Creating Repeat Patterns in Illustrator April 20, 2011
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Design Resources, Illustration , comments closedStylesight recently started releasing step-by-step guides regarding various topics. Their first release was a guide on how to create a repeat pattern in Adobe Illustrator. It’s a great tutorial for those of you who are interested in creating repeat patterns in CAD. Click here to download the tutorial.
Uniform Design Competition March 2, 2011
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Illustration, Industry News, Manufacturers, Organizations and Associations, SCAD, SCAD - Student and Alumni Enterprise , comments closedThe SCAD Fashion Department recently launched a project in conjunction with UNICEF and OrtaBlu to design uniforms for school children in Africa.
“The average weekly income in Sierra Leone is 7.00 USD. The average price for a school uniforms is 10.00 USD. Many parents don’t send their children to school because the cannot afford to buy them a school uniform.” OrtaBlu, SCAD, and UNICEF hope to address this problem through YOUR uniform designs!!
The deadline for entry is March 11 and this competition is open to all SCAD students. If you would like to learn more about the competition, visit the OrtaBlu website.
The winner of the competition will win a one week trip to Turkey to visit the main operations of Orta, the company working to develop uniforms for children whose parents cannot afford to buy them. Second Prize is a $700 scholarship, Third Prize is a $500 scholarship.
Designers can work in teams of two or three students. The judges are from UNICEF, VALENTINO, TEEN VOGUE, GQ Magazine Italy among others! If you would like to participate, please register online and email Doris Treptow (if you are a student in Savannah) or Tiffany Horton (if you are a student in Atlanta) to confirm you participation.
- Tiffany Horton
Little Miss Posey March 1, 2011
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Design Resources, Illustration, Professional Portfolios , comments closedFinding a good pose for your fashion figure drawings is like finding a needle in a haystack. Most magazines are filled with photographs of models in poses that are very difficult to illustrate in a way that doesn’t look super awkward – or they are cropped at the hips or knees. Well, I finally found a solution for this problem: cheesy prom dress websites!!
Seriously, I feel like I just tapped into the motherload of swingy-hippy-leggy-poses. There are even back views! Here are links to a few sites that I think you all might find helpful if you are on the hunt for a good pose for your croquis: PromMeUp.com, AtriaClothing.com, and LaFemmeFashion.com.
Speaking of prom, the Fashion Haus students at SCAD-Atlanta are busy little bees. They are working steadily away at refashioning prom dresses for Becca’s Closet (an organization created to honor the legacy of Rebecca Kirtman, a high school student from Florida who believed that every girl should be able to attend formal school events such as Prom and Homecoming despite their financial situation.)
Well done, Fashion Haus! We know that going through fashion school is daunting and that you have ZERO time on your hands. That makes it all the more meaningful that you are taking time out of your crazy sewing and sketching all-nighters to help those in need. We applaud you!
- Tiffany Horton
SCAD Fashion Professor Exhibition February 15, 2011
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Careers, Illustration, Inspiration, Local Sources, Museums and Exhibitions, Professional Portfolios, SCAD, SCAD - Student and Alumni Enterprise , comments closedProfessor Filis Hagi-Zaid’s fashion illustrations are being featured in a solo-exhibition “Illustrate My World” this month at The Art Place in East Cobb (3330 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA). Her work will be shown until February 25 – so don’t miss it!
Here are a few snapshots of the works on display, taken by our go-to journalist on the scene, Sarah Collins:
- Tiffany Horton
Fashion Illustration for Designers January 20, 2011
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Illustration, Inspiration, Professional Portfolios , comments closedMany of you frequently reference the book Fashion Illustration for Designers by Kathryn Hagen in your fashion sketching classes. Now she has added a few videos of her illustration and rendering techniques online. While her style may not suit your own aesthetic, she is incredibly talented and shows some very helpful techniques for those of you looking for ways to improve your illustration skills.
She demonstrates step-by-step how to render chiffon and fur, leather, vinyl, ruffles, corduroy, transparent fabrics, plaids, graphic skin tones, satin among other things. These videos are a great reference for those of you in all levels of fashion classes, from Intro to Fashion Design t0 Advanced Fashion Sketching. Thank you, Professor Shinekia Thomas, for sharing this link with us!
- Tiffany Horton
I Heart Illustration November 17, 2010
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Illustration, Inspiration, Professional Portfolios , comments closed
I know that several of you are looking to improve your illustration styles over the winter break. SCAD Atlanta Fashion Senior Edmond Bobb recently referred me to one of his go-to-blogs called “I ♥ Illustration.” Compiled by Dutch Art Director, Anneke Krull, this blog exposes you to the work of nearly 200 illustrators. Click here to access I ♥ Illustration
Here, also, is a roundup of posts here on the SCAD blog that will inspire you (I hope!) to develop your techniques and a variety of croquis to suit various consumers and brands: Lots and Lots of Illustrators.
Those of you based in Atlanta who would like some help with your illustrations or croquis over the winter break are welcome to contact me for some one on one time. Just check your SCAD email for my address and send me a note to schedule an appointment.
Thanks for the great resource, Edmond!
- Tiffany Horton
Process Books! March 11, 2010
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Careers, Illustration, Inspiration, Professional Portfolios , comments closedThis morning, I’ve been examining the process books from students at various European fashion schools and I came across several that I found inspiring. Click each image to see more from these student designers.
The Danish Design School, MA
De Montfort University, BA
Antwerp: MA
Central Saint Martins, BA
Central Saint Martins, MA
- Tiffany Teague
Fashion Illustration Competition March 9, 2010
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Illustration, Inspiration, SCAD, SCAD - Student and Alumni Enterprise , comments closed
Marie Claire and the Istituto Europeo di Design have invited you to participate in their Fashion Illustration Competition.
To participate, you will need to submit one .jpg illustration reflecting Ethnic Trends for Spring/Summer 2010 (menswear or womenswear). You may use any illustration technique of your choice (watercolour, acrylic, felt-tip pen or pencil) but no collage, and no computer programs (including Illustrator and Photoshop) may be used to create the illustration.
Winners will receive a 2010 Summer Course in Creative Illustration orIntroduction to Fashion Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Barcelona.
Click here for the Scholarship Application. Deadline May 1. For a full list of rules, click here.
If you decide to participate in the competition, let us know so we can vote for your design online!
- Tiffany Teague
Childrenswear Illustrations March 4, 2010
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Illustration, Inspiration, Professional Portfolios , comments closedJust came across these images by British illustrator, Mandy Sutcliffe. Those of you looking for a new way of illustrating your childrenswear collections could benefit from a look through her shop on Etsy.
- Tiffany Teague
Elisa Palomino’s Debut Collection February 9, 2010
Posted by SCAD Fashion Department in : Careers, Illustration, Industry News, Inspiration, Professional Portfolios , comments closedI came across this illustration on WWD yesterday and found it just so gorgeous. Notice how the artist used layers of fabric flower petals, pleated paper, black thread, watercolor, and feathers to add dimension and texture all around a pen and ink illustration.
The illustration comes from the new apparel line being launched at NY Fashion Week by Elisa Palomino, John Galliano’s former Chief of Studio who eventually became Vice President of Design at Diane von Furstenberg. February 17 will mark the debut of her eponymous line and WWD has named her one of this season’s hottest newcomers. Here is an interview of her by one of her former interns. I especially looooove the photographs of her luscious inspiration boards:
- Tiffany Teague
