Mary Wills
Mary Wills, a hugely famous costume designer from the era that inspired me most! Predominately recognisable for her costumes for 'The Virgin Queen' in 1955 (Bette Davis) and Edwin Booth 1955 (Richard Burton). She has also deigned for the likes of Joan Collins (see in-scripted image) and, ultimately, all of her drawings; whether or not the are costume focused demonstrate immense character. The aura of her clients is evident in her sketches and she captures brilliantly the gaudy 'Gothic' of those big-budget, English-American melodramas of the 1950's. I want to take such isnpriation from Wills and be inspired by, not only her abloity to imply character through costume drawing but her technical skill. I will, also, need these skills if I am going to successfully complete my project next year, so for the moment, I will focus on 'the best in the business' when it comes to costume, concept art, character design and story-boarding.
'Edwin Booth'/Richard Burton. A male protagonist is an important character and Wills costume is subtle but reminiscent of a Victorian Gothic that I can transfer into my illustrations.
The splash of colour on a flesh coloured background is almost suggestive, something I need to consider in terms of my brief...I want my illustrations to have similar undertones.
This image at first glance seems quite typically 'pretty', which is not what I am going for. However, my repertoire needs to be vast and may call for a contrast. I have chosen to be inspired by more of a Gothic theme because I know 'pretty' is something I can already draw and I want to see how far I can push the boundaries within other genre's.
My Response to these inspirations:
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