Misstigri

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Valérie Moigne alias Misstigri is an independent artist based in Nantes where she also holds a small shop.
After an applied arts and a BTS in interior architecture, it will continue on a long cycle at the Beaux-Arts in design options. Despite an attempt in architecture, her passion for the image will take over and push her to settle as an independent graphic designer in 2000. This work being led by customer constraints, she will seek a scar starting to paint, and will give birth to female characters who will become her manufacturing mark "The Misses".

Today, at the same time graphic designer, illustrator and painter she draws her inspiration as well from painting with influences like Klimt, Mucha, Shiele or Pignon Ernest, as in comics via Bilal, Manara, Dautremer, or even fashion (Lacroix, Gaultier or Miyaké, ...) and the animation cinema (Burton, Miyazaki.

His technique first begins with the development of a sketch which she then reproduces on the scale of the canvas. Like a school teacher, she built the main lines of the drawing. It tinks, equalizes then erases from the reverse of its blouse everything that parasites the readability ... The base is in place.
The skin, the clothes, the hair then the coarse acrylic shadows. Precise shadows, volumes and very fatty pastel eyeshadows. A little touch of precision for the finishes at POSCA (Gouache felt) and 3D paint (tulip). If the young lady who comes to life asks her, she decorates her toilet, feathers, lace or ribbons ...

Today it has acquired a great notoriety and is considered a reference in its own right by many ...

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Valérie Moigne alias Misstigri is an independent artist based in Nantes where she also runs a small shop.
After a Bac F12 in applied arts and a BTS in Interior Architecture, she continued with a long-term cycle at the Beaux-Arts with a focus on design. Despite an attempt in architecture, her passion for imagery took over and pushed her to establish herself as an independent graphic designer in 2000. This work being directed by client constraints, she sought an escape by starting to paint, and gave birth to female characters that would become her trademark "Les Misstinguettes".

Today, both a graphic designer, illustrator, and painter, she draws her inspiration from painting with influences like Klimt, Mucha, Shiele, or Pignon Ernest, as well as from comics through Bilal, Manara, Dautremer, or even fashion (Lacroix, Gaultier, or Miyaké,…) and animation cinema (Burton, Miyazaki,…).

Her technique begins with the creation of a sketch which she then reproduces on the scale of the canvas. Like a schoolteacher, she constructs the main lines of the drawing with chalk. She refines, evens out, then wipes away with the back of her blouse anything that impairs readability... The base is set.
The skin, clothes, hair, then the rough shadows in acrylic. The precise shadows, volumes, and makeup in very greasy pastel. A small touch of precision for the finishing touches with posca (gouache marker) and 3D paint (tulip). If the young lady coming to life asks for it, she adorns her outfit with feathers, lace, or ribbons...

She has today gained great notoriety and is considered a full-fledged reference by many...