ILLUSTRATION: Dolce and Gabbana

'Did you draw this?'

Lately, I keep getting quite a few of this particular question. Frankly, it is one of my favourite questions and a compliment within itself. Every time I get asked this question, I find it very very hard to maneuver my head through a doorway. 

So, here is one of my latest illustrations. Obviously, I just cannot seem to get D&G off my mind. So this was a past illustration of mine, I decided to revamp it as, honestly, I just did not have the time or energy to start from scratch. The majority of my illustrations evolve from a sketch in pencil - or mechanical pencil because I am just that uncultured. I use a mixture of pencils - my favourite being 4B and B and my blending tool of choice is a (clean!) cotton bud.

After I have my finished sketch, I ideally would scan my image onto the digital world. However, as I am a newbie and lack the funds, I opt for a photo on either a Pixel phone or a Samsung Galaxy S8. Once the image has transported itself magically to my PC, I can freely use Adobe's fantastic software to edit, add colour, textiles and the finishing sparkles. Swipe in some rouge, add a touch of hairspray, maybe a label and Voila!

If you fancy having a look at the fantastic collection this was based on: CLICK HERE
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FASHION IN FOCUS: Dolce and Gabbana

Following the D&G illustration in the last post, I felt the need to share the following images (- also I feel the need to pop in a quick disclaimer - obviously these are not my images and unfortunately there is no link for the source for these, I've pulled them from the deep, dark corners of the world wide web. Please let us just leave it at that.) Whenever I feature a collection I'm obsessing over I always spend a paragraph or four gushing about how gorgeous the collection is...

Do I really NEED to here? I mean Oh Em Geee! I don't even have the words (for once). The red, the lace, the use of the crosses, the gold hardware, the location, the styling, the Italian hunks and most importantly, the addition of Monica Bellucci! If I have missed anything, please pin it to the sheer speed of my fingers as they type this post with far too much excitement because there is not a single thing I would change about these visuals. 

Also, just before I sign this post off I wanted to do another little disclaimer. I searched for days upon end for the actual collection to be able to reference this correctly, however, as I mentioned I did find these beauties from the iffy parts of the internet, so for once, I am unsure of the exact collection. I want to say 2013/2014, but I could be wrong...I am probably wrong. PLEASE if you know let me know below!

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Have you seen the ILLUSTRATION?

ILLUSTRATION: Dolce and Gabbana

So those of you who have been following me for a while will be familiar with this lovely lady. This is actually one of my illustration from my uni days. It was originally based on a D&G Spring/Summer collection. The brand came out with a red on red collection which was one of my absolute favourite!

As I haven't had the time to produce a new illustration, I thought I'd give this old one a quick revamp. In comparison to my illustrations now, I think the style differs slightly. The lace overlay is blurry and I'm not 100% on the skirt. That being said, I don't hate it. Hope you like it!

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ILLUSTRATION: Dolce and Gabbana using Make-up!

Hello all! Another Dolce and Gabbana (Autumn/Winter) inspired illustration hot off the press!Absolutely loving this collection lately and just can't seem to help myself to not be inspired by the intricate jewellery, delicate lace and flawless make-up. So with that in mind, I thought I would use cosmetics as the media on white watercolour paper, and the results aren't too bad - even if I do say so myself!

This was probably one of the most fun illustrations I have produced in a while - and what felt like one of the freest. Perhaps because I wasn't expecting much from this new media or perhaps just because I was experimenting but one I definitely wouldn't mind trying again. This was part of my 'Visual Studies' module as one of the sample pieces in an Illustration project and although the media wasn't the one I stuck with, it was one of the better ones.

So to create this illustration, I used a selection of cosmetics ( - all while being careful as to not use anything pricey and yet use products that have the right consistency/pigmentation/application etc... ), after having roughly mapped out the face and proportions with pencils - as always.

The products used are as follows:
1) Sleek nail varnish: Coffee, Tea or Me
2) Rimmel nail varnish: Caramel Cupcake
3) Gosh quattro eye shadow: 32 Evergreen
4) Sleek pout paint: 160 Pinkini
5) Barry M waterproof eyeliner: Bold Silver
6) Sleek face form palette: Medium 374
7) MUA extreme eyeliner - Black
8) Sleek eye palette: Oh So Special 658
9) GOSH the ultimate eyeliner - with a twist - Raw Grey
10) Barry M nail varnish - Gold Glitter 339
11) Active Cosmetics eye palette ---
12) Barry M nail varnish - Pink Iridescent 264
13) Maybelline Super Stay nail varnish - Divine Wine 265
14) Revlon nail varnish: 025 Plum Night
15) Colour Club green nail varnish -----

All products applied using a selection of Real Techniques brushes.
Time taken: 4 hours approx.

FASHION STUDENT: I'm on Pinterest!

Lately my illustrations have been heavily based (-however loose that may be) on the Dolce and Gabbana Autumn/Winter 2013/14 collection. 'Why?' you ask? Because I love it! Black and red lace. Classically gorgeous make-up. Crowns AND crucifixes? What's not to love?!

DISCLAIMER:: I DO NOT OWN THESE IMAGES.

So if you want to see a lot more from this collection (-not to mention a selection of insanely beautiful images ranging from Fashion to Beauty to everything in between), feel free to visit my Pinterest or search for Sheena Sreekeessoon on the site! Please and Thank you!

ILLUSTRATION: The woman with the gold earrings...

  

Media: Pencils, copic markers, water colour pencils, chalk pen

Inspiration: Dolce and Gabbana A/W 13/14

Time taken: 3 hours approx

Date: 15th November 2013