MOVEMENT IN FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS Movement, what is it? What comes to mind to you when you think about the concept or FEELING of movement, of motion, when thinking of figures and of clothing? What about when thinking of design? MOVEMENT is a “design principle” As much as it describes actual MOTION, “movement” is also a […]
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Brown Paper Bag Fashion Sketching (VIDEOS BELOW) Brown Paper bags are toned paper- why not make use of them as such? In Fashion Sketch Group a few weeks ago I sliced up this paper bag into one long panoramic length of paper (with the handles on both ends) and sketched the model poses across it.
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I’ve been very open about how I don’t adore Procreate nor Adobe Fresco for fashion illustration on my iPad… (and I’m also very easy to articulate EXACTLY WHY- read on) and how sad I was that they discontinued my beloved Adobe Draw and Adobe Sketch apps… (which were some of my favorites featured in ABOUT
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Drawing without fear [VIDEOS] It’s as-yet unthinkable for many … BUT NOT FOR YOU! WELCOME TO DRAWING WITHOUT FEAR! I’m Laura. drawing without fear. You’re going to love these videos. Let’s get honest. After decades of drawing, STILL before I start drawing there is usually an excitement, a thrill, an unknown, a “risky” and
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Fahion Illustration on Ipad Fashion Illustration on the iPad- Stella Jean Ensemble Naturally, I adore Stella Jean, an Italian-AFrican fusion designer who uses the ankara/ pagne/ African Print and Dutch Wax Print fabrics that I have loved so much for so long since I landed in Paris in 1992 and fell in love with African
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Eveningwear Illustration: Form and Flow Fashion Design Illustration Online course is here! In my 25 years teaching fashion design and fashion illustration, I always found two major kinds of fashion students. Some of you like to design ready-to-wear, or street clothes, athletic, outerwear, weekend wear, casual, “ladies-who-lunch”, whatever…. AND THERE ARE THOSE WHO LOVE DESIGNING and
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Here are 10 reasons to learn Fashion Design Terms: I’m happy to share this exciting chapter with you on my journey building my fashion program every year to serve you better at Fashion Illustration Tribe! What happened? After being invited to teach Patternmaking at Parsons in NYC after YEARS teaching only fashion illustration and design,/
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CREATIVE EDUCATION I always say, “Art is your Birthright”. Nobody has the right to take that flow away from you. I am THRILLED to share with you my interview with the bright, breath-of-fresh-air, fomer student of mine and Armani Xchange fashion creative director Shafiq Haddad! A former Parsons School of Design Fashion Design student of
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Patternmaking Fashion Online Course goes LIVE! Are you ready to crack open the mysteries? Are you eager to get clear on fashion design fundamentals? Have you always wanted to take design into your own hands and create unique things? Do you feel like there’s something you don’t know that you need to know to move
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African Print Fashion Illustration 5 Part Video series plus bonus video at the end !!! I’M proud to share this African Print Fashion Illustration Series on youtube with you. But I am WAY MORE PROUD to share this instagram post from Artisan Apparel Uganda. I cried when I read the caption. It’s a dream come
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Ready for a Sketchbook Fashion Art Challenge? Ready for a sketchbook fashion art challenge on instagram and social media? #bulletjournalselfiechallenge (Yeah, I know it’s a long hashtag, but with a name like VOLPINTESTA, long is kinda my thing…..lol!) HERE”S THE LINK TO MY VIDEO/ ARTICLE ON HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR ART TO SHARE ON SOCIAL
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Share art on social media- YOUR ORIGINAL art. Do you CRINGE when you see what your art looks like when you share it on instagram, Facebook, or twitter? You don’t know how two share art on social media yet… but you can learn! For my new students to get off on the right foot, here
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