How to Create Fashion Illustration using Cotman Watercolour

Learn how to create fashion illustration using Cotman Watercolour! Fall Into London is a freelance fashion illustrator from London, UK. She has produced work for Fenwick, Clarins, Guerlain, Harrods and Aspinal of London as well as work for independent businesses, bloggers, writers, fashion designers...

Instructions

1. Draw lightly in pencil so that the pencil doesn’t show through the ink unless you want it to.

2. For a scratched-on and sketchy pen look use the edge of a 0.3 fine liner pen.

3. Use a size 5 brush and add Permanent Rose watercolour and apply it straight to the paper to get a fluffy teddy coat effect. Then lightly wet the brush to thin the colour. Tip: flick the brush outwards for textured edges.

4. Dilute the Rose to colour the tights and bag. Use a dry 00-size brush to apply the Cadmium Red for outlining the coat, shoes, lips and sunglasses.

5. Add some definition to the tree and a few edgy urban details to the ground and pavement with Lamp Black with a slightly damp brush to achieve a ‘brushed on’ effect.