Fashion Illustration and Creative Design Learning Center
There’s so much I could say about fashion students. I’ve been one, and I’ve guided many. In 1997, one of my former teachers hired me back as a teacher. Before that, I never imagined that I would/ could be a teacher, but she must have seen something in me. I am forever grateful that she […]
#FLOWERFRAMEDFACES is a creative fashion art challenge for all skill levels WHY a challenge? It’s not a competition or a contest. A challenge is for energizing and inspiring! It’s amazing for meeting people, and Intersecting around topics we share in common! I love mixing and mingling among creatives learning, encouraging, inspiring, and growing. There is
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What is a digital fashion sketch? As with just about everything in fashion, there are lots of different end-uses and forms for the term “digital fashion sketch”. Probably, you’e heard the term and don’t know what’s what! I’m going to discuss the ones I can help you with right now and give you resources to
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Have you been hearing a lot about Copic Markers for Fashion? I sure have! Copic Markers for fashion is such a trend right now! I swore I wouldn’t get into something that costs $6-7 per Copic marker, especially because I”m not a big fan of marker art. I always used to feel the result is so sheer
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Tayasui Sketches app illustration by Laura Volpintesta 3 Best Fashion Illustration Apps (My 2 above Illustrations using Tayasui Sketches) Here are my discoveries about the 3 best fashion illustration apps— IN MY EXPERIENCE–to share with you so you can thoroughly enjoy digital fashion sketching on your iPad or Android device! (videos included further down )
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Movement, color, action, energy, spirit, joy, emotion, art, power, message, feeling, culture, sound…. I love illustrating Musicians and Dancers! I am a musician and a dancer, so that probably helps, but even before I got deeper into those talents, I found myself attracted to figure drawing and model drawing above all else. And, when I
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Fashion Model Drawing Video Plus Size Fashion Model drawing tools for fashion- take the tools and customize the rules for ANY BODY TYPE! It’s all about Plus Size Fashion Model drawing tools. Plus, design sketching details and SHOES explained, to top it all off!!! I hope you’l enjoy this replay from my livestream class last week.
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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) Well, it isn’t that complicated. If you have a body or garment “template”, that simply means that you have a body or shape that you can use as a
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African Print Fashion Sketching can be the ultimate challenge. The samples I’m sharing on this page are all iPad sketched on my iPad mini using Tayasui Sketches app (which is also available on Google Play). But the videos at the bottom of this page show my process with pencils and watercolor… I teach both! (SCROLL
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Imagine a Markers course for fashion sketching https://www.youtu.be/dQ4v-M0fjWE Are you overhwhelmed by the types, tips (of markers), brands, inks and other choices? THERE ARE SO MANY KINDS of Art Markers, Design Markers. Art markers available for fashion design sketching. Alcohol markers. Watercolor Markers. Brush tip, chisel tip, waterPROOF pens and markers, pigment markers, permanent markers,
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Fashion Illustrators: Using Tinted Papers It’s so exciting. Fashion illustration, Fashion Illustrators. ( more examples below) From traditional to experimental, from “analog” (paper and pencils, watercolors) to digital, to the range of voices out there, fashion illustration is a powerful voice in the world. I feel fashion illustration is a story of people. It says so
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Have you tried Digital Fashion Drawing yet? I resisted for a loooooooong time, and seriously, I really had no desire to switch over. But now I”m loving it! I’d love to get you started too…. Whether for life drawing, doodling (below, using Adobe Photoshop Sketch app) or for fashion illustration, ( both digital fashion drawing
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