Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
How to Draw a Fashion Figure: video lesson This is the foundation for so many things we can do! In today’s video, you can get a real feel for the motion and movement of sketching as I let you know step -by-step what i’m doing when I’m drawing the fashion figure. MY method is CUSTOMIZABLE […]
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HOW TO DRAW TEXTURES IN FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS LET’S TALK about capturing FABRIC TEXTURES in FASHION ILLUSTRATION. Fabric textures as expressed through… …..edges, shapes, shadows, curves, textures, and lines. HOW DO WE CAPTURE and COMMUNICATE the surface, drape and texture of our fashion fabric textures when we are sketching fashion designs??? How do we visually describe
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ADOBE FRESCO APP FASHION SKETCHING https://youtube.com/shorts/vCPIo2QnURc?si=cmt3akfuO0bcOrvG Every week on Zoom I host livestream fashion sketching sessions where members (and myself ) can bring whatever art tools and supplies we want. I curate music and figures, poses (1-20 mins) and fashion images of fantastic garments for us to study, practice, explore and sketch from. TIMELAPSE SHOWS THE
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MUSIC AND FASHION STUDY from my student croquis book, Parsons, NYC, 1995, Laura Volpintesta “Don’t go changing, to try to please me…. you never let me down before….”-Billy Joel My kids are 4, 12, and 13 right now. The older ones, they tell me I have a song for everything, and every situation. They’re right!
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5 livestream fashion design masterclasses from the language of fashion design! Today I’m happy to share with you a bouquet of fashion design masterclasses from my first book, that were livestreamed in 2020. Join me as I read from “The Language of Fashion Design: 26 Principles Every Fashion Designer Should Know”, sharing images, insights, designers,
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HAVE YOU TRIED Markers for fashion illustration? Are you thinking about using Fashion Markers for illustration and design sketching? –For sure! Why not? They are the cornerstone of super quick and smooth work when that’s what you need. Traditionally recognized, portable, and excellent for live sketching events, markers dry fast (sometimes too fast), are rich
Here are my top 9 recommended books for fashion design!(video) Hello Fashion Creatives!! I’m so happy you’re here. *** originally posted in 2015, these classics are STILL at the top of my list! As a 25-plus years fashion design professor and former student before that, I’m finally, answering “that” question. HERE THEY ARE: the 9
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TOMBOW BRUSH TIP MARKER IS A CLASSIC When we are drawing fashion design, what is our goal? Tombow brush tip markers bring a rich, organic constrasts and drama to the fashion sketch. When we are aiming for mood, texture, expressiveness, and definition, we can use a bold, dark color: Holding our pen more vertically with a
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FRESH PERSPECTIVES FOR FASHION DRAWING THROUGH LIVE SESSIONS (VIDEO ENCLOSED) For now, I’m not using LIVE MODELS for my fashion drawing sessions on zoom, because I am obsessed with curating posed leotard figures for the warmup period at the beginning, and BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES and poses for the longer drawings. WHAT MAKES A DRAWING SESSION “LIVE”?
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My first job interview as a fashion designer was to be a fabric and print stylist at Gap Inc, and I was asked to complete a project for my interview where I created a color palette and group of fabrics for two seasons, transition from summer to fall, and fall. In today’s video, I share
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