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Sloppy Fashion Sketching (p.s. all of the images on this post were sketched on iPad using digital painting apps. They are all portraits. Peruse the site to see other samples of my work, make yourself at home with the menu in the header and the search box at top right!) I had a wonderful experience […]
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Adobe Draw App for Fashion- it’s time to check it out! Adobe Draw App for Fashion? How’s that? Here’s some background, and samples of what you can do with it from my portfolio. Hi! I”m Laura Volpintesta. I’m a fashion designer and illustrator, Founder of FashionIllustrationTribe.com and a 20 years faculty, Assistant Professor of
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Learn How to Draw Fashion on the iPad Pro? Wondering??? I got you covered! This example isn’t only for IPad Pro, actually these drawing tools are avaliable for you on Android, desktop Mac, Iphone and Android and tablets. In this video, I’ll use the Ipad Pro that i JUST got and use the same techniques
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Eveningwear Illustration: Form and Flow Fashion Design Illustration Online course is here! In my 25 years teaching fashion design and illustration portfolio on the college level, I’ve found there are generally two categories of students: Some of you like to design ready-to-wear, or street clothes, athletic, outerwear, weekend wear, casual, “ladies-who-lunch”, whatever…. AND THERE ARE
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CREATIVE EDUCATION I always say, “Art is your Birthright”. Nobody has the right to take that flow away from you. I am THRILLED to share with you my interview with the bright, breath-of-fresh-air, fomer student of mine and Armani Xchange fashion creative director Shafiq Haddad! A former Parsons School of Design Fashion Design student of
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Learning the fundamentals of Patternmaking and Draping are essential to be learned together. STRONG FOUNDATIONS set you up for a lifetime of creative discovery combined with clear technical processes to roll with the pros. Videos on this page!
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https://youtu.be/DwHEO1XOnYI African Print Fashion Illustration 5 Part Video series plus bonus video at the end !!! I’M proud to share this African Print Fashion Illustration Series on youtube with you. But I am WAY MORE PROUD to share this instagram post from Artisan Apparel Uganda. I cried when I read the caption. It’s a dream
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Ready for a Sketchbook Fashion Art Challenge? Ready for a sketchbook fashion art challenge on instagram and social media? #bulletjournalselfiechallenge (Yeah, I know it’s a long hashtag, but with a name like VOLPINTESTA, long is kinda my thing…..lol!) HERE”S THE LINK TO MY VIDEO/ ARTICLE ON HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR ART TO SHARE ON SOCIAL
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Share art on social media- YOUR ORIGINAL art. Do you CRINGE when you see what your art looks like when you share it on instagram, Facebook, or twitter? You don’t know how two share art on social media yet… but you can learn! For my new students to get off on the right foot, here
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Tayasui Sketches App Fashion Illustration (video enclosed) Here’s an example of some of my Tayasui Sketches App Fashion Illustration. Everyone here knows I love paints and papers more than anything. I am convinced that every artists deserves the delicious sensory experience of getting messy in the studio. That’s part of my message. So, how did I
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https://youtu.be/PpH4UDgQ0k0 China Marker for Fashion Batik Sketching (video on this page) There are many technical professional and creative ways that I use China Marker for fashion sketching.. Usually I use it in fashion illustrations, but I also love how it works perfectly to create batik fabric effects by resisiting watercolor. If you watch any of
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