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THE ART OF FASHION ILLUSTRATION | PART 2: THE ICONS

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“I have always been fascinated by people, clothing,

culture, shape, silhouette, and color—and I’ve

always loved to draw and paint. All these disparate

loves seemed to converge in fashion illustration,”

Johnson says. She draws inspiration from many ar-

eas including her love of travel, especially to Africa

and Asia, and her appreciation of the clothing of

other cultures, especially Tibetan, Native American,

and Japanese.

Good Advice

In her extensive career, the best advice Johnson has

received about illustrating fashion is, “Stop drawing

well before you think the illustration is done. It re-

mains fresher that way, and an overworked drawing

makes the viewers less able to Åll in the details with

their imagination.” Her advice for emerging talents

is to remember that talent will only take you so far.

“Aou need to have a continued drive and passion

for what you are doing. Don’t imitate illustrators of

the past, make your own statement, and use your

own being and viewpoint to inform your art. Love

doing it.”

Bathing Suit Commissioned by Bloomingdale’s for

a full-page New York Times ad.

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