Friday 15 June 2012

Inspiration: Iris Van Herpen




Yesterday I came across this absolutely mind bogglingly
 amazing dress by Iris Van Herpen, called "the cathedral dress".
Reminiscent of an old gothic cathedral, the dress is made out of wood.

I find anything with such incredible detail and symmetrical pattern 
so fascinating from an illustrators point of view.
If I had the patience (and time) I would love to draw this accurately. 
But for now, I have drawn a rougher version. 
I decided to draw it on brown paper to give the feel of the wood 
while highlighting the skin with white chalk.

Watch out for more similar drawings of the Van Herpen couture,
 because I am seriously obsessed with this stuff!

xXx

8 comments:

  1. I love it rough! this dress is crazy intense, but just so stunning to look at; and your illustration captures the feel of it perfectly!
    xx

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  3. oh wow! i love drawing too! ;)

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  4. Hy, your pics are great ! I love them ! Visit my sketch back ?
    thanks

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  5. i like your use of midtone paper! i love brown wrapping paper, too!

    :)
    agnes

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  6. Your drawings are amazing :)

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  7. Hey, I just stumbled upon your site but I like it! I love your use of white to bring out highlights. It's very effective but minimal and beautifully simplistic at the same time.


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  8. I love how you highlighted with white.

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