RSA Paul Smith Stamps

This brief was set by the RSA. We had to design a set of stamps that would celebrate either British Fashion or British Firsts. I chose fashion as my theme and focused purely on Paul Smith. Paul Smith is one of the UKs most successful Fashion Designers and i felt that a combination of his his iconic stripes and fashion illustration would work well on a stamp. I started off by illustrating some of his key pieces:

After doing these illustrations i felt i needed more texture in my work so i chose to create some collaged fashion illustrations. These work much better and have formed the final basis for my stamps: