{"id":2789,"date":"2020-02-13T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anjakarboul.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:37:52","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anjakarboul.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"&#13;\n<p>Hi there! My name is Anja Karboul, and I\u2019m a freelance fashion and live illustrator based in Berlin. I\u2019ve been living here for 18 years \u2013 now with my husband and two children \u2013 and have loved the energy and diversity of this city ever since the moment I moved here.  Since I come from a fashion background, the themes of my illustrations automatically revolve around silhouettes, fashion labels, faces and colors.<br\/><br\/>After graduating as a fashion designer, I received a scholarship to study at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology. This was followed by positions at fashion labels such as Yohji Yamamoto, Kenneth Cole and Schumacher and finally the leap into my dream job as an illustrator.<\/p>&#13;\n<h2>A passion for drawing people, faces and portraits <\/h2>&#13;\n<p>I love drawing people and the many different facets of their personalities. I have always been fascinated by the idea of exploring the subtle details that make each personality visually unique. My work is created using both traditional and digital methods.   When I start an illustration, I always rely to a certain extent on the dynamics that develop during the creation process and let myself be guided by them.<\/p>&#13;\n<h2>Live-Illustration with Anja Karboul<\/h2>&#13;\n<p>After 20 years in fashion, my strengths clearly lie in observing and recording my impressions. 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