Fashion Designing with Caftans: Video Lesson, click above Kaftans Kimonos Roots of Fashion Laura Volpintesta Fashionillustrationtribe Exploring -kaftans kimonos roots of fashion design sketching and construction Caftans or Kaftans, Kimonos (both traditional and modified)take the complex world of fashion making and break it down.  Dirndl skirts and circle skirts  do this too. So often I […]

NEW STYLE VOICES PODCAST Episode 11: How we Learn matters I HOW WE LEARN MATTERS How we learn matters, and if you click the bar above, you can hear the latest podcast episode on this topic! I don’t care if it’s college, homeschool, unschool…. in fact I want to make sure we questions that learning

So you spent an hour or two at your fashion sketchbook. Or stayed up all night in a frenzy of inspiration.. Chances are, you look at it later and you have mixed feelings. There’s a lot that you love, and there’s a lot that feels like it’s “falling flat”. DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR WORK!

Biggest Mistakes in Drawing Fashion Faces! This post isn’t only about drawing fashion faces, but that’s what most of my students use it for, so let’s  go! NO matter WHAT you are drawing faces for, IF and I mean IF (you don’t have to) REALISM is part of what you want to incorporate into your

body positivity is the celebration of beauty. POSITIVITY is a key word to bring to all that you do as a creative in fashion design, fashion illustration, and life itself

are you looking for a fashion illustration app? (6 minute video below of my current favorite fashion illustration app!!) Gouache and pencils make up my classic, favorite fashion illustration tools.  Adobe Draw app for fashion illustration mimics these pretty beautifully, as you ‘ll see in today’s video. Get the full download of my ABOUT FACES

https://youtu.be/00AzdAIL1sQ It’s one of the very first questions, always, how to draw sheer fabrics??? There are variables. Some fabrics are VERY SHEER. Some fabrics are BARELY sheer. What I love about teaching and learning fashion design and illustration is that there are thousand-million-bajillion possibilites. Buy you can always learn a framework that is “digestible” and

Ankara Fashion Illustration…. watch this page because the timelapse video of this illustration will be added in shortly. If you want a better look, zoom in for the details. and SUBSCRIBE now  to stay informed about fashion design and illustration courses and updates! Free gifts come with your subscription I created today’s fashion illustration last