Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
My first job interview as a fashion designer was to be a fabric and print stylist at Gap Inc, and I was asked to complete a project for my interview where I created a color palette and group of fabrics for two seasons, transition from summer to fall, and fall. In today’s video, I share […]
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Fashion Sketchbook (VIDEOS enclosed): Adding Color to the Croquis (originally posted October 2013) Back to the Fashion Croquis Book! Another day, another fresh start to try new things, creating in the dream of life…. –and celebration! I’ve been reviewing the final layout and text for my BOOK!!!! I have to say that when I opened
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the Fringes of Fashion Illustration Just two weeks ago I wrote a blog post about movement, and when I was done, I couldn’t stop thinking about drawing fringe!!! At the same time, I’m tickled to think how MOVEMENT, FRINGE, and DRAWING are all words with double meanings that mean a lot to me. KNITWEAR and
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Digital fashion sketching with Tayasui Sketches app There aren’t many apps I enjoy as much as I do digital fashion sketching with Tayasui Sketches app. It’s without fail my number one choice for any beginner or pro getting started with digital freehand fashion sketching on an iPad or tablet. (Tayasui Sketches App isn’t any the
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PLUS SIZE Fashion Illustration Tutorial How do we define plus size fashion Illustration? …I’m using the term “PLUS SIZE FASHION” ;widely used out there. BUT, even the tallest, skinniest models are “plus size” compared to the way so many fashion illustrators and designers are drawing. BEAUTY, AESTHETICS, FUNCTION and PROPORTION in ACTION “Plus size”
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How do we even define “plus size” fashion model vs another? If, in the fashion design industry, sizing is unregulated and inconsistent across the board, and most sketches we see have distored body proportions…. In fact; in fashion schools, students are still learning —and teachers are teaching and illustrators often perpetuating the use of— proportions
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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. CHINA MARKER as a sketching
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https://youtube.com/shorts/MRJQ-Pql69M?si=Q8zEjWCHR6aTA_wX Fashion Illustrators: Using Tinted Papers Today’s examples and videos show both analog and digital examples o fashion illustration wtih toned and textured papers. It’s so exciting ot use a tinted paper, toned background, medium or dark ground for Fashion illustration. And I invite you to come and explore with me here on the blog
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Croquis templates for sketching Fashion Flats! (videos in this post) Maybe you aren’t familiar with using a croquis to create your fashion flats. (see some below) WHY ARE WE USING A TEMPLATE? If you have a body or garment “template”, that simply means that you have a body or shape that you can use as
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Caftans, Kimonos, Circle Skirts, and Dirndls Kaftans Kimonos Roots of Fashion Laura Volpintesta FashionIllustrationtribe FUNDAMENTAL sustainable CLOTHING PRINCIPLES Since (even before) the very beginning of my career, I’ve been fascinated by kimonos, caftans, saris, togas ponchos, and all sorts of “original” clothing created with minimal cutting of the cloth. THE ORIGINAL SUSTAINABLE FASHION. It’s zero
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