Online Fashion Courses: art and design at FashionIllustrationTRIBE.com with author Laura Volpintesta

Fabric Swatches for Fashion sketches

Fabric and Inspiration Creative Process for Fashion Sketching
A group of fashion fabrics- a fabric story- for a design collection by Laura Volpintesta

Fabric Swatches for your fashion design collections or portfolio-VIDEOS ENCLOSED

fabric swatches and eveningwear sheer and lace yellow dress quick fashion croquis original design by Laura Volpintesta
fabric swatches and eveningwear sheer and lace yellow dress quick fashion croquis original design by Laura Volpintesta

Choosing and using fabric swatches in fashion sketches…..what does it look like, where to start?

(I’m so glad for my clients’ questions).

Yesterday one student asked:

“why would I want to collect fabric swatches that I can’t buy and use? Why would I want a big stash of random fabric swatches?”

FAbric swatches alongside original fashion croquis sketches bringing the swatches to life, in gouache by Laura Volpintesta

FAbric swatches alongside original fashion croquis sketches bringing the swatches to life, in gouache by Laura Volpintesta
Fabric swatches alongside original fashion croquis sketches bringing the swatches to life, in gouache by Laura Volpintesta

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****here’s another YouTube video with an incredible resource for a wide range of beautiful fashion fabrics sourced from NYC fashion garment center!

You’ll be able to exercise bringing together patterns, textures, colors in a free-form and intuitive way for sheer enjoyment.

ENGAGE IN YOUR PLAY STATE!!!

The child inside of you definitely brought you here today in more ways that you are maybe willing to admit.

Am i right?

Mood board inspiration to work with Fabric Swatches for fashion design portfolios
Fashion Fabric Swatches together with inspiration art or images form the basis for cohesive design thinking in fashion sketching.

Fabric swatches and fashion croquis in gouache and pencil, by Laura Volpintestaq

one of the biggest mistakes that can happen when we come to design education is that we start watering- down our true design DNA to please our teachers…. instead of ourselves.

Your SELF is your key to all of your knowing!

It’s the key to your motivation!

It’s the key to your joy and true service in the world !

Loving what you do and doing it from a deep place of connection, love, fun, freedom and flow is ESSENTIAL.

It also opens the doors to the energy it takes to do things that seem impossible.

When you love what you do, you never get “tired”-

You are driven by a force far beyond your self!

Don’t forget that!

Love Laura

Swatches to Gouache online course: fashion sketching, fashion design and fashion illustration online program . Learn to render prints, textures and illustrate an original fashion collection for your fashion portfolio
Swatches to Gouache program digs into the techniques of translating chosen fabric swatches into a unique illustrated set of design sketches!

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