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Digital fashion illustration with apps: fashion designer Layana Aguilar by Laura Volpintesta

digital fashion illustration apps

Digital Fashion Illustration apps Today I’ll share with you a series of digital fashion illustrations I made with apps on my ipad over the past few months –of the fashion designer Layana Aguilar. (yes, I teach and coach on model drawing, analog and digital fashion illustration, and fashion technical design so make sure you join […]

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drawing without fear- creative self expression on paper and healing the inner critic. Love the process and the journey

Drawing without Fear

CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION: Drawing without Fear [VIDEO SERIES ON THIS PAGE]   It’s as-yet unthinkable experience of creative self-expression for many …to draw without fear. BUT NOT FOR YOU! NOT ANY MORE. WELCOME TO DRAWING WITHOUT FEAR!  I’m Laura Volpintesta. I’ve been successfully guiding creatives and aspiring designers to DRAW without FEAR for almost 3 decades

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the language of fashion design laura volpintesta

Fashion Design Masterclasses

Today I’m happy to share with you a bouquet of fashion design masterclasses, Join me as I read from my book “The Language of Fashion Design: 26 Principles Every Fashion Designer Should Know”…. and we discuss the images and concepts that are fundamental to fashion design and fashion illustration!When I got the book contract, (view

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human figure drawing with laura volpintesta

Change the way you look at Drawing

https://youtu.be/vlgHYF5Pq58https://youtu.be/Gk_a0GlZ4dI Drawing– particularly figure drawing and even worse, “fashion” model drawing, can bring out our worst critical and perfectionist tendencies!! Today’s short video is so close to my heart. How do we overcome perfectionism and break into a new freedom of expression that also is more accurate? Yes, it’s possible. the way you look at

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Fabric and Inspiration Creative Process for Fashion Sketching

Fabric Inspiration: Fashion Design Process

https://youtu.be/d8CIbFOD5HQ Design Inspiration: Choosing   Fashion Fabrics for Sketching and Presenting Choosing Fabric and inspiration are absolutely integral to the fashion designer’s creative portfoio and design process.I usually ALWAYS sketch with fabric IN MY HANDS.I say it again and again and again and again: FABRIC IS YOUR RAW MATERIAL- there literally IS NO DESIGN WITHOUT YOUR

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