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“Fashion illustration is the best way for me to artistically gratify myself. But before starting fashion illustration you should “learn”. For example, I designed handbags, clothing, small leather goods, children's accessories and even teddy bears. In all of my designer positions I communicated my ideas through illustrations and sketches quickly so they could be reproduced in factories under tight deadlines. I loved seeing my designs come to life, but when dealing with manufacturing, you have to
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Fashion illustrator David Downton at F.I.T.

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Hey everyone, I just uploaded some video of renown fashion illustrator,
David Downton, speaking at F.I.T. yesterday.
Here's the links...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76bulpr2TrI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XqUi6h7h80

In the picture is Bil Donovan (left), author of 'Advanced Fashion Drawing,' and
on the right is renown fashion illustrator David Downton, author of 'Masters of Fashion Illustration.'


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She's got the big head!

Last week was a tad bit rough. There was mold growing over my shower on the ceiling, and maintenance came to fix it. The way he fixed it was to spray pure, undiluted bleach on it. I am allergic to bleach, and it made me quite sick. I opened all the windows and aired the place out for two days, but it was too late. My head was throbbing, and I developed a deep cough and stuffy sinuses as my body tried to fight it. Needless to say, this was not the best week for progress in my school assignments.H
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So much to do, so little time. I tried asking for 27 hours in the day, but I think it's safe to say my request has been denied.So um, let's see...here's what I've been up to. Yesterday, I took the kiddo to get his tooth fixed from when he fell earlier in the summer at camp and split it in half (right in the front and one of the permanent ones). Insurance finally gave the go ahead, so he seems happy. He was quite loopy from the laughing gas still yesterday evening. Even though he went back to sch
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Style Sample magazine Issue #9 is here!

SSM-9-cover-small.jpgThe new issue of Style Sample magazine is here!

In this issue, follow two sisters as they spend a day running their clothing boutique,get ready for Fall with bullets and books you can wear, learn how todesign an ad for your site, and get advice on making money withaffiliate display advertising. All in addition to interviews withindependent designers, photographers, illustrators, your favorite (andfuture favorite) bloggers, and much more! Read it right here.

If you're interested in working with de
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Fashion creative?

Discover Practical Techniques from the most talented fashion illustrator all over the world.

This is neither a recipe book, nor a collection of formulas. It's rather a source of inspiration for those who love to create contemporary fashion illustration.

You'll explore different approaches to finding ideas, coloring, sketching, mixing media and other aspects related to illustrating fashion. It's all about people and their uniqueness.

The book is available in two versions: as an eBook and as paperbac
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Style Sample magazine issue #8 is here!

Issue #8 of Style Sample magazine is ready to go and chock full of style: film noir-inspired fashion photography, shopping for a tropical vacation (or just hot and humid weather), colorfully subversive illustrations, packing for a stylish vacation in Madrid, and advice for hosting giveaways, in addition to independent designers, your favorite
(and future favorite) bloggers, and much more!

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The print edition of this issue features four pages of candid interviews with professional personal stylists
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There are three new entries.
Go to http://fashionengineers.com/ and see the final illustration in the Fashion Ant People Series, and two posts about what I used to illustrate them (the third post tomorrow, so don't miss it, subscribe to the RSS feed and check back!).
Say hello, Leave a comment, Don’t be shy!
You can now leave a comment on my Blog through Disqus, Facebook Connect, Twitter and Yahoo.
You can also bookmark and share on Digg, Delicious, Google, Newsvine, Reddit and a lot of more.
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Go to http://fashionengineers.com/ to check out yesterday's and today's posts. (scroll down for the Blog).

Don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed to keep in touch and be notified of updates at FashionEngineers.com.
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If you would like to hire me for technical or artistic illustrations, please email me at Elizabeth@FashionEngineers.com with the details of your project.
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Fashion Illustration Series 4 & 5- http://fashionengineers.com/
Did you miss yesterday's post? Go to http://fashionengineers.com/, subscribe to the RSS feed so it won't happen again!
Here are the 4th and 5th previews. See the entire images at http://fashionengineers.com/
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You can now leave comments on http://fashionengineers.com/ through Disqus, Facebook Connect, Twitter and Yahoo!
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LOOK, New Fashion Illustration Series- Part 1/6! http://fashionengineers.com/
For the full illustration, go to http://fashionengineers.com/ and scroll down.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed to keep in touch and be notified of updates at http://fashionengineers.com/ . Lots of new things coming up to http://fashionengineers.com/ Don't miss them!
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If you would like to hire me for technical or artistic illustrations
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Issue #7 of Style Sample magazine is filled with interesting articles: a
midnight romp with a Topshop visual merchandiser, surf-inspired
shopping, instructions on how to create a video blog and set up your own
YouTube channel, advice for writing professional reviews, independent
designers, fashion illustration and photography, and much more!

Don't forget to enter to win a $75 gift card to Shopbop.com before May 16th!

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Hi Everyone, Elizabeth here again, this time with a fun behind the scenes post about my HUUUGE drafting table! If you would like to see on what I do my Fashion Illustration work, and read tips on what to look for when getting your own table, go to http://fashionengineers.com/.
Please leave a comment and subscribe to the RSS feed to stay in touch and receive notices of more updates, fun behind the scenes fashion things and educational articles. If you're a designer or want to be one, there's a lot
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I just posted what could be the beginning of an illustration- I haven't decided yet. Maybe you can give me an opinion? Should I move on or take the doodle further and see what develops? Go see it at http://fashionengineers.com/ (scroll down). Let me know, leave a comment, don't be shy! Oh, and subscribe to the RSS feed to stay in touch and get updates about all the fun and educational fashion things going on at http://fashionengineers.com/.

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If you read my first entry in this series you may remember I mindlessly doodled an image and pondered whether or not I should take it further. See the next step Pencil Portrait Doodle- Part 2 and check back tomorrow for the 3rd part showing color!

To see the whole blog, go http://fashionengineers.com/ (scroll down). Say "Hello", leave a comment, don't be shy! Oh, and subscribe to the RSS feed to stay in touch and get updates about all the fun and educational fashion things going on at http://fash

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