Celebrating love with a custom-tailored illustration

February 4, 2011

    Christmas was coming up, and my wonderful copywriter, Jessica Fox, was searching for a really special gift for her parents.  Not only that, but their anniversary is January 1st, so it had to be something extra one-of a-kind.  Her mum used to model, they both love fashion, and Jessica thought an artwork celebrating their relationship would be a marvelous surprise. So, together with her sister, Jessica decided to commission me for a tailor-made, romantic fashion illustration of their parents as a Christmas/anniversary gift.  Why was it perfect? Because they are gloriously style-conscious, elegant, happily in love, and just look so good together!

    This is the first inspiration board I put together as reference of their design taste and lifestyle. After speaking with Jessica and learning about her parents and their style, I envisioned to work in this color palette:

    inspiration board for romantic fashion illustration gift

    Then I created this mood board as reference for their lifestyle and joy of life:

    mood board for tailor-made romantic illustration giftmood board to reflect the couple’s lifestyle.

    Come back next Friday to see sneak peeks of how I created their illustration!

    CREDITS:

    1. hotel: Francois 1Er, Paris, France via Splendia
    2. vintage pin-up art: George Petty via the pinupfiles
    3. photography: Andrea & Marcus
    4. photography: Andrea & Marcus
    5. photo: Richaix Heinemann
    6. resort: Vedema Resort, Santorini, Spain via Splendia
    7. table scape design by Gary Spain, spotted on apartment therapy
    8. resort: Bill & Coo Suites and Lounge, Mykonos, Greece, via Splendia
    9. resort: Hotel Columbus, Monaco
    10. photography: Andrea & Marcus

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    2 Responses to “Celebrating love with a custom-tailored illustration”
    1. Jessica Fox says:
      February 4, 2011 at 10:35 pm

      Yay Astrid!

      Thank you so much for designing such an amazing gift! You really are the best!!

      xo
      Jessica

    2. The Demoiselle says:
      February 4, 2011 at 5:25 am

      So feminine and fancy…stylish and sophisticated. Can’t wait to see what you create!

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