DANNY ROBERTS

Danny Roberts is a professional well-known fashion illustrator from California, USA.  He majored in photography at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo, California, and transfer to the Academy of art, San Francisco to study fashion illustration. His dreamy illustrations usually have a fashion related slant and he is been featured in publications including New York Times, Vogue Italia, Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, fashion magazine and many web publications.

at Cal Poly, Danny’s art, displayed at Cal Poly’s Art and Design Annual Juried Student Show, won the freelance category. Danny’s interest in fashion started early as he established and operated his own clothing company in his teens, screen printing his designs on t-shirt, sweatshirts, and sweats, until the end of his first year in college. Upon finishing school, he was honored by being awarded the first featured portfolio of the year on WGSN Generation, which showcases graduating talent from the world’s leading universities and design colleges. He has collaborated with an eclectic variety client such as, Tiffany & Company, IMG Models, Lancôme, Forever21 and Gwen Stephani’s Harajuku Lovers.

He chose fashion as a focus of his work because he love drawing clothes and the challenge of drawing drapes. Also, he was studying to be a fashion designer when he first learned how to draw so drawing fashion and figures feels natural to him.

Danny’s illustrations are very creative and he explain his techniques is he always draw using blind contour cheating a little, which means, he try to look at his paper as little as he can, and keep his eye on whatever he is drawing. He likes drawing that way because it keeps his line true. He likes using a lot of mix media, but fine tip pens like micron pens and water down ink or Gouache is his favorites.

Danny Roberts will soon set up his online store and also planning to air the video of drawing development for all illustration lovers.