When I first got serious about learning everything I could about fashion illustration, I decided to make some mood boards of collections I wanted to put to paper. What are mood boards? They’re basically an idea board you follow during your creative process. From colours, and muses to inspiring photos & quotes. Below I will…
Hi loves, I have some amazing news; I may be *going* to a university for fashion, and the best thing is that it’s all online!! While I fell in love with FIT during my trip to NYC in April, (hello, they have HOT PINK chairs!! and are just plain amazing) I feel that I’m not…
Remeber when I started Natalie Brooke Designs – well I’ve been working on some more inventory and it will soon be re-opened. It’ll be full of quote signs, illustrations, bookmarks, paintings, ornaments, cards and much more. Finally! Right now I have a Christmas in July sale going on – 30% all things Christmas in my shop….
//The Book: A while ago, I got an email from Jennifer telling me that she bought me a little surprise and I just had to blog about it!! Let me tell you, I couldn’t open that package fast enough! (Thanks so much Jenn!) As you can see, it’s a FASHIONARY Sketchbook. A sketchbook designed especially…
I was looking around online for some beautiful illustrations of the timeless Audrey Hepburn, and I couldn’t find ANY anywhere – who would have thunk? In my new Vintage Fashion Illustration book, I found a gorgeous illustration of her, but it just doesn’t seem to exist on the internet – boo hoo – I’ll have to keep…
What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not. Well I’m feeling pretty out of the loop – and am slapping myself silly for it!! How is it that I had never known about the amazing Edith Head until…
