This afternoon I was experimenting with digital painting in Photoshop and here is the result. I like the textures that I get with the different brushes, together with the saturated and bright colors. On the other hand, it is great to be able to do Ctrl-Z whenever I make a mistake or regret about something. The problem is when I'm painting with watercolor, because I feel an enormous desire to undo an action but it's impossible. Also in real life sometimes I wish to do Ctrl-Z... don't you feel the same? Verdict: Photoshop creates a bad habit.
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domingo, 11 de diciembre de 2011
Priya
This afternoon I was experimenting with digital painting in Photoshop and here is the result. I like the textures that I get with the different brushes, together with the saturated and bright colors. On the other hand, it is great to be able to do Ctrl-Z whenever I make a mistake or regret about something. The problem is when I'm painting with watercolor, because I feel an enormous desire to undo an action but it's impossible. Also in real life sometimes I wish to do Ctrl-Z... don't you feel the same? Verdict: Photoshop creates a bad habit.
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domingo, 4 de diciembre de 2011
Reviste La Calle
Les cuento con mucha alegría que tuve la fortuna de ser publicada en la segunda edición de la revista del blog de moda y tendencias Viste La Calle. En la sección de Talentos Emergentes aparecen unas ilustraciones mias junto con una pequeña reseña sobre mi trabajo (si hacen click en la primera imagen podrán leerla).
Para celebrar en lanzamiento de Reviste La Calle me invitaron a una fiesta donde también tuve la oportunidad de colgar mi ilustración Now Mary.
Si les interesa, leí en el sitio web de Viste La Calle que están regalando 100 ejemplares de la revista, así que no duden en participar.
I'm so happy to tell you that I was lucky to be published in the second edition of the magazine by the fashion and trends blog Viste La Calle. On the Emerging Talents section you can see some of my illustrations along with a review of my work (click on the first image to read it in spanish).
To celebrate launch of Reviste La Calle I was invited to a party where I also had the opportunity to hang my illustration Now Mary.
In case you are interested, I read on Viste La Calle website that they are giving away 100 copies of the magazine, so do not hesitate to participate.
domingo, 20 de noviembre de 2011
Blue Veins
Espero que disfruten de la canción de R. Spektor. A lo mejor escuchándola se pueden sumergir en el ánimo en el que estaba mientras pintaba esta ilustración.
For this portrait was inspired by a model's photograph I found on Tumblr, but still do not know who she is. Now that I see the finished portrait, I find her quite similar to Anne Hathaway, don't you agree? The model's expression reminded me of Regina Spektor's song, "Blue lips", so I decided to paint in blue, but leaving the lips in red as in the original picture. Although the song is called "Blue lips" and my model has "Red lips", I feel that there is something cold and rigid on them.
I hope you'll enjoy the song of R. Spektor. Maybe listening to it you can be immersed in the mood in which I was while I was painting this illustration.
[He stumbled into faith and thought
God, there is all there is
The pictures in his mind arose
And began to breathe
And all the gods and all the worlds
Began colliding on a backdrop of blue]
R. Spektor
domingo, 6 de noviembre de 2011
She's so sweet, she makes my mouth water
I Want Candy was the Bow Wow Wow's song that inspired me to make this pink-sweet illustration. First time I heard it was in Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette and I was totally fascinated with its rhythm and lyrics. I decided to do some research and I found out that the Bow Wow Wow's version was a cover, and that, besides them, there was an endless list of famous bands that covered the song: Melanie C (for the film "I Want Candy"), Aaron Carter, Good Charlotte, Billie, among others. But I can tell you that the original version is by far one of the best, along with the Bow Wow Wow's one, and that Melanie C's version is one of the worst (it was quite a disappointment since I used to be a Spice Girls' fan when I was a teenager).
Les dejo la versión original de esta canción, tocada por la banda The Strangeloves (1965):
Enjoy the original version of this song, performed by The Strangeloves (1965):
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miércoles, 26 de octubre de 2011
Sasha Pivovarova
Lo que me llama la atención de Sasha es su capacidad de pasar a ser de una chica muy sexy, juvenil y despreocupada, a una muy dulce, elegante y delicada. Esta última faceta es la que quise plasmar en mi ilustración, inspirándome en una fotografía de la modelo tomada por Steven Meisel.
This is a portrait of the russian model Sasha Pivovarova, best known for her consecutive 6-season run with Prada* and for being the face of H&M's Autumn 2011 collection.
What draws my attention about Sasha is her ability to transform from a very sexy, youthful and carefree girl, to a sweet, elegant and delicate one. This last aspect is the one I wanted to capture in my artwork, finding inspiration in a photography of the model taken by Steven Meisel.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Pivovarova
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viernes, 21 de octubre de 2011
Shien Lee
Si quieren saber más de Shien pueden visitar su página web o su Facebook.
