Kelly Smith

Overview

Kelly Smith is an Australian Illustrator, working predominantly in fashion and beauty.

Training

With a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Tasmanian School of Art, Kelly majored in photography and graphic design, but reverted back to her love of drawing after graduating. She ran a blog and launched her career after being interviewed in Vogue about an exhibition she was mounting.

Approach

Kelly’s approach is mainly traditional, with 90 per cent of the work completed using a graphite pencil. She then scans the drawing in, adding colour and tweaking the image using Photoshop. Her compositions vary – usually it’s a case of highlighting one focal area that’s full of beauty, but in other cases she builds up a scene to surround it.

Style

Her images are intricate, finely detailed pencil illustrations, incorporating pops of digital colour. They are soft and feminine in tone and content.

Client List

• Valentino
• Armani
• L'Oréal
• Harper's Bazaar
• Net-A-Porter
• Vogue Australia
• ELLE
• Maybelline
• Vogue Japan
• Clarins