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 …
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YOUR INITIATION into Fashion Sketching on iPad! My iPad has become such a handy and essential, beloved and soulful tool for fashion illustration and design sketching for me, and today I want to share with you why and how…. I made it feel like HOME in SPITE OF MY RESISTANCE in hopes that it paves …
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 …
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 …
My favorite digital watercolor app for fashion art Digital watercolor? EEEEEEEW!! How can you get textural, delicious paint effects on a piece of smooth, cold hard glass?? I love working with my gouache . Puddles of water, the smell of paint, brushes and palettes, paper towels and watercups, various textures of paper…. BUT WHO HAS …
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What is the purpose in our fashion art, fashion design, or fashion illustration? Where does the sacred enter in and awaken the divine feminine in the world or in you? Let’s talk about art and expressions of the divine.
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 a while this can work. It works. But, as we journey deeperr, let’s …
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How to draw sequins for fashion Clearly, it can be really daunting to think about how to draw sequins. All those tiny, shiny discs. But what we THINK and NOW about sequins is way more complex than what it takes to draw them. SEQUINS is an EFFECT. IT’s a texture. And it’s totally doable. See, …
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 ! ints in her smile and her heye makeup. She …
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 …
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 …
DIGITAL FASHION ILLUSTRATION on the IPAD PINTEREST Yes, I’m on Pinterest. Are you? The link to see my boards or follow me is here. I share a lot of inspiration, research images, model poses for sketching from ,and boards of different garment details to sketch from or use as design inspiration too. I create these …
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