Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
Model Drawing , art suppies, figure drawing…. (VIDEO Below) MODEL DRAWING is so much more than you think, until you’ve taken the deep dive. INITIATION I never realized what a world I was opening into, of expression, exploration and discovery, as when I started taking model drawing classes. (below, alcohol marker and Sharpie Ultra Fine […]
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 Fashion Artist Laura Volpintesta Laura Volpintesta has been practicing for 30 years as a Fashion Design Associate Professor at Parsons School of Design in NYC and freelancing in the NYC Fashion Industry. A mom of three, she now works from her home studio teaching and creating online courses, doing live sketch retail events and
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I love the organic, textural, high quality look of real watercolors in my fashion illustrations. Here’s what I do when I’m working digitally.
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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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Welcome, creative fireball. Here are some new videos SPECIFICALLY about learning, growth, creative communities, learning envoironments, What we are called to create, is our desire. What is our relationship to ourself, to our desire, our creative power?? How do containers of time and community affect our expansion? Finally, how can we birth our vision? How
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How to Paint and Draw Digitally with the best Art App on IPad, Tablet, Computer and Devices Yes, you can make fashion illustrations and freehand art on your iphone, android phone, ipad, tablet,or computer and still get natural, textural quality effects! (ART APP VIDEO TUTORIAL BELOW) You all know I’m a fashion illustrator and designer,
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Today’s mini-training shares with you some of my very favorite art supplies, from paper (Strathmore toned Sketch) to drawing tools like White China Marker, Conte’s Pierre Noir Pencil in 3B, Prismacolor Premier, and a classic Sepia colored, soft Conte Crayon. You’ll have to watch the video to know WHY i recommend and use these tools
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I can’t get over the range of flavors digital apps have to offer, from one to the next-today let’s discuss digital collage art. I’ll also embed a short video tutorial at the bottom of this post to show you the basic technique. EVERYONE knows how much I love Tayasui Sketches app…. for it’s beautiful user
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Art supplies for fashion illustration! Watch the videos below for art supplies for fashion illustration IN ACTION as I build a whole fashion sketch. VIDEO IN THIS POST! Also, link to my art supplies cart : HERE’s a quick-reference link to the supply kit I use in Freedom Fashion. (It’s not an affiliate link, it’s
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Digital Goddess Art using Tayasui Sketches Pro app: Let’s explore two of my favorite things in one post: (Digital) Goddess Art, and Tayasui Sketches Pro app on my iPad! I’ll take you through a step by step further down the page. It looks like watercolors, doesn’t it? …with black waterproof ink pen? On colored, textured watercolor
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