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Apr 27, 2013 Like

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Playing with color on the Cintiq

I wanted a Cintiq for so many reasons. I wanted speed, I wanted ease, and I got it! But there’s more to it than that. I also wanted to embrace the new technologies available to designers in the...

Apr 15, 2013 Like

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Another sketch of a J Crew Girl

Catalogs often offer the best fashion drawing inspiration. The clothes in those glossy sales pages need to be seen and understood. This makes for poses that translate easily to a drawing. My...

Apr 12, 2013 Like

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Daily Drawing Challenge Day 9: The Trapeze Dress

I’ve been thinking about trapeze dresses recently. They haven’t been in fashion for a long time, but suddenly the thought of a simple shift that hangs from the shoulders to a fall in a flurry of...

Apr 12, 2013 Like

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Sketch of some FABB Shoes

My final drawing from Lucky FABB is this quick sketch of shoes. I don’t think there was a woman at the fashion and beauty bloggers conference wearing a simple, unadorned, black flat. On the left is...

Apr 10, 2013 Like

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My first fashion sketch on Cintiq

Last night I got a Cintiq 22HD computer screen, the amazing new product that allows you to draw directly on the screen with a special Wacum pen. It’s every designer dream. It’s certainly been my...

Apr 9, 2013 Like

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Illustration of a bright red statement necklace

Every year the fashion department at Otis College of Art and Design puts on a gala event that includes a huge fashion show. The clothes on the catwalk are all designed by the Junior and Senior...

Apr 8, 2013 Like

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Betsey Johnson at Lucky FABB

Yesterday I attended Lucky FAAB west, a yearly fashion and beauty blogging conference held by Lucky magazine. There were a few celebrity guests, including Kelly Osbourne and Drew Barrymore, but the...

Apr 5, 2013 Like

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The Fashion Bloggers: a sketch in honor of Lucky FABB

Today I’m heading to Lucky FABB West, that’s short for Lucky Magazine’s Fashion and Beauty Bloggers yearly conference here on the west coast. I’ll be there all day, rubbing shoulders with the...

Apr 4, 2013 Like

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A Girl and Her Phone

Do you know why I started this daily drawing challenge? I started it because life is just so darn distracting. It’s HARD to find time to create, to draw, to work on new material for my portfolio,...

Apr 3, 2013 Like

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Day 2 of the daily drawing challenge: High-low dress

I’ve unpacked my clothes and vacuumed the sand out of the car but this weekend’s vacation is still on my mind. For yesterday’s daily drawing challenge I drew a girl in a maxi dress that I had seen...

Apr 2, 2013 Like

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Ruffles for spring

This spring ruffles are supposed to be “in”. I’m not sure I love the trend for myself, but ruffles are always fun to draw. Here’s a digital sketch inspired by one of the new Balenciaga...

Feb 21, 2013 Like

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Creative Toys from the Art Store

It’s the holiday season and there are a lot of kids on my list. I really prefer purchasing toys that will “Feed Your Creative Juices” as it says above, what better place to look than the local art...

Dec 1, 2011 Like

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Lost dolls

This summer my family and I drove to Oregon. We had never before visited our neighboring state and I was amazed by the miles and miles of forest that seem to cover the land. Every so often the...

Nov 1, 2011 Like

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Illustrations for “L for Lazarus”

These illustrations were created for a line of elegant winter hats, called “echapeau”, for “L for Lazarus”. The echapeau is actually an ingenious hat and scarf combination. The scarf can be worn...

Oct 4, 2011 Like

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Fashion Illustration at the Mall

Traditional painted Fashion illustrations have come back into vogue in a strong way. It seems like there are cute drawings on display everywhere I turn! Recently I have noticed that Target and...

Sep 7, 2011 Like

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Vintage toys and trains

This Summer my family and I visited the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California. Downstairs is a large collection of real locomotives and fascinating displays of the history of...

Aug 31, 2011 Like

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More fabulous fashion illustration found on greeting cards

These greeting cards were a gift from a good friend to my daughter on her birthday. I’m not sure who was more excited by them, my daughter, who has already used a few to write to her friends, or...

Aug 24, 2011 Like

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Balenciaga makes the IFB “links a la mode”

I’m so excited that my post on “Balenciaga in Spain” made the weekly top stories over at Independent Fashion Bloggers. Unfortunately, I was out of town when I found out, and without computer access...

Aug 22, 2011 Like

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Balenciaga and Spain

Dozens of Balenciaga’s couture gowns from the 50′s and 60′s were on display at the De Young Museum in San Francisco this Spring. I was lucky that my trip to the Bay Area coincided with the last...

Jul 27, 2011 Like

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Cool Stuff from San Francisco

An afternoon spent wandering through stores looking for inspiration is one of my favorite activities. When I’m at home I usually head to the same malls and peer into the same windows, but while on...

Jul 20, 2011 Like

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By: Tomato Red and the Daily Drawing Challenge » BlogVein

Playing with color on the Cintiq

Another sketch of a J Crew Girl

Daily Drawing Challenge Day 9: The Trapeze Dress

Sketch of some FABB Shoes

My first fashion sketch on Cintiq

Illustration of a bright red statement necklace

Betsey Johnson at Lucky FABB

The Fashion Bloggers: a sketch in honor of Lucky FABB

A Girl and Her Phone

Day 2 of the daily drawing challenge: High-low dress

Ruffles for spring

Creative Toys from the Art Store

Lost dolls

Illustrations for “L for Lazarus”

Fashion Illustration at the Mall

Vintage toys and trains

More fabulous fashion illustration found on greeting cards

Balenciaga makes the IFB “links a la mode”

Balenciaga and Spain

Cool Stuff from San Francisco

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Heather Fonseca » Heather’s Design Blog

By: Tomato Red and the Daily Drawing Challenge » BlogVein

Playing with color on the Cintiq

Another sketch of a J Crew Girl

Daily Drawing Challenge Day 9: The Trapeze Dress

Sketch of some FABB Shoes

My first fashion sketch on Cintiq

Illustration of a bright red statement necklace

Betsey Johnson at Lucky FABB

The Fashion Bloggers: a sketch in honor of Lucky FABB

A Girl and Her Phone

Day 2 of the daily drawing challenge: High-low dress

Ruffles for spring

Creative Toys from the Art Store

Lost dolls

Illustrations for “L for Lazarus”

Fashion Illustration at the Mall

Vintage toys and trains

More fabulous fashion illustration found on greeting cards

Balenciaga makes the IFB “links a la mode”

Balenciaga and Spain

Cool Stuff from San Francisco

The Ugly Duckling theuglyducky.wordpress....

FUCK YEAH PUNK ROCK fuckyeahpunkrock.tumblr...

I want your hair iwantyourhair.tumblr.com

Carousel dreams carousel-dreams.blogspo...

Shelterness shelterness.com

Humans of New York humansofnewyork.com

I Want Her Job iwantherjob.com

DulceCandy87 dulcecandy.com

Biddy Tarot biddytarot.com/blog

Love Dove Tarot lovedovetarot.com

Bloom liveboldandbloom.com

Wondaland Arts Society wondaland.wordpress.com

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