A selection of fantastical themed fashion Illustrations from Japan. I have to admit I initially knew nothing about the artist responsible for these stunning drawings, only that they had come via this Japanese Blog http://oga.oga.main.jp/ well worth a look!
I’ve since found out that the artist name is Ogasa Shin – thanks for the tip Andy 
Originally spotted via FFFFound.com
As for the illustrations themselves, the top Stevie Nicks styled character is my personal favourite…
A wonderfully detailed profile shot of “Tank Girl”, a British Comic book character who made her official debut in Deadline Magazine back in 1988.
Set in a post-apocalyptic Australia (ala Mad Max) Tank Girl is the creation of Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, Hewlett of course most famous for being the Co-Creator (along with Blur’s Damon Albarn) of the concept band Gorillaz.
Read more about Tank Girl at Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_girl
or visit the official site http://tank-girl.com/
Illustration originally Via Flickr User Zeroblondal
Another quick post – I have had a few questions asking about Juan Gimenez and the availability of his Books/Art recently so a couple of leads…
Depending on how up to speed you are with your Spanish I suggest perhaps trying the official site: http://www.juangimenez.com/ though I’m not sure how often that’s updated. Failing that there’s a raft of his Books / Comics / Graphic Novels available via Amazon.com http://is.gd/C7mO take your pick I guess! maybe The Metabarons? his collaboration with Alexandro Jodorowsky
A selection of Illustration by Barnaby Ward, taken from his portfolio website http://somefield.com
Barnaby’s drawing’s feature a playful mix of pseudo Manga babes, weird looking robots, freaky animal-humanoids, and often mad tech fetishism – all rendered in a loose but frenetic style that blends svelte Fashion Illustration ala Jason Brooks (Puscha/Head Kandi) and obsessive detailing ALA Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira).
With regards to the examples featured here, I’ve tried to feature a good cross section from a straight forward classy Fashion Illustration at the top; 2nd down is is similar but warped with an Alien Fish head! – it’s this mix of innocuous and the bizarre the really give Barnaby’s work an edge. Third and Fourth are pure stream of consciousness doodling and have a more stylised vivacious feel. The fifth and final example is a slick demonstration of character study – I picked this especially as I know how tricky it can be to draw expression variation’s!
If your interested in seeing more of Barnaby’s work be sure to check his online Graphic Novel “Sixteen Miles to Merricks – Will be running a bit more on Merricks and Barnaby soon!
More than a hint of Babarella here with this kitsch Photo/Montage, taken from a feature than ran in “Harper’s Bazaar Magazine” – some time ago by the looks of it!
Image originally featured here via Flickr User: Lady Detektive plenty of other interesting vintage illustrations & photography in her Paper Fetish Set.
Powered by WordPress
