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check out my new tutorials on Vimeo – Illustrating Light & Shadow there are two: Fashion Faces & Fashion Body. These tutorials should help students learning to illustrate costume and fashion.  Having the light source come from the upper front/side makes the fabric not only reflect better in the case

This is a continuation of a previous Post for my Fashion Illustration students.  These illustrations are done on Bienfang Graphics 360 marker paper with marker and colored pencil.  The white accents are either white gel pen or white out pen. Click here to see the other post on SEQUINS AND METALLIC F

This is a continuation of a previous post on illustrating GRID TEXTILE PATTERNS .  This post is specifically about drawing Plaids and Check patterns on skirts. The drawing to the left shows how the fabric would have to be cut in order for the horizontal lines of a grid pattern to run parallel to the

Announcing the launch of my new E-Book “DRAWING FASHION: The Body” on Lulu.com $14.99 This is the first in a series of Drawing Fashion e-books. Taking the proportion and fashion body drawing material from my current print textbook “Drawing the Fashion Body”, I have added new color drawings and more

Here is a link to another video on my You Tube channel. This is a class demonstration for my Sewing Lab students at Art Center.  But it is also handy for anyone else who wants to learn how to make this kind of pocket.  You can also add a zipper to this pocket opening before [...]

Ok so now I am finally posting short videos of class demonstrations on You Tube. Everything from how to tie a knot for hand sewing to my latest – THE 2 MINUTE FASHION SKETCH.  This demo shows how I do these quick color sketchs with Tombow Pens and a Waterbrush…all available at most art supply [...]