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作为一所专业的时装院校，伦敦时装学院的课程设置涉猎十分广泛，在不仅对时尚行业的设计进行了详细的划分，在插画专业也开设了独立的，时尚插画专业。时尚插画的学生们不仅仅只是插画，更可以与时尚杂志或者时尚大牌合作，也可以与设计师合作，吸引了很多想要从事时尚行业但又很热爱插画的同学们，也让很多插画专业的学生们找到了一个发展的新方向。伦敦时装学院的时尚插画都在教授些什么课程呢，它的毕业生又如何进行插画设计呢，来看一下他们的反馈吧......

BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration graduate Lisurt Yu who explored racism and multiculturalism for her final project. We talk Disney, Richard Haines and coloured illustration for the latest Class of 2017 feature.

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Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and the moment you knew you wanted to study fashion?

I started to draw at three years old. I was obsessed with colouring the garments of Disney princesses and doodling on my walls. When I grew up, I spent most of my spare time drawing models from fashion magazines. I never stopped drawing and I tried many things before I applied to LCF, such as Japanese comics, game character designer and academic drawer. However, I enjoyed drawing beautiful people in trendy garments the most, so I applied to BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration because it combined two of my greatest interests.

What influences your style and work?

I don’t have a signature style because my interests change quickly and I cannot accept being unvarying all the time. If I do commercial projects, my style will alter every time to meet different demands. If I simply draw for myself, I like to experiment with various methods to convey the same theme, for example, try to draw a cup of water in 10 different ways. Besides, I pay close attention to social issues and I always try to response to those issues within my art. I do arts for aesthetic success, but even more for my duty.

BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration graduate Lixue Yu explored racism and the failure of multiculturalism for her final project.

Talk us through your final project…

This project was about fighting against racial discrimination. My original idea was to make an ironic and funny illustrated book about Chinese racial slurs so I did some historical research on racial discrimination and racial slurs, and a lot of artistic work that was relevant to racial subjects. However, during the research process I found that the racial issue is intensifying these days not only in China but in every part of the globe. I changed my project direction from studying Chinese racism to a higher perspective, which stands for all human beings to find a path toward love and understanding. I wanted to express the concept of racial equality and love between human beings by creating recombinations of different human features and supplying them with scientific facts about human DNA to prove how similar human beings are no matter which ‘race’ they belong to.

Have you met or been inspired by any speakers from the industry whilst at LCF?

Definitely! I was shocked that Richard Haines came to our class to give a lecture a few months ago, he talked about his own experiences in the fashion industry and gave us much useful information about being a freelance illustrator. I like his quick drawings of cool boys on the streets as well as his collection for Prada. It was such an amazing experience to talk with with him face-to-face.

What techniques or theories did you use to create your final piece of work?

I used colour pencils for the contour line, a mix of acrylic paint, ink and watercolour for the coloured parts. Instead of using photograph references while drawing, I summarised all the traits and recombined them in each sketch before I drew.

What are your plans for the future?

I will definitely keep on exploring different aspects of this interesting world.

How do you think your course and LCF will help you achieve this?

LCF itself is a wonderful platform to enter the fashion industry. It has a good reputation and it provides us with useful connections within the industry, which is very helpful when job-hunting after graduation.

Have you heard that LCF is moving to east London? What do you think about the move?

Yes, I’ve heard about this. There is nothing concering except an expectation that LCF should provide public painting studios for Fashion Illustration students in the new campus because currently there is no painting studio for us to draw at Lime Grove campus after class if we want to stay up longer and work on our own projects.

BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration graduate Holly Jade Farmer for LCFBA17.

Have you met or been inspired by any speakers from the industry whilst at LCF?

I was particularly inspired by a talk held by artist Gary Card, as his work is colourful, bold and confident. I like that he can venture into multiple avenues with his work as it is so versatile. I’d like to be able to do that.

BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration graduate Holly Jade Farmer for LCFBA17.

Describe your work and aesthetic in five words…

Dark, figurative, circus, dolls, and experimental

Do you have a muse? If so, who and why?

I do not consider my work to be based on a specific face or person, as I am more inspired by fictional characters and the beautiful dolls that I collect. I like that I can shape them to whatever I want them to be, yet I do think that my work is subconsciously influenced by the experiences I have with people I meet and the places I go.

Nina Miles Hilpern turned a lot of heads this summer when she opted to exhibit her final major project at the Ransom Art Gallery near Sloane Square. Her mixed body of work explored concepts of the human body and the grotesque through drawings, paintings, and sculptural artworks, offering a challenging perspective on the attraction and flaws of the human body. Nina is using the skills she acquired during her BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration degree to experiment with different art forms ranging from drawings to mixed-media identities. We talk to her about her upbringing, inspirations and creating the graphic identity for Mark Ransom’s gallery.

The Loose Skin Series by Fashion Illustration graduate Nina Miles Hilpern.

Blotched by Fashion Illustration graduate Nina Miles Hilpern.

Did you always want to study Fashion Illustration at LCF?

It was always a dream of mine to study in London, and when I stumbled across a course in Fashion Illustration it instantly caught my eye. I have always had a love for drawing, even at fashion school when I was meant to be making clothes, I would always end up spending most of my time doodling designs and sketches. This course just made perfect sense for me as it combined my love for both art and fashion!

Tickled Pink by Fashion Illustration graduate Nina Miles Hilpern.

The Eye of the Beholder graduate Nina Miles Hilpern.

‘Flaws’ Exhibition Curation, Fashion Textiles graduate Nina Miles Hilpern.

Is it important for illustrators to diversify their skills?

Whilst studying at LCF, I have been lucky enough to have learned many different techniques in the workshops and inspirational talks by previous alumni and established artists. Originally I found it quite challenging to experiment with varying mediums, but I’am so pleased to have been pushed out of my comfort zone. As a result, my practice has developed and I now enjoy working with sculptural forms and I no longer feel restricted to what felt safe. I’m a big believer in the idea that you never know until you try.

The Gold Series by graduate Nina Miles Hilpern.

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