Today I am ending my year-long project 52 Live Fashion Stories with a fashion portrait of model Nicolle I painted live yesterday for the final week of my project, Week 52. I am so excited to complete this project, woohooo!! You can see more of it on Instagram.
I cannot believe I've been painting live for a full year now, you guys!! Can you believe it? I still remember the first time I put myself out there, on Week 1, and asked a perfect stranger at Jones Coffee in my neighborhood to pose for me for a live portrait! No pressure lol. Check out that very first experience, 52 weeks ago, here. And today, I can tell you I have long ago surpassed any feelings of nervousness or anxiety about painting live. Within a few weeks it felt 'normal' and comfortable. Oftentimes the fear of something is greater than the actual experience, and all we have to do is take action to move past that fear. Before we know it, we are on the other side of it. I am so happy that I pushed my limits and that I created this structure and challenge for myself. I'm excited to move forward and to conquer new fears and to reach new milestones. Wishing the very same for you, too! A big thank you for coming along this experience with me, you guys are the best! As a thank you, sign up for my free fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - sign up above: click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. xo, Cristina ps - Stay in touch for new painting projects and exciting news here on the blog and on Instagram - follow me there for instant daily updates!
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Live model Aussie was my subject for a live fashion portrait yesterday, for Week 51 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. Next week will mark a full year I've painted something live every week :-) Follow me on Instagram to see more about my painting process and behind-the-scenes.
Like my paintings? Sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Yesterday I painted model Susan's live fashion portrait for Week 50 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. I can't believe it's been almost a year of painting fashion and portraits live, two more weeks to go! Follow me on Instagram to see more behind-the-scenes.
If you like my paintings, sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Model Nicolle is great, her poses are always fun and interesting. So it's no surprise that I chose her once again for a live fashion portrait yesterday for Week 49 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. Follow me on Instagram to see more about my painting process.
Like my artwork? Sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Beautiful live model Aussie was the subject for Week 48 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories yesterday. An enigmatic pose for her fashion portrait. Follow me on Instagram to see more behind-the-scenes.
If you like my paintings, sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Week 47 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories is all about Fiona, a model whose fashion portrait I painted live yesterday from YouTube live posing. So much fun trying to capture the essence of her face in short bursts of poses! More about this project on Instagram.
If you like my paintings, sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Today, for Week 46 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories, I painted a fashion portrait for live model Nicolle again. I love her messy braid and loose do, very boho bridal. Check out more on Instagram.
Like my paintings? Sign up for my FREE fashion illustration calendar delivered in your inbox each month - To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe Here' button at the top of my blog page. You'll receive a brand new piece of artwork from me with each month's calendar. xo Cristina Painted live model Jin's fashion portrait again last week for Week 45 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories - getting so close to 52 weeks ... only 7 more weeks to go!
Portrait of live model Aurora last week, with a longing look in her eyes, for Week 44 of 52 Live Fashion Stories.
Painted live model Susan's fashion portrait last week for Week 43 of 52 Live Fashion Stories, which was so much fun! Love her head full of curls!
Live model Rachel was my inspiration last week for Week 40 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. She looks right through you, with her clear eyes and ethereal gaze ...
Live model Aussie became my inspiration last week for Week 39 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. Like a romantic and wistful princess in waiting ...
For Week 38 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories last week I painted live model Amanda's portrait again. I love her curls and this soft pose looking down, it feels very Wuthering Heights, very Bronte!
Last week, for Week 36 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories I painted live model Nicolle's portrait again ... and the funny think is she looks like another Nicole in this pose, a famous one (hint: Kidman ;-)
Last week I painted live model Nicolle's portrait, for Week 35 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories. What a great pose, I like the way her hands frame her face.
Last week, for Week 34 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories I painted live model Amy's portrait again, playing with a different flat brush for the hair texture.
Last week, for Week 33 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories I was feeling in the Christmas spirit, so live model Amy got to wear a red Christmas bow :-)
Another portrait of live model Eve, emerging from the darkness, last week on Week 32 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories.
A second portrait of live model Jennifer last week for Week 31 of 52 Live Fashion Stories, playing with a different hair texture.
Week 30 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories took place, spur of the moment, on Thanksgiving day actually. My bf and I spent the day in Huntington Beach with his mom, Joann, and I painted her portrait outside, in the beautiful early afternoon, after our yummy Thanksgiving feast (while a certain someone was snoozing, post pumpkin pie ;-) Not only did I get to paint live on Thanksgiving, but I was happy to spend a beautiful and (unseasonably) warm day for this time of year hanging out with no less than three puppies!! Shorts and puppies on Thanksgiving? Yes, please :-)) Luna and Body are two six-month old brother and sister puppies - and by 'puppies' I mean almost fully grown dogs behaving like three-month old puppies, while knocking you off your feet with their boundless energy and puppy-ness ;-) And Chase (technically not a puppy, but as cute as one) is the most adorable Frenchie who loves to play with any and all squeaky toys. The squeakiest, the better! <3 Keith and Chase stand off: man vs beast ;-)) Giving thanks for a day of 'too much fun' and wishing all of us as many of them as possible!
xo Cristina Last week, for Week 29 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories I had a back-to-back double feature of painting live portraits: at my house, with my friends Madison and Bryan, and at my new friend Colette's party! These two are always fun to be around! My friends Madison and Bryan are also architects, and old coworkers no less, and it's always nice to reminisce about what brought us together in the first place: architecture! We had a blast catching up, and I loved (finally!) getting to paint their portraits!
Thanks for being such great models, guys! ;-) And thanks for taking pics and videos and for the organic strawberries ... yummmm!! You sure know the way to my heart lol Colette's party the day before was such a blast! Here she is, a beautiful muse and gracious hostess, photo-bombed by her bf Aarun ;-) I met some awesome people with interesting stories, all from such different backgrounds than my own. Always nice to step outside the norm for a change. Thanks so much for having me, Colette! I had lots of fun, and it was great to meet everyone!
Inspired by an explosion of brushstrokes for Week 28 of 52 Live Fashion Stories and painting live model Eve's portrait last week.
Loving minimal portraits - last week was Week 27 of my 52 Live Fashion Stories, inspired by live model Jennifer.
Less is more! Obsessed with bringing the face to life on paper with a minimal, edited amount of brush strokes!!
Week 26 of 52 Live Fashion Stories last Friday was inspired by live model Georgina. |
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I'm Cristina Tudor, a Beverly Hills fashion illustrator. I paint live illustrations at fashion, retail, entertainment, bridal and lifestyle events for clients such as Chanel, Ferragamo, Piaget, David Yurman x Galia Lahav, Badgley Mischka, Bloomingdale's, Warner Bros. Studios, Diptyque Paris, Ted Baker London, Eric Buterbaugh x Beverly Hills EB Florals, and Survey Monkey, among others. FOLLOW CRISTINA:
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