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Pooja Shroff dress, fashion illustration by Laura Volpintesta on ipad with Adobe Fresco app.

Fashion Model Sketching Session

Fashion Sketching Sessions Fashion Sketching sessions with timed, live model sessions were my absolute favorite part of fashion school. Not only did figure drawing / model drawing sessions in real-time, community, social, educational settings revv up my engine and remind me why i loved fashion so much, but the energy of LIVENESS and limited-time poses

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Fashion Patternmaking and Draping Studio: Flares and Yokes

Fashion Pattern and Draping studio: Flares and Facings tutorials LOTS OF FREE TUTORIALS ON THIS PAGE BELOW! FOR MORE, JOIN PATTERNMAKING DEMYSTIFIED COURSE ENROLLMENT CLOSES SOON! LIFETIME ACCESS COURSE WELCOME TO Fashion Patternmaking /Fashion Draping Studio class!   Flares and Yokes      YOKES (or horizontal stylelines) can be highly visible or very  “hidden” fit

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BODY LANGUAGE : Figure Drawing bootcamp

Body Language: Model Drawing It’s back! My 5 week Live Figure Drawing/ Model Drawing Program  on Zoom,  5 “Fashion Fridays” for learning model drawing (for costume, fashion, design, profession, pleasure or play).   We start live 3/8/2024 meeting 6:30=8:30 online. We’ll sketch from standing, posed, expressive figures for 5 weeks and I’ll share everything i

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DRAWING WITH TWO HANDS

DRAWING WITH TWO HANDS Whether for fashion model drawing , which I teach on the regular for several decades now at Parsons School of Design, or for ANY  model drawing or any DRAWING at ALL, drawing with two hands i s a powerful exercise that might seem silly  “childish” to you at first.   But like most

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BODY LANGUAGE figure drawing sparkle, shine, surface, and design: silk satin quilted jacket fashion illustration by Laura Volpintesta

SKETCHING TEXTURE, SURFACE, SHINE, and DESIGN

Rendering Special Fabrics: Surface, Weight, and Texture In celebration of the latest session release of FABRIC FORM AND FLOW fashion design and illustration online course,… Here is some pre-work. Let’s journey into textured and reflective fashion fabric rendering for eveningwear, special occasions and beyond. Today I’d like to share some insights into capturing special fabric textures

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Movement in Fashion Illustrations

MOVEMENT THROUGH FIGURE DRAWING PRINCIPLES IN FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS Fashion illustration, figure drawing, movement. What is it?  What comes to mind to you when you think about the concept or FEELING of movement, motion,  and emotion when thinking of figures and of clothing? Abdm what about when thinking of movement as a design principle? MOVEMENT is

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