Fashion Illustration and Design Creative Learning Hub
Fashion Design: The Language of Fashion Design is a book I wrote that was released in February 2014 on Rockport Publishers. It was a unique and challenging experience, that I was afraid to take on at first…. and I’m now so glad that I did! I’m also proud and happy to see that it’s been translated […]
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Designing Fashion Print Repeats with Paper (analog process) repeating tile print for fashion fabric designed by Laura Volpintesta using markers Before you start learning the technical concept of creating a repeating fashion print design for fabric, you may want to choose a color palette and motif inspiration. And so, here’s a tour of a croquis
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Fashion Design Sketching LIVE! Are you curious about fashion design sketching? I’ve been teaching since 1997 and love it with all my heart. I’m also a Periscope Educator and was so happy to be nominated this month for a Periaward for Best Educator on Facebook! Here is one of my videos from a Periscope Livestream
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Sketching Fashion Accessories Belts, buckles, straps, eyelets, topstitching, layers, laces, bows and ribbons: all on this page! This example of sketching fashion accessories above is in Oil Pastel on colored paper, but today’s video samples include PENCIL/ Graphite and iPad apps for fashion illustration techniques, and a close-up focus on buckles and belts! I like
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Finally, a fashion illustration course that addresses design, too. That is fun, friendly, not “cut-throat” or cold. A vibrant, diverse, creative space where you can let loose, unwind, and let that magic in you take flight once and for all! And a fabulous community, to boot. Welcome to Fashion Illustration Course Spring Semester sessions are
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Fashion Drawing with Markers Everyone asks me about markers, markers, markers for fashion illustration! I don’t usually teach fashion drawing with markers. I’m not a HUGE fan…. They’re smelly, toxic, dry up when you need them, and are thin and flat. Paint is color customizable, rich, organic in feel, applied with a brush to textural
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African Print Fashion Illustration….. As a long- time lover of all things African: food, music, dance, art, fashion, FABRIC…….. I thought I’d create a post just to share some of my favorite illustrations I’ve done lately incorporating “African prints”. Scroll down for more designs and designers below the larger images. If you are interested in learning
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https://youtu.be/F-E4ltDO1Xw Fashion Designer Zandra Rhodes Fashion Designer, Textile designer, Icon: is one of the fashion designers I included in my book “the Language of Fashion Design” that was published last year in February. I couldn’t not share something of hers! Yesterday was my birthday and hers too (September 19) , so I couldn’t help but
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Fashion Print Design How can you create original art for fashion, in simple repeat… create a tile of pattern that can be multiplied infinitely in every direction? Scroll down to watch a full instructional video. It was originally a Periscope stream. My handle on Twitter and Periscope is @lvolpintesta How can you create mood and
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DIGITAL FASHION ILLUSTRATION on the IPAD PINTEREST Yes, I’m on Pinterest. Are you? The link to see my boards or follow me is here. I share a lot of inspiration, research images, model poses for sketching from ,and boards of different garment details to sketch from or use as design inspiration too. I create these
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Here are my top 9 recommended books for fashion design!(video) Hello Fashion Creatives!! I’m so happy you’re here. As a 25-plus years fashion design professor and former student, I’m finally, answering “that” question: 9 BEST BOOKS for students who are learning Fashion and Design and Illustration!! Except- I’m revisiting this page about ten years
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Sketching African Print Fashion by Stella Jean…. Hello! Here I use the Adobe Photoshop Sketch App on my iPad Mini using the 53Pencil stylus, to illustrate this beautiful ensemble by Stella Jean (LOVE)– of course– my love affair with African Prints is now going on 23 years…. Digital Fashion Sketching made it a lot of
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INTRODUCTORY COURSE
FASHION EXPRESSION EXPERIENCE: lessons and resources to put you on your way creating and communicating in FASHION