Drawing & Growing: Art as a Journey of Personal Growth
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The Art of Quick Portraitist: How a Luxury Live Illustrator Captures Essence in Minutes
December 13, 2024Every portrait I create at an event begins the same way. There’s the gentle hum of conversation, catering staff weaving through the room, and guests slowly filtering in. Then it happens—someone notices me. A glance, a spark of curiosity. I smile, and with an inviting tone, I ask, “Would you… -
Beyond Beauty: How to Show Depth and Meaning in Your Illustrations
December 1, 2024When I first started illustrating, all I wanted to create were perfect lines and pretty faces. But over time, I realized that while my work looked good, it very often lacked a deeper connection. I wanted my illustrations to say something—to have a voice beyond beauty. But in a world… -
Using Fashion Illustration to Tell Stories, Not Sell Stereotypes
November 18, 2024Fashion illustration has always been synonymous with elegance and capturing the spirit of the times. But have you ever stopped to think about the deeper stories these illustrations can tell? For years, fashion art has unintentionally perpetuated stereotypes—whether through unattainable beauty standards, rigid gender norms, or cultural clichés Yet, I… -
From Runway to Sketchbook: Capturing High-Fashion Details as a Luxury Live Event Illustrator
November 8, 2024As a true fashion lover, one of my favorite perks of working as a luxury live event illustrator is the chance to observe and capture countless high-fashion details each year. Whether I’m sketching at a beauty brand activation event, or a luxury wedding, these occasions provide the perfect opportunity to… -
Drawing Beyond Perfection: How to Embrace Imperfections and Grow as an Artist
November 3, 2024One of the most transformative moments in life is realizing that perfection isn’t a cure-all for avoiding failure or rejection. For some, this revelation comes early; for others, it may never come at all. I had my moment of truth only recently, and although it feels somewhat late, I’m grateful… -
What I learned about people working as a live event illustrator
February 1, 2023II’ve been a full-time fashion illustrator for 12 years, and for the past six, I’ve had the pleasure of working as a live event illustrator at fashion and luxury events across Europe. During this time, I’ve observed some fascinating things about people, which I’ll share here. Very few artists specialise…
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People on the internet are lying to you
November 20, 2021I was on TikTok the other day and this guy was talking about how a year ago he decided to go full-time with his chocolate business even though he didn’t know ANYTHING about it. He didn’t even know how to temper chocolate, he says! A day later I am scrolling… -
To be creative you have to be willing to destroy
November 16, 2020The other day I came upon a chapter in something I was reading on how destruction is a necessary element of creativity. This phrase hit me with that intense zing of truth that happens only when we recognize something we never before put into words before but already knew to…
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5 tips that will make your fashion sketches look professional
October 12, 2020I struggled with this post way more than I ever have with actually drawing figures. I wasn’t sure where to begin, especially since there are so many tutorials out there explaining how to draw a basic 10-head fashion figure with a ruler (!?)—essentially guiding you to draw just one rigid… -
Depression and creativity: What’s art(ist) got to do with it?
October 5, 2020This is a guest post by Andrea Gerčar on understanding and effects of depression in artists. Andrea is a psychologist and licensed gestalt psychotherapist and has a private practice in Zagreb, Croatia..You can follow Andrea on her IG @gestalt_psihoterapija for more great short form insights. Creative process is an emotional…