Fashion Illustrator 10- Ruben Toledo

Ruben Toledo, 58, is a Cuban American artist and a sculptor. 

In 1997, He published Style Dictionary with his collections of watercolor drawings. He also completed his first animated film of French Fashion based on a book called Fashionation. Ruben Toledo also does illustrations for Penguin Classics, Jane Eyre, Dracula, The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Pride and Prejudice.

He also collaborated with his wife, a fashion designer, Isabel Toledo on a book and exhibition called Toledo/Toledo: A Marriage Of Art and Fashion. And in 2005, both of them were awarded the Cooper-Hewitt National Designer Award.

Fashion Illustration 9- Rene Bouche

Rene Bouche 57(1905-1963), also known as Robert August Buchestein, was an artists and a fashion illustrator born in Austro-Hungarian Prague. In 1926, he studied art history at Munich University. At that time, he was already an illustrator and was working as an illustrator of children’s books. After graduation, then became a professional illustrator.

From 1934 to 1938, he works for magazine Plaisir de France and advertises for Nestle. After that, he began to work for Vogue. He also draws for Saks Fifth Avenue and Elizabeth Arden, as the chief advertising campaign illustrator. 6 years later, he became a teacher at Art Students League. He also contributes to Time Magazine covers and also designed stage sets and costumes for American Ballet Theatre and Theatre Guild. His advertising campaign for Jaguar and watercolor painting for Schweppes, has led to a huge commission from Buick (GM). The murals for the Seven Hills of Rome restaurant in New York Hilton(1952) were the last major commission in his career. He also work for LIFE magazine and Givenchy.

He paints abstract paintings and also portraits. Some of his famous celebrities portraits includes, Audrey Hepburn, John F Kennedy, Jack Benny, Ed Sullivan and Edward R Murrow.  

His painting styles changes from using strong back lines to big patterns of color, to using charcoals that totally devoid colors and features were shown through line work.  He also do sand paintings.

What Have I Learnt:
I learnt that he paints using abstract technique as the background then, he add the details to the portraits. And if you're not happy with the painting, you can always amend it by painting over without throwing it away.

Credits:

www.renebouche.com

Fashion Illustrator 8- Antonio Lopez

Antonio Lopez  44(1943-1987), is a fashion illustrator born in Utuado, Puerto Rico. He studied at High School of Art and Design and being influenced by his parent, mom; a dressmaker and dad; a mannequin sculptor, he then studied at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York to pursue arts in fashion. 

He was under Women’s Wear Daily for internship and soon dropped out of school after securing a job in WWD. He also worked in The New York Times in 1963, Vogue, MAC, Elle, Interview and Harper’s Bazaar, also collaborated with Juan Eugene Ramos, Karl Lagerfeld and Charles James.

His style of drawing was of the edgy swinging sixties imagery, more of a New Yorker style. He also combined photography in his drawings. He uses pencil/crayon charcols, markers, and overlay film (acetate sheets). He also draws the models in a lively, fun, energetic way. "What one recognized in his illustrations was, in the end, more than just a dress," said photographer Peter Knapp, with whom Lopez worked. "It was a state of mind." He even influenced designers with their collections as he draws the clothes with the model just standing beside it, he will make amendments to it and designers will change their clothes to look like what Antonio portrays it in his painting.

He does not only paint but he also discovered famous models like Jerry Hall, Grace Jones and Jesica Lange. He also made Carole LaBrie to be the first African American on the cover of Italian Vogue. He also helped Andy Warhol in her break through.

WHAT HAVE I LEARNT:

I’ve learnt that fashion illustrations and fashion designs are connected. The models are also very important to portray the look of the garments. He also uses a very tight academic approach in his drawings.

Credits:

http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/reviews/antonio-lopez-art-and-photography#slide-3
http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/stylenotes/082812_Antonio_Lopez/