Downtons work is very easy on the eye, he is able to divert the attention of his work to certain facial features of the girls he works with. His use of ink allows him to capture great detail within the face and create different shades throughout the whole piece.  

David Downton

Born in Kent in 1959, Downton pursued a career in the illustration department, studying at both Canterbury and Wolverhampton during 1977-1981. His career finally picked up in 1984 when he moved to Brighton where he worked on a number of different projects including illustrating books and working in advertisement. After working for the financial times in 1996 he rooted himself as being known as a fashion illustrator,and has produced work for the biggest name in fashion including Tiffany & co, Bloomingdales, Chanel, Dior, Vogue
and many others.