The Infinite Aura Collection Launch with Swarovski X House Beautiful

Last week I found myself live sketching with amazing views looking over New York City while at the Hearst Tower. We celebrated the launch of the gorgeous Infinite Aura Collection with Swarovski and House Beautiful! I was honored to meet Editor in Chief Sophie Dow Donelson at the event! Below are a few images from the night taken by Avano Hisa.

Below is a sample background I created prior to the event. I used micron, pencil and digital editing to create the Swarovski back drop. I also hand glued Swarovski crystals to add accessories and a touch of sparkle to each illustration. They take roughly 5-8 minutes per sketch to create. Big thanks to Kailin Villamar and the rest of the team for having me!

The Zoe Report X Sorel X Deanna First Illustrations

Excited to share images from my event with Sorel Footwear and The Zoe Report at Trunk Club Women in New York City! For my live sketch events I offer customized backgrounds which I sketch beforehand for client. Guests were able to pick 1 of 3 custom background with a theme From Barre to Brunch, Day to Night and Commute to Conference. Each themed sketch matched a new Spring 2018 Sorel shoe. I then proceeded to sketch each guest in their #SORELstyle look of the night, which they were able to take home and frame. :)

Anthony Tran Photography

IOPE X Deanna First Illustrations Live Sketch Botanical Designs

I teamed up with IOPE, a K-Beauty brand last month where I sketched live on their skincare bottles which are sold at US Aritaum. Attendees could pick out a color-way for me to hand paint botanical and floral designs on. They needed a bit of time to dry so the bottles were dropped off next day to the guests. Check out this live video of me sketching in action! I used acrylic paint, sharpie and micron markers to make these custom illustrations come to life. #IOPE #USAritaum

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