Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc1QJqa-S54 Claire McCardell Fashion Designs: Let’s look closely at the art! Today we’ll look closely at the constructions of Claire Mccardell fashion designs to deepen our understanding of garment construction and bias cuts made visible through stripes and plaids. (for more understanding of these principles, I invite you to Patternmaking Demystified (plus draping) online intensive.)
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Fashion Design Sketching for Beginners! ***Welcome, welcome, welcome. This is one of the very first blog posts that every appeared on this website, in 2013!*** You lucked out landing on this blog post, because it includes FOUR DELICIOUS instruction videos about fashion design sketching for beginners– — based on my 27 years of experience teaching model
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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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DRAMA AND MOOD in Fashion Illustration If you LOVE capturing the drama in fashion illustration, the more yout understand the fine details in the clothing, and the more we understand how to render prints and surface textures, and the more we understand HOW CLOTHING IS MADE and put together, and the more comfortable we are
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DRAWING EXERCISES – the active experience of fashion drawing When I enrolled in Parsons School of Design to become a fashion designer 30 years ago, I was accepted on a condition that I would take a summer program in drawing. Because I COULD NOT DRAW. I ended up in a 6 hour a day, five
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Fashion Design Portfolio Coaching and/or Creative Life Coaching-LiVe with Laura Volpintesta My core basic package for fashion design portfolio and fashion drawing ,creative and technical coaching is a whole-person approach applicable for all “levels” as we find our next edge for growth. How does your artistic expression, career or vocation, relationships, mindset and skillset come
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HOLIDAY FASHION DESIGN SKETCHING COURSE EXERCISE: When you think of fashion design sketching for holiday parties, festivities and events, what do you think of wearing? Or, what do you think your muse wants to wear? What does she need, what does she dream of? How does she want to feel in your fashion designs? NOW:
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Fashion Illustration: Carnaval 2025 on ipad PRIMER: download Adobe Fresco app on your ipad Adobe Fresco app on my ipad pro brought me so much freedom to explore some of my favorite carnaval costume designs from Recife and Olinda this year through the art of fashion illustration. Since I had to miss the festivities
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