Scrapbook Notebook Series Scrapbook #5 | Page 64

interview with an illustrator Christian David Moore Fash ion illustration's newest talent speaks of his admiration for Tom Ford and how he likes to tell a story through his illustration s . . . u SB What drew you to illustration/design? Christian: I’ve always been passionate about drawing. I can remember drawing from a really early age, I like creating things, I love working with my hands. u SB Do you have any formal design training? Christian: No I’m self trained. Actually I studied business at university, and then I worked in a design agency where I learnt lots of skills and I just decided to put a portfolio together - which I did and a few months later I applied to an agent and that was that. u SB Where are you from? Christian: Cheshire in the North of England. u SB Where do you live now and what drew you there? Christian: I recently moved to London. I wanted to be closer to some family and also I really wanted to have lived in London at some point during in my life. u SB Where is your studio and can you describe it for me? Christian: At the moment my studio is just a room in my house with a view across London and the Thames. u SB What is your biggest inspiration? Christian: My love of beautiful things and people. I try to capture and communicate a story when I illustrate. Especially when I’m drawing a woman. “Who is she? Where’s 174