Be prepared for the fiercely competitive admissions standards of leading fashion design programs by being tutored in fashion illustration privately. Tutoring one-on-one is the best and most effective way of gaining competency fast and being on track for presenting a winning portfolio--the key factor for admission to top-flight fashion design schools. I was a fashion design student at Otis College of Art and Design, a premier US art college, so I have firsthand experience of the global student talent and competitiveness needed to win top jobs and honors. I have taught hundreds of students of all ages and competencies at the collegiate level and privately these past six years. My tutoring rates are reasonable; discount packages are available for cost savings and convenience. My teaching method is focused on the fundamentals and I pledge to teach you how to draw, how to paint, how to sketch freehand and draw people with accuracy. I adhere to the 9-heads method of drawing the elongated fashion croquis figure.  We will work in various media including watercolor and gouache paint, marker, pencil and ink. You will become knowledgeable of rendering fabrics and textures, weights and transparencies. I teach in my Upper West Side, Manhattan studio, and for a modest transportation fee will travel to your home in the borough of Manhattan. Long-distance tutoring of students now available on Skype! Take the assessment test today to receive my feedback on your current level. Please read my bio to learn more about me and how I came to love fashion and costume design and illustration. Hope to hear from you soon!