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         Analytical Research of  Two Fashion Illustrators


                              Shelsey Birch Illustrations


Shelsey Birch fashion illustrations are weird and unconventional, yet fierce and striking. She brings personality and flavour to her sketches which reflect the hip styles of today with a unique, imaginative touch. Currently she is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator residing in Australia. Her illustrations are hauntingly beautiful and abstract . 
These Shelsey Birch Sketches below balance Femininity and Strength.

                                                                                                   

According to TrendLand, the goal behind Birch’s work is to “illustrate the tension and flow between a woman’s warm, mysterious, genteel, and childlike femininity juxtaposed against the masculine characteristics of geometry, boldness, danger, aggression, heroism and mechanics.” She does this by incorporating objects typically associated with strength and men such as guns or creepy animals into her sketches which represent typically “feminine” women.

Fashion illustrations are one of many art forms that the multitalented Birch experiments with. From children’s book illustrations to typography and even sand sculpting, Birch brings an element of thoughtful disposition to each of her works.

A major professional goal for Shelsey is to develop her writing skills and create children's book that par with the success of her most admired authors and illustrators such as C.S.Lewis and Mem Fox. She has already written and illustrated her first children's Novel entitled Sho Sho the Sand Dragon which is viewable on her website at www.shelseybirch.com under 'Illustration'

Cassandra Rhodin Illustrations

Cassandra Rhodin is a Swedish fashion illustrator born in 1979, that loves to draw bold, chic, sensual women inspired by the iconic style of the roaring 20s and by silent movie sirens: thin, elongated beauties with smoky smouldering eyes, pouty lips and Parisian flair. Cassandra draws and uses watercolours to create beautiful wide-eyed model. Notably a style that is distinctive and moody. A 1920s style with a good twist of gloom. Her illustrations demonstrate everything from Paris in the 1920 to Coco Chanel herself. Her girls are as pretty as they are powerful with a good twist of gloom.

 

Below are links where Artwork of both Illustrators Cassandra Rhodin and Shelsey Birch work can be found:
http://www.agentbauer.com/illustrators/cassandrarhodin
http://www.shelseybirch.com/