MY FIRST DRAWING STEPS

Many people have asked me if I have ever been taking drawing lessons. I didn't, but I started painting at an early age with my grandmother, who paints in her spare time.

I was studying art at high school though, and that's where I discovered drawing. At that time, I loved to reproduce pieces of existant drawings and magazine ads, being as precise as possible.

Through a work of patience and visualization, I could achieve, after many, many corrections, a pretty rewarding output of the original image; And I think everyone is able to draw according to his/her own style of drawing.

One of the artworks I did at school (around 2007)

My advice to you would be : don't be afraid not to be able to draw the final result you want, because that's usually how you give up early, saying you won't be able to do it (or: I'm can't, I'm not good at drawing, etc.).

You probably won't get it from the first try if you're a beginner. The game is to begin with a first approximative sketch, while attentively observing your original pattern (the overall structure first, then the details while you go further in your work) and trying to get closer and closer to it.

I usually begin with something that doesn't really look like the image I'll willing to reproduce. But then, I erase and re-do the part I think is wrong, and it takes me hours and hours doing that to achieve what I call a great work of art and patience.

I'm willing to give advice to those who are willing to learn how to draw the unconventional way. Keep it up, and be persistant: everyone can do it!

So, here are some pieces of lost and found or incomplete works I did. I should get back to it very soon (when it comes to get some free time...).

The two first sketches are one of the oldest I drew :

And then, through practice, persistence and patience, I was able to draw that :

Exhibit at Kaffe Kunsten

Yesterday, I went to the opening of Lydia Baker's illustrations exhibit at Kaffe Kunsten (near Vertergade). As you can see, the cafe is quite underground, as if you were in some kind of friend's kitchen. I loved the colours, originality and special signature of the place and its surrounding neighbourhood . There, we could enjoy a nice cosi atmosphere and some interesting conversations around a cup of wine, talking about how mature and deep the drawings were, and how impressed we were to see that Lydia was only 23 years-old. 

Lydia comes from Virginia in the US, and came to Copenhagen to experience the inspirational danish way of living and a new kind of artistic experience. Through my journey across her works and her notebook's drawings (I was really inspired by the way she spontaneously drew in her little carnet, I should actually do the same to keep drawing anywhere and at any moment...), I could guess she's taken time to seek inspiration through the streets, and drawn some little details that makes this city so magical. Here, some of the pictures I took!

Here is the artist :-) You can check out her great works on her website : http://www.lydiakbaker.com

Hannah Muller

Have you ever heard of Hanna Muller? Well, now you do.
Her fashion illustrations are just great. Great details and depth, perfect.

Hanna Muller, ça vous dit quelque chose? Maintenant oui.
Ses illustrations de mode sont juste géniales. Beaucoup de détails et de profondeur, la perfection.


Here are some of the one I liked the most :
Quelques-uns de mes dessins coup de coeur:

Inspirational, right?  Hope you like as much as I do.
I'll tell you who my favorite fashion illustrators are in future posts.

In the meantime, I wish you wonderful partying for the end of the year!
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Inspirant, non? J'espère que vous adorez ces dessins tout autant que moi.
A l'avenir, je consacrerai quelques posts à mes illustrateurs de mode favoris.

En attendant, je vous souhaite de très bonne fêtes de fin d'année!
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By Stine Reintoft

Du très beau travail, très original. J'aime les couleurs, les formes, les contrastes (particulièrement dans les dessins 1&2 où la profondeur est très marquée) et la touche d'humour qui marque certains dessins, apportant fraîcheur et légèreté à un type de travail souvent sobre.

Des dessins aux styles très différens, chacun est unique. Mon "coup de coeur" du dimanche, donc l'artiste est Stine Reintoft. Bonne journée !

Great work, isn't it? Very original. I like the colors, the shapes, the contrasts (especially in drawings 1&2, where the depth is strong  in the background) and the kindda funny touch in some of them, bringing freshness and lightness to a a type of work that is generally sober.

Very different styles, each one is unique. My "coup de coeur" of sunday, by Stine Reintoft.  Have a good day!