Over the past 2 weeks I have been learning about fashion illustration. I have been experimenting with my creative side and trying out different drawing methods such as blind drawing, continuous line drawing, upside down drawing and non-dominant hand drawing. I have realised that you don’t have to be an expert with a pencil and paper to come up with an exciting piece of art. In my spare time I have been researching into other fashion illustrators and have come across drawings of Fifi Lapin.
Fifi Lapin is a fashionable illustrated bunny who blogs herself wearing the latest designer pieces. There are hundreds of cute illustrations of Fifi Lapin that other designer’s, bloggers and fans have fallen in love with. This stylish character has also attracted the attention of the likes of Vogue, Marie Claire and Elle magazine, yet the creator of Fifi is still unknown. Vogue describes Fifi as “an unlikely – yet powerful – fashion force”.
These illustrations remind me of an old favourite character Miffy, who was a small female rabbit in children’s picture books. Miffy was written and drawn by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Fifi Lapin is like a grownup spoilt version of Miffy.
I love the style of this drawing as it is so simple yet so unique and recognisable. I personally struggle to get facial features right when it comes to drawing and replacing it with something easier to draw seems like a solution to my problem. Not only could I use and animal character to replace a human, I also feel inspired to experiment trying other things like an object or shape. I have only just found these illustrations and have instantly become a huge fan of ‘The world’s most stylish bunny’ (Elle).
http://fifi-lapin.blogspot.co.uk/
Fifi Lapin is a fashionable illustrated bunny who blogs herself wearing the latest designer pieces. There are hundreds of cute illustrations of Fifi Lapin that other designer’s, bloggers and fans have fallen in love with. This stylish character has also attracted the attention of the likes of Vogue, Marie Claire and Elle magazine, yet the creator of Fifi is still unknown. Vogue describes Fifi as “an unlikely – yet powerful – fashion force”.
These illustrations remind me of an old favourite character Miffy, who was a small female rabbit in children’s picture books. Miffy was written and drawn by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Fifi Lapin is like a grownup spoilt version of Miffy.
I love the style of this drawing as it is so simple yet so unique and recognisable. I personally struggle to get facial features right when it comes to drawing and replacing it with something easier to draw seems like a solution to my problem. Not only could I use and animal character to replace a human, I also feel inspired to experiment trying other things like an object or shape. I have only just found these illustrations and have instantly become a huge fan of ‘The world’s most stylish bunny’ (Elle).
http://fifi-lapin.blogspot.co.uk/