One summer afternoon I was watching the movie Lust, caution (recommended!) and I was fascinated with the song The Wandering Songstress interpreted by the protagonist to her beloved in a touching scene. I decided to look for the song on internet and among the different versions I found one of the band Shangai Triad. That's how I came to know Shien Lee, the vocalist of the band, that for my surprise was also a model and event designer. I was fascinated with Shien's pictures, all dressed up with victorian dresses, and even more when I saw her in the runway of the spanish designer Elisa Palomino.
If you wanna know more about Shien you can visit her webpage or her Facebook.
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miércoles, 19 de octubre de 2011
Rosegarden
This illustration is inspired in a Spring/Summer 2012 outfit of Nina Ricci. I loved all the dresses of this collection: feminine, delicate and elegant. The final detail was given by those little caged hats that crowned the models, that reminded me of the typical white wooden fences and the arches that decorate the rose gardens.
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martes, 18 de octubre de 2011
Paloma
This is a portrait of my dear friend Constanza Irarrázaval, alias Paloma. It was an arduous task to get my picture similar to the model, but I think somehow it resembles to her. I hope she liked it.
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Sketches of the process:
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domingo, 16 de octubre de 2011
Prissy
Pueden leer mi historia (en inglés) en el blog de J. David McKenney. ¡Ojalá les guste!
Hello everyone, I've got good news! I was surprised to know that I was one of the winners of the Princess Prep Fashion Contest, organized by my favorite illustrator: J. David McKenney. The challenge consisted in designing an outfit for one of the characters of his graphic novel Club Princess Prep together with a short story which explained the context in which it was supposed to be used.
You can read my story in J. David McKenney's blog. Hope you like it!
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lunes, 10 de octubre de 2011
Modigliani Nº10
Pintar con acrílicos ha sido todo un proceso de aprendizaje, de como funcionan los colores, como se mezclan, el tiempo de secado, etc. Ha sido algo muy positivo.
Este cuadro me gustó mucho porque la modelo es como una chica alternativa, toda vestida de negro y con un peinado vintage (que evidentemente en esa época no era vintage). Además el color de fondo me encantó (soy fanática del verde esmeralda). Espero que a ustedes también les haya gustado mi cuadro.
I finished portrait Nº10! I can officially say that I just have 10 more paintings to go!
Painting with acrylics has been a complete learning process, of the way colors work, how they get mixed, their drying time, etc. It has been a very positive experience.
I totally liked this portrait mainly cause the model is so alternative, totally dressed in black and with a vintage hairstyle (that obviously wan't vintage at that time). Besides, I love the background color (I'm obsessed with the emerald green). I hope you've also liked my painting.
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sábado, 8 de octubre de 2011
Maui Girl
Esta ilustración fue mi propuesta para un concurso organizado por Maui, que consistía en crear una "cabeza" para decorar los maniquíes de las tiendas. El personaje que me imaginé fue una chica playera, surfista y fashion, por eso la dibujé rubia y con lentes de sol tipo Ray-Ban (que no quedaron iguales a los originales pero igual se ven entretenidos).
This was my entry for a contest organized by Maui, that consisted in designing a "head" to decorate the shop's mannequins. I imagined a very chic surfer girl who loves the beach, so I drawn her blonde and with Ray-Ban sunglasses (they don't resemble too much to the original ones but they still look nice).
jueves, 6 de octubre de 2011
Another day in Paradise
This gorgeous tank is from the american retail company J.Crew, and is so cheap that I'm very tempted to buy it. The problem is that I'm not sure if size 14 will fit me... I will have to measure myself to check it out. I don't know these american sizes. Mi favorite color is rich peacock (the one I illustrated), but is also available in other pretty colors like navy and sweet orange.
martes, 4 de octubre de 2011
Crystal Girl en SuivantShoes.com
Suivant son dos diseñadoras chilenas, Mariabelen Reinoso y Katty Letelier, ambas con experiencia en el diseño y producción de calzado. Los diseños de su colección de lanzamiento son románticos y vanguardistas, con delicadas aplicaciones metálicas, cintas, y lo más importante, son 100% cuero. Junto con esta línea las diseñadoras proponen accesorios de cuero con aplicaciones metálicas, entre los que se cuentas pulseras muy estilosas y carteras que como ellas señalan, son "para toda ocasión": súper prácticas y cómodas.
Personalmente me encanta el proyecto, no sólo porque los diseños son de todo mi gusto, sino porque me encanta que en Chile se hagan buenas propuestas de diseño de moda. ¡Kudos para Suivant!
The chilean footwear brand Suivant has published in its webpage the new Spring/Summer 2011 collection. In its lookbook you can see my illustration "Crystal Girl", the one I made for the photo shoot. I really liked the final result, I think that my artwork matchs perfectly with the shoes and the style of the picture.
Suivant are two chilean designers Mariabelen Reinoso and Katty Letelier, both with experience in the design and production of footwear. The designs of their first collection are romantic and avant-garde, with delicate metallic appliqués, ribbons, and more important, they are 100% leather. Along with this line the designers propose leather accessories with metallic appliqués, among them we can mention ver stylish bracelets and purses, that as they say, are "for all occasions", super practical and comfortable.
