JARNO KETTUNEN / GO FIGURE It is a constant and very organic process, which started already in art school. The first characters looked very different and more abstract, but you can clearly see it is the same concept. During the years I picked up more materials and learned new techniques, which made the drawings more refined [...]
SABINE PIEPER / GO FIGURE There are a wide range of starting points for my ideas. It can be an emotion, a face I see, a fashion piece or just a colour I have in mind. For me the process of creating isn’t a conceptual one but rather an emotional one. By trying to transport a [...]
TARA DOUGANS / GO FIGURE I find great value in creating things with my hands. A pencil line is very honest. It can be gritty, beautiful, basic, precise. Straight from hand to paper, it immediately establishes a personality of its own. Working with pencil is not a choice or interest, but pivotal to the way I [...]
ROSIE MCGUINNESS / GO FIGURE I can sit at my desk surrounded by books, magazines and research, and work through a brief from beginning to end – illustrating the designs, the collections, the people and styles that I admire so much. Illustration for me is a hugely satisfying creative process, something to concentrate on with [...]
RICHARD KILROY / GO FIGURE I’m fascinated by the artistry of fashion illustrators, their unique visual language and their place within the industry. The ability to create imagery that can incorporate or suggest so much more that the limits of photography. With my own work, I like to see what I can take away from the image [...]
ZOYA SMIRNOVA / GO FIGURE The creation of hand drawn illustrations allows me to rethink and reinvent the object, the subject and mood. The most exiting thing for me is to draw from real life; the person who catches my eye by their posture, pose, outfit or any other peculiar feature, but what comes out from my hand [...]