This Is America

This Is America by selenamarie318 featuring vintage posters

American Apparel top / Vintage top / Sheriff&Cherry mirror sunglasses / Fresco Towels beach towel / GANT navy blue accent pillow, $97 / Wooden home decor / Vintage poster / Metal sign / retro photography 11x14 color photo BEACH BABES Americana nostalgia... / Pin up Magnet. I kiss better than I cook. 3 inch mylar M51 / Surebonder GM-160 Mini High Temperature Glue Gun, 10-watt

It's that time of year for cook-outs and Americana. Happy July! 

What is your favorite thing about this time of year?

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Inspiration: Bookworm Babe

Bookworm by musicfriend1 featuring oversized wall art

I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling by vampirkaninchen featuring apple iphone headphones

Mind Readers at Sea, the power of mind over water by kikilea on Polyvore 

FYI: Unfortunately, this is not a real book!

Happy Heart - Contest by necyluv on Polyvore

Confession: I am a little bit of a nerd! So I love these bookworm themed Polyvore boards. I hope you enjoy them too!

Thanks to necyluv, kikilea, vampirkaninchen, musicfriend1!

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Fashion Croquis Inspirations

Illustrated Girl by ultracake on Polyvore

Summertime Sadness by kusja featuring wall sculptures

If you share our determination... Paris by jill-is-m on Polyvore

step by step by majathebee on Polyvore

Little Missy by lisa-r featuring a watercolor fashion illustration

As you probably already know, I work in fashion. By day I am a technical apparel designer, and by night I am an image consultant. As a technical designer, most of my sketching is done in Adobe Illustrator as flat sketches with construction call-outs, but I love to paint. I won't deny it, I am always looking to see what other artists are doing. That's why I love searching through things on Polyvore.com. The website has a simplistic editing program which I use for my blog post images, however there are some very talented digital artists who create elaborate collages like the ones I've included here. These are works by several artists featuring pieces by other artists. I find them to be very inspiring as fashion croquis sketches. Look at the proportions, colors and varying details. The first and last sketches are my favorites.You'll notice often that the clothing is the most detailed portion of the sketching. This is perfect for fashion croquis because it draws the eye to the clothing, naturally, in the same way that the focus of a photograph draws your eye to the subject that is in focus.

Do you sketch? Who are your favorite fashion illustrators? Share your best links! Are you an artist or do you know an artist that should be featured? Please, contact me.

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