Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
It’s time for instagram stories social media coloring fun! Forget about coloring books and markers. Instagram now has all the tools you need to play and share on social media. You can upload / photograph any image (from a coloring book, or of your own drawing) And color it right side instagram stories! Grab your […]
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How about Creative Fashion Sketching in Instagram Stories? Let’s party, shall we????? Start creative fashion sketching in Instagram Stories today. (In honor of my eveningwear online class “Fabric and Flow”, …) Let’s create party dresses! I’ve got more tools for you, read on! (for background information about the exact tools I use to create a
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https://youtu.be/rDWn43aLX6E Digital Drawing Faces: Repaper app examples (formerly Imagink) pssssst……Catch the super-quick timelapse video right here on my instagram page: or youtube tutorial at the top of this page!!~It shows the process of drawing a face using an app on the iPad, but applies to paper and pencil as well- i used Tayasui Sketches app for
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Gwen Stefani Fashion Illustration with Repaper App I always noticed Gwen Stefani as a fashion icon with her bold style, but had never paid attention to her music. She was always popping up in the fashion magazines I enjoyed, but I only SAW her, never HEARD her. Just a few years ago, I was invited
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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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Azzedine Alaia Fashion Illustration (Scroll to the bottom of the page for 35 second time-lapse Azzedine Alaia fashion illustration process video!) Wow, it hit me hard to hear of Azzedine Alaia’s passing. Azzedine Alaïa is set so far apart from so many designers. Just thinking about him reminded me of the sheer power and
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“What you focus on, grows…” What’s the relationship between creativity and focus? Let’s start with the blank page. The space of possibility. What happens as you start to fill the page… how do you feel? Ah, there’s so much to say, and how to bring it up in just a few words….. Have you ever
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFqaXcx5Brk African Parisian Style. Above and below, Fashions by Natacha Baco, Illustrated by Laura Volpintesta African Prints Fashion Illustration (VIDEOs enclosed) It’s not that complicated– I’m simply obsessed with African fashion and African Prints Fashion Illustration! In 1992 I moved to Paris as a Parsons fashion student and though I was fascinated by the couture
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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 (used to?)
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MODEL DRAWING MAGIC FIGURE DRAWING MASTERY COURSE You love fashion, you want to create beautiful images and art, and “YOU CAN’T DRAW”, especially FIGURE DRAWING. Perhaps you’re even terrified. but, dear love, don’t give up–you haven’t had a chance yet!You haven’t had the support, you haven’t had any guidance or personal space to really unfold
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