Published in SLiNK Magazine

I did a few illustrations for the Fashion Magazine SLiNK to go with a couple of articles. I had to illustrate 'relaxation', a 'Woman looking into a mirror' and a 'woman in a blue outfit' sounds simple enough but took me a while to think of a relaxation concept, to end up with bath and candles aha original huh?, and this is how they turned out. So chuffed that they appear in the magazine. This is available online as well as printed just have a butchers here:

http://www.slinkmagazine.com/slink-shop/ 

It's a great magazine with some real interesting articles, it's aimed at curvy women, the shoots in there are great especially the 3D one in this issue. It also proves that bigger fashion can be just as stylish and look just as good which is really nice to see that market start to be catered too, so do have a look!

Published in CANDID Magazine

I illustrated a series of images for issue 5 of CANDID magazine 'Illustrating the Industry' to read the entire magazine and see my work click here:

http://issuu.com/candidonline/docs/candid_issue5

My works on pages 72-79, there are so many great shoots and articles in this issue though so have a read through it all!

I am so happy that my work is included in this magazine, it started when I saw a post on twitter with Candid asking for illustrators to email in their links so I emailed straight away and got a reply back saying they loved my work. They then told me the theme of the issue and asked me to do some illustrations, I struggled thinking of any concepts for the drawings until a few weeks after emailing and so I then submitted all my finished illustrations and now they're in the magazine.

Being a contributor to the magazine I got an invite to the CANDID magazine launch party which celebrated a year of CANDID and the fifth issue. It was hosted at Chinawhite in London (One of the most stylish place's I've ever been to, MASSIVE contrast to our 'hotel' room) and it was a really great night with a bit of 'networking' going on as well. So here's a little photo of me and my friend as a little memory of the night.

So all this came from a tweet so anyone out their looking to get their work out there it definitely pays to keep a beady eye on sites like Twitter, Facebook etc...

Weekly Sketch Selection 7

Here is the second one for this week! If you want to see these sketches as I do them follow my Instagram account scottwmason.

Interview will be posted on Wednesday!

Colouring Walkthrough

A few people have asked how I colour and so I thought this week I would do a short walk-through to how I normally colour my images.

I start off sketching the image out roughly.

Then I ink it and rub out the pencil lines to make it all neat, never colour in with markers over pencil lines because that will look like someone shaded 50 shades of crap over your drawing.

I start off using a light purple to colour the shadows to then work over at a later stage.
I then start layering up the skin tones using yellows/pinks and flesh colours.

Half way through I start to add in some darker purples as well to add depth to the colours and image. Not too much though otherwise it will start looking like Barney (Who remembers Barney?)

Adding in some colouring pencil shading to add some texture into the lips/cheeks and hair.

At this stage I wouldn't mind a cheeky tipple of the JD he's holding...

I start to colour in the rest of the outfit and use a pencil to add texture and shading to the sheer shirt as markers would have been too flat a texture for that.Just need to colour the shoes and then I'm done!

I scan it in, fix it up and play around with the levels and contrast a bit to make it stand out and then the image is finished!

I hope this was at least slightly interesting to read or look at. If anyone would like a post in the future for something you're interested in that I do feel free to ask me!

Month Old!

My blog is a month old today! This image is just to say thanks to everyone that has visited so far, I’ve had over 200 unique visitors on the tumblr alone so wanted to say thank you and hope you continue reading!

The whole point of this drawing was her shoes (see ‘em?) but the photograph doesn’t show them aha.

Weekly Sketch Selection 5

I've decided to link this part of the blog in with good ol' Instagram! So I'll be posting my sketches as I do them during the week on my account and then compile them every Friday like so. So feel free to follow me on Instagram under 'scottwmason' .

Just thought it looks a bit more uniform! Plus the filters are flattering to the sketches and saves me scanning, not that lazyness would ever play a part in my decision of course.

Katie Rodgers (PaperFashion) Interview

http://paperfashion.net/

Katie Rodgers is a very successful fashion illustrator and creator of the amazing blog Paper Fashion. I am absolutely in love with her work, she works traditionally (which I love) and her work seems to have real heart to it which isn't found often with fashion illustrations. Katie's illustrations have been published in ElleGirl, CosmoGirl and The Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration just to name a few. 

Did you always know you wanted to be an Illustrator? 

Nope! I always loved art, but never thought of it as a career. I went into industrial design instead... but somehow found my way back to illustration along the way (and so glad I did!). 

What is your career highlight so far?

Being able to do what I absolutely love, and start my own business with it. 

What are your goals for the future?

To learn to give up some of the control, and bring on other people to help expand and grow my business... to stationary, cards, products, etc. 

Do you have any tips for illustrators just starting out?

Find you're unique voice, and never stop illustrating! Don't compare yourself to others, and go outside and just LOOK around. 

Do you feel getting a degree is necessary or is it better to go out there and try things yourself

I learned so much getting a degree in industrial design. It was more about the experience that taught me more than I ever could've imagined. I do think education is important, but I don't think a degree in necessary. The internet is full of free information... and tools to help you get to where you want to be. Education helps to point you in the right direction, introduce you to amazing resources and people, and give you the opportunity to explore. 

Do you have any tips on how to get your work noticed?

Don't be afraid to put it out there. Be confident, and use the internet and social media to your advantage. Also, try doing a unique project you haven't seen! I used to illustrate well known blogger's and influential people in the industry... things like that grab people's attention. 

Do you feel Fashion Illustrations are as important as photographs?

Absolutely. They represent something different than a photo... photos often represent actual fashion, but illustrations represent the idea of fashion.

Where do you see illustrations going in the industry? It feels like they are being used and seen more frequently lately.

Who knows! I try not to plan too much... and just see where life takes me. I do want to start illustrating more of my own designs though. 

Is there anything you wish you knew before coming into this industry?

Sometimes not knowing things is best. You discover things along the way that you can only understand from experience. 

Describe working in the industry in just 3 words

Colourful. Imaginative. Thrilling. 

Thank you Katie!

Don't forget to check out Katie's blog www.paperfashion.net 

Interviews posted every Wednesday on TallBoyBlog.blogger.com