Personally I love this project, not only cause I really like the designs, but cause I love that good design proposal are made in Chile. Kudos for Suivant!
Estos son mis diseños favoritos de la nueva colección (junto con el que sale en la foto de arriba):
These are my favorite designs of the new collection (besides from the one above):
I love the flower print ones!
domingo, 2 de octubre de 2011
Now Mary
I found this marvelous swimming suit in the Marc Jacobs web page. I simply loved the removable ribbon in the waist! What you prefer to wear, a maillot or a bikini? Although bikini are more popular, lately there are many maillot designs. I think that as garment the maillot is more interesting, cause is posible to make more proposals regarding the shape, the prints and the colors (the intervention area is bigger).
Click here to see this maillot in MJ webpage.
sábado, 1 de octubre de 2011
Summertime
Aproveché de actualizar el estilo de mi blog y ponerlo más veraniego. Espero que les guste la nueva cabecera y la combinación de colores que escogí (fucsia, calipso, blanco y amarillo).
At last spring has arrived! Truly speaking I was tired of the cold weather and the winter clothes. Trees look so pretty full of flowers, specially the plum blossom trees. Following this style, I wanted to continue my swimming wear illustrations. I found this bikini in Marc Jacobs' web and I liked its colors and the detail of a small beige shape at the edge of the design.
I took this opportunity to refresh my blog and give it a summer look. I hope you'll like the new header and the color combination I chose (fuchsia, cyan, white and yellow).
These are some spring pictures of my garden.
Modigliani Nº8
This is the ninth Modigliani portrait that I finish. I loved the softness of the green background of the original painting and I tried to copy it the best I could. The original format was vertical so I had to reduce it to fit into the square format. In this process I lost the roundness of the women's belly... maybe she was pregnant?
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Some images of the process:
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viernes, 30 de septiembre de 2011
Yo sé que a nadie le interesa lo de otra gente con sus tristezas (Modigliani Nº7)
Today I finished painting Nº7, while I was listening "Esta canción" from Silvio Rodríguez. The melancholy of the song matched perfeclty with the sadness that I see in this painting. And the sadness I see in all Modigliani's paintings. Is it possible that the artist was very sad? I got that impression in the movie about his life, with Andy Garcia in the role of Modigliani.
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lunes, 26 de septiembre de 2011
La prima donna
A sweet pink Amanda Seyfried. The beautifulest, the protagonist.
jueves, 22 de septiembre de 2011
Modigliani Nº6
I resumed my paintings of Modigliani! I just finished the portrait No. 6, one of my favorites, mainly because the colors (I love red ... did you notice?). Unlike other paintings, this one had many details in the face so it became a real challenge. Remember that the canvas are 30 x 30 cm, and besides, I'm used to drawing with pencil, with which I can draw very accurately, something that I find hard to achieve with brush and acrylic (this one is very dense). The upcoming paintings are are full of details, so there is an arduous task ahead.
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miércoles, 21 de septiembre de 2011
Codie Young
Esta modelo era una australiana de 18 años llamada Codie Young que se había vuelto famosa en muy poco tiempo, consiguiendo salir en la portada de la Vogue Australia sin siquiera haber desfilado anteriormente. Así llegaría a los oídos de la renombrada marca inglesa Topshop, quien utilizaría a Codie como imagen de su campaña publicitaria mostrándola en las fotografías como una chica extremadamente delgada. Los medios de comunicación ingleses saltaron rápidamente criticando a Topshop por proponer como modelo de belleza a esta delgadísima chica, alegando que ese estereotipo fomentaba los desórdenes alimenticios en las jóvenes seguidoras de esta marca. Por otra parte Codie Young se defendió en su blog, argumentando que ella era delgada por naturaleza por lo que se sentía sumamente ofendida de que la catalogasen de anoréxica siendo que ella no lo era.
Personalmente creo que las opiniones de ambas partes son válidas, pero el problema es que si bien puede Codie sea delgada por naturaleza, un gran porcentaje de las jóvenes no lo son. Por esto se pueden ver motivadas a pensar que la figura de la joven modelo es la ideal y así hacer todo lo posible para conseguirla. Creo que el tema de los desórdenes alimenticios es muy fuerte en la actualidad y es algo que vivimos a diario ya que estamos invadidos de publicidad contradictoria: por una parte tenemos modelos delgadísimas y por otra, comida chatarra altamente calórica. Entonces frente a esta disyuntiva, ¿cuál es el camino a seguir? Pareciese que la bulimia es la respuesta a esta interrogante, porque ofrece la opción de comer todas esas golosinas pero sin hacerte responsable posteriormente de lo que comiste.
Pienso que es un tema muy delicado y que los medios de comunicación tienen que asumir parte de la responsabilidad en este asunto. No me parece sano jugar con un tema tan importante como es la salud tanto física como mental de las jóvenes. Pareciese que las marcas están dispuestas a hacer cualquier cosa con tal de aumentar sus ventas, sin pensar en las consecuencias.
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