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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Here’s the replay of my talk from my book the Language of Fashion Design!!! Get inspired, Comment with any questions… grab your fashion design notebook/ sketchbook , and grab the assignment prompt too! Here’s the video replay: I’m also excited to share the link to Soulful Fashion Foundation Immersion Sketching and illustration program PLUS 4
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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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Digital Watercolor Technique? Digital watercolor technique??? Watercolors aren’t digital!!!!!!! Digital devices can’t even get wet!!!!! I worked with gouache for decades before I tried digital apps for fashion illustration on my iPad. To start, I downloaded a few recommended apps on my iPad mini and played with them. My favorite approach to digital painting, digital
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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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https://youtu.be/rDWn43aLX6E Digital Drawing Faces: Repaper app examples (formerly Imagink) pssssst……Catch the super-quick timelapse video right here on my instagram page: or youtube tutorial at the top of this page!!~It shows the process of drawing a face using an app on the iPad, but applies to paper and pencil as well- i used Tayasui Sketches app for
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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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