New company magazine beauty illustration

Recently I got commissioned to draw some makeup products for company magazines beauty article! It's all about saving your makeup when it's broken, getting those extra bits out of it so you can continue using it,

 I've lost count at how many times I've dropped my pressed powder and its shattered :( so I was excited to start the drawings and go for something a bit brighter, as I've mentioned before my work is very pale and although its a current trend I do want to show some versatility ;) 

 We had discussed a beauty table and box for the piece, however I thought that it might take the focus off the makeup as its be quite small within the frame, my first drawings were playing with images on a dresser like an old telephone, I battled with this and couldn't get it to look how I wanted.

Sometimes I cut my losses and start again, otherwise I end up wasting time and achieving nothing when I could have been half way through something really good, other times I try and push through if I feel like there's potential in the piece. 

This is the image I started with, I don't mind where it's going, but the lack of detail really stops me from connecting with it, I've also got a problem with the water coloured chair back,  

 I'm glad I went with another approach and it was received well thankfully! We upped the saturation and added a bit of sparkle, which I think made a big difference 

Here is a close up of one of the first drafts I sent over, as you can see a bit more work went into this but I was pleased with the direction it was heading.  The box was a little frustrating but the more detail I put in it the better it looked (obviously hah)

 I added a little bit of sparkle on the pots and in the eye shadows, I just adore the way they shimmer so I wanted to try and emulate that a little within the illustration.

I experimented with some other hues, I really like the purple and pinks but it is a common colour of mine so it was suggested that some turquoise and blues should be added, which worked really well, you can see the finished piece below, I added a few little plasters on the pots to keep in with the broken theme..

I certainly have the itch to draw more beauty products now and expand my portfolio to other things I love! I started drawing some macaroons soon after, they took hours! They were extremely time consuming but well worth the finished result. 

I loved adding the little flag, I then went on the draw a few more below, I wanted to add some colour to them, maybe a blue/turquoise, but it really didn't look right so I removed it and kept the only colour the sprinkles and flag.

Final image!

 Thanks so much for reading, I always appreciate the comments, I hope you get chance to read company and see my new work :) 

Listen and tweet illustration, company magazine.

Hello!

As you may know I regularly illustrate for the #readitandtweet section in company magazine, I've also just started with the #listensndtweet section too. I love how involved twitter makes you, especially with the use of hashtags, my newest illustration if definite my favourite I've done yet!

I used a reference image of my sister, as she looks quite young I changed the face around keeping the pose the same, I tired to add a little more texture by drawing a jumper with a knitted look to it, it took hours! All individual pencil marks, but looking back I think it's why it's my favourite illustration, taking an extra few hours to tweak and concentrate on detail really makes the difference. 

I'm ashamed to say I use way too much pink in my drawings, I know I'll look back at my portfolio one day and hate myself for it, so I made a very conscious decision to exclude any girly pink hues, having done that I think it works well with this piece, it's still a little subtle with pastel tones but I wanted the lips and jumper to really pop, I think I'm going to explore this style a little more and try and refine it making it identifiable with me, it's not going to be easy but I'm loving having the chance to experiment.

Next month a new illustration will be featured in company showing some make up drawings I've done, it's a really cool article and its a massive honour to be asked to draw time after time for a magazine which is not only awesome, but filled with really lovely people! <3 I do pinch myself sometimes.

Sneaky look! Shhhhhhh x 

Thanks for reading 

Nat x

What she reads illustration!

My latest commission was for the gorgeous Georgie, who's started her new blog dedicated to her love of reading, including lots of lovely book recommendations, I especially enjoyed the book cover review, part, evaluating the artworks relevance to the story.

The blog is clean and fresh with bright pinks and yellows, I wanted to keep the illustration quite simple to compliment the layout and not compete with it, make sure you check out her website here http://www.whatshereads.co.uk/

Looking for an illustration for your blog? Illustration commissions start from £40, so email me at natalielines90@gmail.com if you're interested,

Homely cushion designs

wow, it's so exciting to finally have them ready, it's not totally complete, but at least the flower cushions are, i've created them in several colours to suit different colour schemes in homes, and to see which are the most popular choices, right now they come in

Yellow
Purple
Pink
Turquoise
and as an experiment a less bright green/turquoise.


I'm really pleased with how they've turned out, they'll be for sale shortly on my website for £17 with cushion pads included! However, if you want to be the first to have a free one, then join in the competition here Share the image and be in a chance to win the first one!
 I'd really appreciate your feedback on the one you like the most/most likely to buy!

Next to be printed and added to the collection are these lovelies, i'm having them reprinted so they're all on the same materials and have similar colours, Using too many companies make tracking down matching fabrics a long process!

Anyway, thanks for reading and i'd love to hear your opinion as always 

Competition time!

Hi there,

 Some exciting news! I've been working on my website now and I'm finally at a place where I can start running some competitions, my cushions are nearly done so as a thank you to everyone who supports my artwork I wanted to give away one! I'd love to give everyone something but I don't think that's a good way of running a business.... Ha

  It's so simple, just share, like, comment on the image and ill pop your name in a hat and ill do a lucky draw, the winner will be announced when I launch my website in July, I'm not stating dates as things are always doomed when you do! But I'll keep you updated anyway! 

 Thanks again :) 

Keira Knightly - Just married!

The beautiful Keria Knightly has just gotten married, i spotted a picture of her in the newspaper dressed in a floaty Rodarte dress skipping from the registry office, and i just had to draw it! I'm not sure if this is her actual wedding dress, she may have changed it for the evening ceremony, but it suits her so much, I love the added touch of the cat-eye sun glasses and flowers in her hair, I'm not sure where the cropped jacket is from, but it looks similar to a Chanel blazer i've seen.
If you've seen the pictures, they're very playful and light, and that's what i wanted to go with for the illustration, bright pinks and light colours!
What do you think? 

New designs

 It has taken me a long while to create my new cushion designs, i've taken lots of photos recently, mainly of flowers and natural objects, i decided to draw a few of these and see what they'd look like on a cushion, mirroring them and adding some watercolour splashes. It took HOURS,  i was always on the verge of liking the design, but not entirely. Originally i had lots of different flowers including lillys, and i think that is why i didn't like the look of the design, i was over complicating the illustration when simple is sometimes best.  I'm looking forward to getting these printed, with lots of different colours, such as fushia, yellow, grey and turquoise!
 Can't wait!!