Fashion Illustration and Creative Design Learning Center
DRAMA AND MOOD in Fashion Illustration If you LOVE capturing the drama in fashion illustration, the more yout understand the fine details in the clothing, and the more we understand how to render prints and surface textures, and the more we understand HOW CLOTHING IS MADE and put together, and the more comfortable we are […]
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Gouache wash and Pencil Fashion sketch study on sketch paper Another Fashion Sketch Group ZOOM session wrapped up yesterday,. I thought that today I share mini videos all over this page to peer into the close up of the random studies that came out of this week’s session. Each week on zoom I curate warmup
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DRAWING EXERCISES – the active experience of fashion drawing When I enrolled in Parsons School of Design to become a fashion designer 30 years ago, I was accepted on a condition that I would take a summer program in drawing. Because I COULD NOT DRAW. I ended up in a 6 hour a day, five
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HOLIDAY FASHION DESIGN SKETCHING COURSE EXERCISE: When you think of fashion design sketching for holiday parties, festivities and events, what do you think of wearing? Or, what do you think your muse wants to wear? What does she need, what does she dream of? How does she want to feel in your fashion designs? NOW:
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Fashion Illustration: Carnaval 2025 on ipad PRIMER: download Adobe Fresco app on your ipad Adobe Fresco app on my ipad pro brought me so much freedom to explore some of my favorite carnaval costume designs from Recife and Olinda this year through the art of fashion illustration. Since I had to miss the festivities
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Model Drawing forms the foundation for fashion illustration skilss. This costume for carnaval by AVOA illustrated by Laura Volpintesta on Adobe Fresco app EXPLORE: Versatile, vibrant apps for fashion sketching and illustration! Fashion Illustration: Striped pantsuit illustration by Laura Volpintesta using Adobe Fresco app I studied fashion design and fashion illustration back in the early
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Drawing Men in Fashion Illustration Drawing men for fashion illustration and menswear fashion design sketching is an easy transition if you are comfortable drawing women already. ( I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE TIMELAPSE VIDEOS I’VE PROVIDED FOR YOU ON THIS PAGE!) I host live practice sessions every week on zoom in Fashion Sketch Group!
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Fashion Design Sketching on the iPad (videos) Last night I shared fashion sketching examples from my ipad created during my weekly live zoom group. TODAY’S EXAMPLES ARE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Today’s fashion illustrations don’t come from looking at anything, pictures, photos or models. (I recommend drawing lots and lots of clothes and looks that you are
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Using Procreate app for Fashion Illustrations Using Procreate app for Fashion Illustration on iPad I had resisted using Procreate app for Fashion Illustration on iPad for a long time. Why? I felt like it was too smooth and slick looking. While I first tried it a long time ago and definitely got it to the
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Fashion Sketching Sessions Fashion Sketching sessions with timed, live model sessions were my absolute favorite part of fashion school. Not only did figure drawing / model drawing sessions in real-time, community, social, educational settings revv up my engine and remind me why i loved fashion so much, but the energy of LIVENESS and limited-time poses
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Fashion Pattern and Draping studio: Flares and Facings tutorials LOTS OF FREE TUTORIALS ON THIS PAGE BELOW! FOR MORE, JOIN PATTERNMAKING DEMYSTIFIED COURSE ENROLLMENT CLOSES SOON! LIFETIME ACCESS COURSE WELCOME TO Fashion Patternmaking /Fashion Draping Studio class! Flares and Yokes YOKES (or horizontal stylelines) can be highly visible or very “hidden” fit
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Figure Drawing is a journey Figure drawing is the foundation and gateway into the glorious world of fashion design illustration. Through studying and observing the balance, flow and proportions of the human figure, and primarily the female standing figure, as a springboard into all drawing. With the fashion / standing, posed figure as
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