School goes surprisingly well lately. I like working on the computer, so I loved creating the drawing for “The Nature Of Architecture” composition, at which we are working right now. It’s moving on slowly, as I have to make lots of tiny details with the tiniest brush; the fact that my teacher likes it makes [...]

 
My first painting work for this semester.

I finally got to print my art work (it was very expensive, but instead of spending my time drawing details of art-nuveau buildings, I’d rather use my time in a more productive way). All my classmates already put the first brushes of color, as you can see in the [...]

In the new Numero issue, No. 88, I saw this amazing collage (first picture) , with painting/painters references. That would be such an amazing mood-board to have, no? Also, in the same magazine, there seems to be quite a “exposing the female behind” trend. While I have nothing against these looks appearing in fashion editorial [...]

My “Architectural Details” final composition.

You might remember my latest school assignment from this post, and while all my classmates draw those architectural details like crazy people, I almost finished my composition on the computer, saving like two weeks of practical work in the atelier, with pen on canvas. Sure, it costs a lot more [...]

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Yet again I found a fashion editorial that took inspiration from famous paintings. This time it was published in Madame Figaro magazine, called “Les Costumes”, photographed by E. Recuenc. For those two photographs at the top collage, on the right, the inspiration probably was 17th century Dutch painting, [...]

The drowning “Ophelia” (bottom row, first two paintings) painted by John Everett Millais (one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood) may have been what inspired Antonio Marras for his ss08 collection this week, shown in Milan, however upon further search on Millais paintings, I felt some similarities to Prada’s painted dresses too (first row, [...]