Women in leather are sexy and seductive.
The illustrator who use this subject the most was the genius Hajime Sorayama. After turning the pages of some fine art books and remembering the work from this fantastic artist I got very inspired. Then I have decided to do homage to him illustrating – in my way – a girl in leather.
I did not focus in a caricature result but tending to the realism.
This is my idea about a gothic girl that provokes a sexy appeal in her attitude:
I found a brazilian model called Alexandra and her photos wearing leather ( she is a fashion designer: http://www.blackfrost.com.br ) an choose one to illustrate.
For me, the biggest challenge in realistic illustrations is always to simulate textures. In this case I tried to get as close as possible to the leather in which should be very tight to the body accentuating its shape.
The dark make-up together with the leather helps as a contrast with the light skin.
Once the drawing was done I scanned it. The process of coloring, working on the texture and details were all done in Corel 9 and using the tablet Intuos 3.
I hope you all enjoy this homage to the master Sorayama.