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 …
Today’s post is going to look at some of the range and possibilities available to you when you explore watercolor wash with markers for your fashion drawing! *** PRO TIP: Even though I often start with pencil, that doesn’t mean I erase. I almost never erase! It’s a much more valuable skill to sketch super …
Using Watercolor Wash with (Tombow) Marker for Fashion Drawing Read More »
Brown Paper Bag Fashion Sketching 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. I used …
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 …
Nude model drawing, or any drawing, is “set off” by compositions, choices, layout, deicsions on the page. Using the iPad apps to create my art gives me options to save different versions and compare my choices.
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 …
Fashion Figure Drawing – LIVE! So, here’s what happened on Periscope.tv/Lvolpintesta today. (click to see my channel). 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 …
INSTAGRAM for FASHION -LOVE! ( My instagram for fashion feed is embedded here at the bottom of the page using an awesome “instagram feed” plugin!) Scroll down to see my recent posts right here! My video loaded with everything I learned while I tripled my instagram following in a month while euphorically harnessing the many tricks and tools that beginners …
Instagram for fashion, design, and business- It’s a visual party! COME Read More »
MY LOVES!!! LET’S TALK about the role of CONTOURS in FASHION ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES! …..Edges, curves, textures, and lines. “Contours” are turning, winding edges. CONTOURS are something I refer to A LOT. Once you get into discussing visual arts and drawings, it is a vital word. Specifically, CONTOUR refers to outlines, and edges. For fashion design …
Fashion Illustration Techniques: Textures and Contours Read More »
Sketching Fashion Figures, or any figure, in profile, always seems to present unique challenges. There’s a video in this post, to help you with sketching profile fashion figures. understanding body anatomy and mechanics (above) and practicing them helps us sketch with flowy ease (below) We seem to have a “frontal” orientation to seeing things, as …
I eagerly unwrapped my review copy of the newly released Draping, the Complete Course by Karolyn Kiisel on Laurence King Publishing, a few months ago. (Hang in here, the juiciest part is at the end 🙂 It sure shows how many years have passed since I taught sophomore draping at Parsons in New York, 1997-2001… when …
I’m going to give you a little mother’s day gift today: A template for maternity fashion that you can trace over to design some Maternity looks for your favorite mother or expecting friend. Plus, some of my thoughts on maternity clothing and a few great maternity /pregnant looks. AND a link to my PINTEREST board for …
and begin your journey and enjoy using your welcome gifts: 101 Fashion Design Inspiration Prompts Ebook including Croquis templates to sketch on, Top Fashion Books for Designers video, and Model Drawing Tutorial when you sign up for my email list!
