CROQUIS FRIDAY

When last did I do croquis Friday!!
Well yeyyyy, it's Friyyyayyyyy!! I love Friday's just like a lot of people out there, since it is the beginning of a weekend, yea!
Unfortunately the weekend always goes by so quick!! I wish weekends have seven days while weekdays have 5days!! Who wishes so too!
Okay, I have a file of drawings!!! Plenty of them and definitely I have improved since the last time I posted, hopefully I could post more on Croquis Fridays so you get to see more and most importantly so I can have a go-to soft copy any time any day!!
Okay now, what I want to learn is how to brush up my work to look so clean in soft copies, anyone has any ideas on photoshop??

LIKE THIS ⤵️

 You can see how clean and smooth they look, hand drawn and further editted but not to the extent of relieving them of their natural state. I'm I  the only one interested in having the two dresses in the second pic?? They are absolutely gorg!!

For this week, I will post my own works and even still get to feature a talented fashion illustrator.

Mabee Hautelicious

Mabee Hautelicious

Mabee Hautelicious

 

Mabee Hautelicious

To be featured this week is THEKAIRAWORLD.  I have personally checked all her pictures on instagram and it is worth the data and the time. I love her works and also because she is a fellow Nigerian! you go sister! 

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 Can you see the Afican Print fabric, it is a popular one over here and the illustration of it is perfect

I love Kiara'S works as it is! Clear, good image quality, depicts the African Style and it is truly lovely.

And you see that shadow of a thing I truly want to do it on my illustrations too, I jus cant wrap my head around what photoshop offers all this effects! I REEEEAAALLYYY want it.

ALRIGHT, SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!

My designs in reality

Hey, you all. Hope your week isn't so stressful? May your strengths be renewed if at all it is.
My friends always encourage my designs even though they aren't the most innovative and the best out there. I truly love them for that. So today I'll be shouting out to one of them Nicole Nwadioke- thanks for always supporting me, the cheers, the advice, your comments and likes. You go a long way to boost my self esteem. You are so loved.
Well, back to the issue of the day.
My friends always support my designs, ask me to design for them and all that. The two today sew my designs and  made it come to life.
I designed this dress for my tall friend, she is an epitome of simplicity and I decided to keep everything simple just like her and she loooooved it. Though I didn't make the dress myself but I am pretty happy with the outcome of it. It enhanced her height even more.

This other design was made after I sewed the top and skirt. At the time I made the cloth I had just ended a month apprenticeship in a fashion house. So eager to make a dress I madre the top and skirt not necessarily together but it ended up going pretty good.
This friend of mine saw the design in my sketch and insisted she had to make it. I didn't sew it myself but who says another can't!
She looked so adorable and pretty barbieish.
I really love my friends, thanks for supporting me.

Fear for fashion designing continued

THE PROBLEM NOW
1. I am a perfectionist
2. I am a pessimist
3. I am a lazy bone female

PERFECTIONIST:
I hate this trait of mine. Now, I have learnt some basics in sewing I still feel I am lagging behind because I am still a learner.  I make it too hard for me because I spend my time comparing what I have done with others and forget that they have probably been in the business for a while. I practice, practice,  practice hating my self for not being able to get everything neat and nice. I just feel I'm not creative as other couturiers I've seen. I spend all day looking at pictures and wondering when I would ever get to the level of creativity and perfection of these couturiers.  In fact perfection is now my obsession for sewing.
PESSIMIST:
This has been me for so long.
After I have probably stalked my fashion designer role models I get into a sick dialogue with myself about how I can never be good as they are because I am not as creative as they can ever be. That I would never be able to be anywhere except in their shadows. I tend to believe there are better and more talented people and I won't excel in the field.
LAZY BONE FEMALE:
oh no! This is an extensive area. I am lazy! Stressless and relaxed. It makes me wonder what I'm doing with such a passion as FASHION DESIGN.  I hate to correct mistakes when sewing which ends up in more mistakes! I hate to mend clothes. I hate when a project is tending to be difficult.  I hate to run from my machine to the ironing table (I hate ironing). I give up on a tough task when sewing.
  How would I ever be a good fashion designer if I hate this crucial things. I love the thrill of cutting, sewing and having my work done but I hate the hurdles bit nothing good comes easily.
CONCLUSION:
I wonder if other couturiers or dressmakers go through this because it feels like it is just me. I want to learn more, be good, enjoy my passion but it seems like all those mentioned are conflicting, clashing. I can't be a PERFECTIONIST AND A LAZY BONE FEMALE. I want to get it right because all I want is to live the rest of my life making dresses for a living, for pleasure, for my happiness!