Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
https://youtu.be/WmNB1BpH5G4 Not only in your fashion illustrations, but in life: (as a bonus, I’ve included the mindset/journalling for fashion students/designers/artists into this post. It’s powerful stuff!) When you finally allow the shadows to show themselves and speak up, your work and life become beautifully “round” , rich, dimensional and integrated! I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT […]
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SHADING FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS Shading is what gives depth, dimension, and 3D form to your fashion illustraitons- it is easier on the eye, and by its very nature even adds texture, emphasizes details and layers. Also, shading won’t let you get away with drawing emaciated, super skinny distorted figures (skinny is fine if you want, but
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This page originally housed a temporary livestream masterclass Stay informed about upcoming events- follow me on instagram for daily updates, tips and livestreams! I’ve provided some Procreate timelapse videos as well as two instructional videos so you can get a feel for the look and capabilities of digital drawing basics with Procreate app. I use
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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!!! NOTHING MOVES LIKE FRINGE!!! My first prom dress had a beaded fringe at the hem… Like on the tiara below… And when I think of carnaval
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Creative mindset- support and reminders for fashion artists Welcome, creative fireball! Here are some new videos SPECIFICALLY about learning, growth, self-expression, creative communities, and learning environments. HOW WE FEEL MATTERS. How we learn matters. The environments we create and learn in matter. How we speak to ourselves when we create matters. CREATIVE MINDSET VIDEO 1
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HOW TO DRAW TEXTURES IN FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS LET’S TALK about capturing FABRIC TEXTURES in FASHION ILLUSTRATION. Fabric textures as expressed through… …..edges, shapes, shadows, curves, textures, and lines. HOW DO WE CAPTURE and COMMUNICATE the surface, drape and texture of our fashion fabric textures when we are sketching fashion designs??? How do we visually describe
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ADOBE FRESCO APP FASHION SKETCHING https://youtube.com/shorts/vCPIo2QnURc?si=cmt3akfuO0bcOrvG Every week on Zoom I host livestream fashion sketching sessions where members (and myself ) can bring whatever art tools and supplies we want. I curate music and figures, poses (1-20 mins) and fashion images of fantastic garments for us to study, practice, explore and sketch from. TIMELAPSE SHOWS THE
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5 livestream fashion design masterclasses from the language of fashion design! Today I’m happy to share with you a bouquet of fashion design masterclasses from my first book, that were livestreamed in 2020. Join me as I read from “The Language of Fashion Design: 26 Principles Every Fashion Designer Should Know”, sharing images, insights, designers,
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Of course you want to be able to learn to draw… You want to learn to draw both realistically, and creatively, and freely. You want to use color, paint, create the same kind of beauty that you see and appreciate around you in nature, art, design around you in the world every day. It moves
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Drawing Fashion from Gesture to Line (VIDEO BELOW) Toned paper, oil pastel gesture, and graphite lines. Study from live fashion drawing session FASHION drawing from gesture to line I can’t emphasize enough the power of drawing fashion from Gesture to Line. Am I speaking another language ? I’ll explain. The most common approach- and most
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