Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
FASHION DRAWING IN REAL TIME Since my first experience in a live fashion drawing model session with timed poses, I was HOOKED! Today, as in every week for over 20 years, (online only for 6) I hosted one of my beloved figure drawing sessions for fashion. EXPLORE YOUR ART SUPPLIES Fashion Drawing sessions are powerful […]
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COPIC MARKERS for Fashion sketching: MARKER PAPER Before we can talk about your Copic markers for fashion illustration, we have got to set you up with the right paper. AVOIDING BLEED-THROUGH Marker paper is notoriously sheer, thin, and often bright-white and smooth. That’s why I stayed away from Copic markers and other markers for decades. I
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Your Fashion Sketching art supplies TOOLKIT You know I’m passionate about every aspect of the fashion arts, from fashion sketching (observational and/ or creative ideation) and model drawing, to draping, patternmaking, construction and sewing. That’s why I teach ALL of it and have been very lucky to have taught all of these subjects over 3
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Drawing Men in Fashion Illustration Drawing men for fashion illustration and menswear fashion design sketching is a pretty easy transition if you are comfortable drawing women already. ( I HOPE THE TIMELAPSE VIDEOS I’VE PROVIDED FOR YOU ON THIS PAGE HELP!) I host live practice sessions every week on zoom in Fashion Sketch Group! Â
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https://youtu.be/WFt91-R2ZGo?si=8xTnc1u2aO7gzFI4 Do You Want to Learn Fashion Figure Drawing??? Today’s Fashion Figure Drawing practice video  provides a POWERFUL entry point into the world of fashion design and illustration. It focuses you into really understanding and listening to the body that is going to wear your clothes. How does that sound to you? Whether that body is
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Color theory for Fashion. I‘m obsessed. Right now I’m loving pale pale pale tint of pink (which I never would have worn years ago), alongside royal blue, and mint green. Lemon yellow. I love pastels and pure primary hues when paired with each other or mixed with white. These colors and combinations give me a feeling
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Gouache wash and Pencil Fashion sketch study on sketch paper Another Fashion Sketch Group ZOOM session wrapped up yesterday… I thought that today I share examples over this page to peer into the close up of the random studies that came out of this week’s session and give you some ideas how you can experiment
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https://youtube.com/shorts/MZbFiNZHmZA?si=R66twBTtd-t-WKcqhttps://youtu.be/E5YO9A9MCCg?si=F2wuvRmFaRSVrPD8 Line quality in fashion drawing- FELT TIP WATERPROOF PENS, whether analog or DIGITAL, are a staple in my fashion illustration practice for their clear and varied line quality. You DEFINITELY want to add them to your toolkit! (watch the video above to learn why LINE QUALITY matters). Using a variety of pens can make
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Contour Drawing for fashion illustration Contour drawing is one of the most important drawing lessons for fashion illustration and beyond that you will ever learn. Whether you use a paintbrush, pencil, ink pen, or crayon, it really doesn’t matter– even digital drawing like at the top of this page, CONTOURS are a VERY POWERFUL part
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Watercolor wash Techniques using Tombow Brush Tip Marker Today’s post is going to look at some of the range and possibilities available to you when you explore watercolor wash with markers for your fashion drawing!  This sketch above was a demonstration that happened in class session today- first. I sketched the model’s figure lightly in
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