's illustrations though which I believe is true for mine as well though is it isn't all about the fashion elements, you also get a strong sense of the person as well. This is the main reason I don't refer to this part of my project as 'fashion' because I feel the main focus is still the person.
I love how Downton uses suggestion in his work.You get the whole picture despite him missing out quite a lot of detail. He misses out large parts of outline and often uses large swathes of ink with little or no detail. Despite this the images look and are fully formed. This all adds to his strong sense of style which is important in fashion illustration. It also sets his work apart from numerous fashion photos which is something I'm struggling with in my practice at the moment. It seems I need to develop a stronger art style that will reflect the style of those I'm drawing.The people I draw have a different but still just as strong sense of style as those Downton draws; this means I need a style just as strong as his but not like his as everything needs to fit together aesthetically. I'm finding aesthetic is very important for this half of my project.
Sources: http://www.daviddownton.com/couture/
http://www.daviddownton.com/portraiture/
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