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Designing Sweaters and Sketching (FREE 3 video mini course)

Designing Sweaters and Sketching (3 videos here) It’s December…..There’s no time I’d rather be designing sweaters and sketching handknits, knit dresses and sweater-leggings!  (even though as fashion designers we are usually designing the season far in advance!) There are three videos linked in this blog post, make sure you get to enjoy all three! I

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African print fashion illustration about Laura Volpintesta

African Prints Fashion Illustration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFqaXcx5Brk Above and below, Fashions by Natacha Baco, Illustrated by Laura Volpintesta African Prints Fashion Illustration (video below) There’s not complicated story to this: I’m simply obsessed with African fashion. In 1992 I moved to Paris as a Parsons fashion student and though I was fascinated by the couture and Japanese Avant Garde presence and

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Impressionism in Fashion Design Illustration

What does Impressionism have to do with fashion design illustration? How do we define fashion design illustration? That’s a trick question. Here’s the answer. The truth is: It can go two ways. Fashion Design Illustration includes details, seamlines, pockets…. (Collars, zippers, print rendering, cuffs, pleats, gathers, etcetera…..) Fashion DESIGN ILLUSTRATION is what we study in

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African print fashion illustration about Laura Volpintesta

All-Size Figure Drawing Bootcamp: MODEL DRAWING MAGIC

MODEL DRAWING MAGIC FIGURE DRAWING ODYSSEY  You love fashion, you want to create beautiful images and art, and “YOU CAN’T DRAW”, especially FIGURE DRAWING. You’re terrified. but, dear love, you haven’t had a chance!You haven’t had the support, you haven’t had any guidance or personal space to really unfold this way. It doesn’t seem fair!

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Procreate App for fashion illustration on IPAD by Laura Volpintesta

Procreate App Fashion Illustration Tutorial

Procreate App Tutorial for  Fashion Illustration:  PROCREATE PROS AND CONS [PROCREATE APP VIDEO TUTORIAL BELOW) Are you curious to try Procreate app for fashion illustration? Everyone is always talking about Procreate app for digital drawing/ digital painting.! (even if you aren’t a digital fashion or costume sketcher, you’ll find the step-by-step walk through below useful,

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