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Nora
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Carmel, Indiana
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Do you need to be a good artist to be a good fashion designer?
Hi! My name is Nora and I am a 7th grader. I want to become a fashion designer but I don't know how and I am very bad at drawing. Plus where do I even start with designing. Please help me.
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Gina Vincenza Van Epps
Costume Design
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Orlando, Florida
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Gina Vincenza’s Answer
Hi Nora!
I am not very good at drawing but I won an Emmy Award and work as a costume designer. I am also a self taught seamstress.
I use apps like “Pret A Template” to digitally illustrate designs using my iPad. The app has all kinds of people to choose from as your base character and all kinds of clothes you can add to them to get your design started, then you can hide images after you trace the parts you want.
I taught my friends 9 year old daughter how to use it and she learned very fast.
I just used the above apps to design costumes for Lego World Parade in California, so give it a try!
I am not very good at drawing but I won an Emmy Award and work as a costume designer. I am also a self taught seamstress.
I use apps like “Pret A Template” to digitally illustrate designs using my iPad. The app has all kinds of people to choose from as your base character and all kinds of clothes you can add to them to get your design started, then you can hide images after you trace the parts you want.
I taught my friends 9 year old daughter how to use it and she learned very fast.
I just used the above apps to design costumes for Lego World Parade in California, so give it a try!
I have been using kleki to make designs, here is my favorite design i have been working on.<img src="blob:chrome-untrusted://media-app/0e88ea6f-861d-4b4e-90a6-b0d7dce28c6e" alt="Screenshot 2024-04-29 9.58.26 AM.png"/>
Nora
Suzanne Clay
Operations
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Washington, Washington
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Becoming a fashion designer involves creativity, organization, and staying up-to-date with industry trends. Here are some technology tools and resources that can help :
1. **Design Software**: Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, are industry-standard tools for fashion design. They allow you to create sketches, digital illustrations, and manipulate images.
2. **CAD Software**: Computer-aided design (CAD) software like Optitex or CLO 3D enables you to create 3D models of your designs, visualize how fabrics drape, and simulate garment patterns.
3. **Fashion Design Apps**: Apps like SketchBook or Procreate on iPad are great for sketching and drawing on the go. They offer a range of digital brushes and tools tailored for artists and designers.
4. **Fashion Design Websites and Platforms**: Websites like Pinterest, Instagram, and Behance are great sources of inspiration and trend research. You can also showcase your portfolio and connect with other designers and potential clients.
5. **Pattern Making Software**: Tools like Gerber AccuMark or Lectra Modaris help you create and modify digital patterns, reducing the need for manual pattern drafting and grading.
6. **Fashion Design Blogs and Online Courses**: Platforms like Skillshare, Udemy, or Coursera offer a wide range of online courses and tutorials on fashion design, pattern making, sewing techniques, and more.
7. **Virtual Fashion Communities**: Joining online fashion communities and forums like Fashion Industry Network or Reddit's r/fashion can provide networking opportunities, feedback on your work, and access to valuable resources and industry insights.
8. **Project Management Tools**: Utilize project management tools like Trello, Asana, or Monday.com to organize your design projects, set deadlines, and collaborate with team members or clients.
9. **Fabric and Material Sourcing Apps**: Apps like Sourcify or Fabricly help you find suppliers, compare prices, and source fabrics and materials for your designs.
10. **3D Printing and Prototyping**: Explore 3D printing technology to create prototypes and sample garments quickly and cost-effectively. Tools like Autodesk Fusion 360 or Rhino 3D can assist in designing for 3D printing.
By leveraging these technology tools and resources, you can streamline your design process, stay organized, and bring your creative vision to life more efficiently as a fashion designer.
1. **Design Software**: Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, are industry-standard tools for fashion design. They allow you to create sketches, digital illustrations, and manipulate images.
2. **CAD Software**: Computer-aided design (CAD) software like Optitex or CLO 3D enables you to create 3D models of your designs, visualize how fabrics drape, and simulate garment patterns.
3. **Fashion Design Apps**: Apps like SketchBook or Procreate on iPad are great for sketching and drawing on the go. They offer a range of digital brushes and tools tailored for artists and designers.
4. **Fashion Design Websites and Platforms**: Websites like Pinterest, Instagram, and Behance are great sources of inspiration and trend research. You can also showcase your portfolio and connect with other designers and potential clients.
5. **Pattern Making Software**: Tools like Gerber AccuMark or Lectra Modaris help you create and modify digital patterns, reducing the need for manual pattern drafting and grading.
6. **Fashion Design Blogs and Online Courses**: Platforms like Skillshare, Udemy, or Coursera offer a wide range of online courses and tutorials on fashion design, pattern making, sewing techniques, and more.
7. **Virtual Fashion Communities**: Joining online fashion communities and forums like Fashion Industry Network or Reddit's r/fashion can provide networking opportunities, feedback on your work, and access to valuable resources and industry insights.
8. **Project Management Tools**: Utilize project management tools like Trello, Asana, or Monday.com to organize your design projects, set deadlines, and collaborate with team members or clients.
9. **Fabric and Material Sourcing Apps**: Apps like Sourcify or Fabricly help you find suppliers, compare prices, and source fabrics and materials for your designs.
10. **3D Printing and Prototyping**: Explore 3D printing technology to create prototypes and sample garments quickly and cost-effectively. Tools like Autodesk Fusion 360 or Rhino 3D can assist in designing for 3D printing.
By leveraging these technology tools and resources, you can streamline your design process, stay organized, and bring your creative vision to life more efficiently as a fashion designer.
Thanks for the help.
Nora
Linda Mire
Interior Design
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Lake Charles
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Nora's House of Fabulous Fashion I like it. Has a ring to it! First you must believe in you and don't let anyone discourage you for you can do whatever you put your mind to. I am an interior designer for many years and success has followed me but I worked harder than anyone I knew when I began and still today I run circles around 20 year olds. I love my work a gift it is and drives me. That being said the beginning starts with you, you have to be unstoppable and you will need a big dose of unstoppable in the fashion industry, it can swallow you hole if you bend slightly. Interior Design is a service industry were as fashion is self promoting from the beginning to the final tap dance and you will have to remain fashion forward and ahead of the trend and set your own trends and in a world of ant size attention spans. Drawings is a tool you will use to collect the creative energy in you head to realize your designs so it is important only for your purposes. You are not selling your drawings just using them to move thru your creative design process, but I would strongly recommend art classes so you can put a fine point on your ideas, it will help you. You will need to learn to sew and sew technical patterns with perfection no exceptions. Take sewing classes and pattern making a long with art classes. Then put them all together and create, create, create and when you have practiced and are confident and have a portfolio there are many avenues to the top, pick one and put on your tap shoes for you are in for the dance of your life. I will be holding my breath with anticipation for you Nora!
Thank you so much! This made my day
Nora