Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
ASYMMETRY in FASHION DESIGN MASTERCLASS Here’s the replay video of my workshop about Asymmetry in Fashion Design (and in design in general). It’s a specific masterclass lesson based on a chapter from my book. Asymmetry in action: fashion design sketches Asymmetrical dress design using ciruclar flare to create cascades on one side of a shift […]
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https://youtu.be/DwHEO1XOnYI?si=fHdIbwNPZeelKIJ2 Ankara Fashion Illustration…. If you’re passionate about African fashion and Wax Prints, like me, you’ll enjoy this. Remember that If you want a better look, zoom in close to see finer details. Digital fashion sketch, above. Marker fashion sketch, below Ankara Fashion illustration on iPad or Gouache The approach is the same whether
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Fashion Illustration, Fashion Art, Fashion Design and Drawing Coaching and Courses! MY SIGNATURE SUITE OF FASHION EDUCATION COURSES: Learn Classic and creative fashion illustration and design techniques with me, Laura Volpintesta: fashion author, illustrator, designer, and creative catalyst with 27 years teaching fashion design at Parsons School of Design in NYC and globally. I also
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Tayasui Sketches app illustration by Laura Volpintesta, Printed tiered dress and ruffled sleeves combo by Dress Designer and Model, Layana Aguilar 3 BEST FASHION ILLUSTRATION APPS I’ve hand- picked and meticulously tested a pile of digital fashion illustration apps for us. PRIORITIES: capacity for detail, mood, rich texture, reliability, flexibility and USERINTERFACE/ EXPERIENCE! I
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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!
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Croquis books using Toned Paper make fashion illustrations “POP!” Whether a men’s fashion design sketchbook (video enclosed below), womens, costume/ eveningwear fashion illustrations (video enclosed below), sketching on brown paper bags (examples below) or children’s fashion illustration croquis, …if you love fashion design, fashion art, and / or sketchbooks in general, you are in for
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Fashion Proportions: Are we finally going to talk about “fashion proportions?” That’s kind of funny. Me blogging in a few hundred words about a topic that could easily be a BOOK. (ORIGINALLY POSED JANUARY 2014, updated 2026) People’s eyes get “used” to anything, if they see it enough. Yet we still haven’t gotten to
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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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I warmly welcome you into this space — a place to learn Fashion Design online, gain experience technique and understanding as you unfurl your creative wings This is the place to Immerse yourself in the processes and take ownership of your understanding of fashion design — what it means to you, and how you want to