koikoikoiLaura Laine is an amazingly talented fashion illustrator. She has studied fashion design at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, with a focus on fashion illustration. After completing her studies she has been working full-time as a freelace illustrator. Her clients include Zara, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, Iben Hoej, Daniel Palillo, The New York Times Magazine, Elle Girl, The Guardian, and Páp Magazine. Laura Laine è una talentuosa illustratrice di moda. Ha studiato fashion design alla University of Art di Helsinki, specializzandosi nell’illustrazione per la moda. Dopo aver terminato gli studi ha iniziato a lavorare a tempo pieno come illustratrice freelance. I suoi clienti includono: Zara, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, Iben Hoej, Daniel Palillo, The New York Times Magazine, Elle Girl, The Guardian, and Páp Magazine.
Her predominantly black and white illustrations are hauntingly beautiful and delicate, but they sometimes have a rather dark or even eccentric, burtonesque feel to them. One of the main characteristics of her drawings is the incredibly fine and detailed line work, which manages to suggest a great variety of textures (fur, silk, wool, leather etc.). Further, there is a certain motion quality to her illustrations which is conveyed by the gracefully twisted body postures and the splendidly flowing long hair of her characters.
The above (apparently mirrored) illustration featuring two young women each holding a fox is entitled “kitsune” (Japanese for “fox”) and was created for Kitsune Noir’s desktop wallpaper project. You can download it there in different sizes and admire it in high quality. See below for several other pieces by this talented Finnish illustrator.
Le sue illustrazioni in bianco e nero sono bellissime e delicate, ma spesso al contempo dark, eccentriche e “Burtonesche”. Una delle peculiarità del suo lavoro è l’incredibile dettaglio delle linee, con il quale riesce a rendere una grande varietà di materiali e texture (pelliccia, seta, lana, cuoio…). Sa inoltre donare il giusto movimento alle sue figure, dai corpi aggraziatamente ritratti in contorte posture e lunghe chiome splendidamente fluenti.
L’immagine sopra (apparentemente specchiata) che mostra due ragazze, ciascuna con una volpe, è intitolata “kitsune” (“volpe” in giapponese) ed è stata realizzata per il Kitsune Noir desktop wallpaper project. Potete scaricarla qui in differenti formati e apprezzarne i dettagli in grandi dimensioni. Qui sotto alcuni esempi di creazioni di questa fantastica illustratrice finlandese.