Illustration: Apnea & Vaunt Designs

It’s so nice to complete work for myself, for a change!

My most recent piece is a collaboration with Amy, of Vaunt Designs, who had asked if I’d be interested in doing some illustrations of her design work and sent over photos of the ever-talented Apnea in the “Nostalgia for Nothing” jacket, taken by Corwin Prescott.

I decided to trek back to a similar style as the VividBraille illustrations, working from an original photograph and drawing/painting digitally over it. Tons of layers, here, of photographs, textures, linework, and color adjustments.
I’m really happy with the sort of ghost-like holographic quality that came out. Though, admittedly, the clothing does take second stage to all the design-y bells and whistles, but it does feel like a good segue into doing more fashion illustration again, which is one of my goals.
There will definitely be more collaborations in the future!

PS. Amy specializes in beautiful, custom-made pieces ranging from deliciously translucent bodysuits, hand-painted dresses, feathered fascinators, and jewelry. Her work is sculptural and sensual, using visually tactile fabrics like latex, lace, rope, upholstery, and organdy. Go check out her site (and Etsy): www.VauntDesigns.com