Sketch Of The Day

Hello Again my friends! Today's sketch of the day is actually a group out of my Fall 2008 Senior collection. I feel I have came a long way since then, but every now and then I get inspired by some of my works from the past. The sketches were all hand drawn, and cleaned within Photoshop. I hope you enjoy it! Remember comments are both encouraged and appreciated!

Fashionably Yours,

Since the tender age of twelve, Schaumin Chanel Alexander has been creating fashion illustrations, and designing womens wear apparel. Shortly after graduating college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design & Marketing, she began freelancing her talents. SchauminChanel is the main designer and chief operator of Creative Conceptz Ltd., a company dedicated to freelance fashion design.

Help Me Launch My Line! Part One: The realistic approach when producing a clothing line

Your moment has finally arrived! Your slightly blinded by the flashing lights as you stop at the end of the runway, and take a bow. The people of the press are literally falling over to get a statement about your latest collection. High profile celebrities, and their stylists are front row applauding your breath taking pieces and...(pop!)....Sorry to be the one to bust your bubble, but there are certain aspects to be considered before you get anywhere near this status.

A lot of people feel they have what it takes to create an apparel line, but at the end of the day many of them lack the general knowledge of the business end of the venture. Sure, you may have adorable dresses or denim, but there are certain steps that need to be implemented in order to be a success. In this diary entry I will give you a comprehensive guide as to what it takes to create an apparel line from the product development end.

Sketch Of The Day

Hola my friends! Today's sketch of the day is my funky, modern pin up girl. I sketched her within Adobe Illustrator and rendered the color via Photoshop. Hope you enjoy! As always comments are both encouraged and appreciated!

Fashionably Yours,

Since the tender age of twelve, Schaumin Chanel Alexander has been creating fashion illustrations, and designing womens wear apparel. Shortly after graduating college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design & Marketing, she began freelancing her talents. SchauminChanel is the main designer and chief operator of Creative Conceptz Ltd., a company dedicated to freelance fashion design.

Sketch Of The Day

Today's Sketch of The day is another one of my favorite pieces from my Spring 2010 collection. It is basically a yummy plum mini ruffle dress w/ exposed pockets. Hope you enjoy viewing it as much as I enjoyed sketching it! :) Please be sure to leave a comment!

Fashionably Yours,

Since the tender age of twelve, Schaumin Chanel Alexander has been creating fashion illustrations, and designing womens wear apparel. Shortly after graduating college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design & Marketing, she began freelancing her talents. SchauminChanel is the main designer and chief operator of Creative Conceptz Ltd., a company dedicated to freelance fashion design.

Sketch Of The Day

Hello everyone! Today's sketch of the day is part of my past summer internship project at Macy's Merchandising Group in New York. It was a group effort, and our group's mock product line was called INC euro, which is a fresher version of Macy's sleek private brand INC. Its a knit dress with a built in waistline, draped along the sides with a super huge cowl/hoodie. This was actually one of the faves of our collection. I may share some more with you in time my little dearies! Hope you enjoy! And as always comments are both encouraged and appreciated!

Fashionably Yours,

Since the tender age of twelve, Schaumin Chanel Alexander has been creating fashion illustrations, and designing womens wear apparel. Shortly after graduating college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design & Marketing, she began freelancing her talents. SchauminChanel is the main designer and chief operator of Creative Conceptz Ltd., a company dedicated to freelance fashion design.

Sketch Of The Day

Bonjour! This sketch of the day is another preview from my Spring 2010 Collection. It's basically a super cute striped shurg, paired with a strapless mini dress. There is a draped, rope detail that  ties in the back as well. Hope you enjoy! Comments are both encouraged and appreciated!

Fashionably Yours,

Since the tender age of twelve, Schaumin Chanel Alexander has been creating fashion illustrations, and designing womens wear apparel. Shortly after graduating college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design & Marketing, she began freelancing her talents. SchauminChanel is the main designer and chief operator of Creative Conceptz Ltd., a company dedicated to freelance fashion design.

Color Me Bad! How To Color Your Fabulous Fashion Croquis In Photoshop

This week's tutorial will focus primarily on coloring your fashion Croquis in Adobe Photoshop. I will be using a previous Sketch of the Day post I will call Sweet Pea. I currently set up the file in a basic RGB for now, but if I were to print this I would set up my document in CMYK mode with the resolution set to 300 pixels.

After you scan in or open your fashion sketch in Photoshop, you need to create two duplicate copies. These additional copies will be named Drawing and Color. These additional copies come in handy when you have made too many errors, and can't go back within your history. The additional layers prevent you from compromising the original pictures.

Next, select the brush tool and click 'airbrush' in the brushes option tab in the upper right part of the screen. Then set the brush set control to fade shown in the picture below. Fade simulates natural paint brush strokes.

The next few steps are pretty simple! We will focus on Sweet Pea's face first.