Learn the Soulful Arts of Fashion Design
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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Gaouche and Sharpie fashion illustrratino, original design and illustration by Laura Volpintesta, 1995 Today, a fashion illustration tour. Especially in fashion, but in all model drawing, we focus on…. the model. Of course! But, lot of the time this can turn into a figure just “floating” in the center of a white page. Once in
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How to Draw Glitter in Fashion Illustration Everyone needs a time to draw glitter in Fashion Illustration. Because even if it’s not in your clothes, it should be in the twinkle of your model’s eyes! This particular model’s eyes are closed, but she still sparkles ! In her mood, her smile and her eye makeup.
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Azzedine Alaia Fashion Illustration (Scroll to the bottom of the page for 35 second time-lapse Azzedine Alaia fashion illustration process video!) Wow, it hit me hard to hear of Azzedine Alaia’s passing. Azzedine Alaïa is set so far apart from so many designers. Just thinking about him reminded me of the sheer power and
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Fashion Figure Drawing – LIVE! So, here’s what happened on Periscope.tv/Lvolpintesta today. I created a fashion figure drawing from scratch, working from an image that I liked, then added in the fashion details so that it looked real and gave clear construction and design information, because I love to do that :0). I took an
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https://youtu.be/F-E4ltDO1Xw Fashion and textile print Designer Zandra Rhodes Fashion Designer, Textile designer, Icon:, let’s dive in! Zandra Rhodes is one of the fashion designers I included in my book “the Language of Fashion Design” that was published last year in February. I couldn’t not share something of hers! Yesterday was my birthday and hers too
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Sketching African Print Fashion on ipad Here I use the Adobe Photoshop Sketch App on my iPad Mini using the 53Pencil stylus, to illustrate this beautiful ensemble by Stella Jean. ****ADOBE PHOTOSHOP SKETCH APP (a pixel based app) has been discontinued since I wrote this originally in 2015. Now the same tools have been moved
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DIGITAL FASHION SKETCHING on iPad…. how did I get from here….. (design on instagram by @by_natacha_baco) Natacha Baco website/ e-shop to here…. on the iPad? Find out, in the video, above or below! The actual slideshow with commentary begins at 4minutes, after my introduction. I use pencil, marker, and brush tools to
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Designing fashion with fashion flat sketches Hi! first off I just released a Craftsy.com class all about designing fashion thru flat sketches–designing them, sketching them, from beginner to more advanced. techniques. I’m so proud of it and I adored this experience of working with their brilliant team and filming in their beautiful studios!!! Really and
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Fashion Designing:Creative Process Hey TRIBE, How are you doing? Here’s some more vlog material from the series where I’m developing a capsule collection of dresses from this group of swatches: I gave myself the challenge of Fashion Designing with COLOR BLOCKING this collection: meaning, I decided to use a number of fabrics in different
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