I've Launched a Fashion Illustration Patreon | Connie Lim
After years of teaching fashion illustration at university and drawing live at events for Chanel, Dior, Miu Miu and Ferragamo, I've finally built the teaching space I've wanted to create for a long time — and it's live today on Patreon.
Why I Started a Fashion Illustration Patreon
I'm often asked how to learn fashion illustration properly — not just how to copy a look, but how to actually see a garment, understand proportion, and develop your own illustrative voice. For years, the honest answer was: come to one of my workshops, or book a 1-on-1 mentorship session. But not everyone can do that, and I wanted a way to teach consistently, at a lower cost, to more people who care about this craft.
That's what this Patreon is. A monthly fashion illustration course and community, built around the same principles I use when I teach fashion drawing courses and workshops in London — just delivered in a more accessible, ongoing way.
What's Inside the Fashion Illustration Studio
The Patreon is structured into three tiers, each building on the last:
Sketch — £5/month
A monthly croquis template (a 9-head fashion figure reference sheet) plus a video showing exactly how to use it. Perfect for anyone starting to learn fashion figure drawing.
The Atelier — £15/month
Two exclusive fashion illustration tutorials every month, covering the fashion figure, fabric rendering, and drawing from the runway. Plus The Edit, a monthly live Q&A on Discord, and Sketch My Look, where I turn a patron-submitted fashion reference into a full video tutorial each month.
Couture — £30/month
Everything in The Atelier, plus personal monthly video feedback on your own fashion illustrations, priority access to my in-person workshops, and your name in the credits of every tutorial.
A Different Kind of Fashion Drawing Course
Unlike a one-off fashion drawing course or workshop, this Patreon is ongoing — new tutorials every month, a live community on Discord, and a chance to get real feedback on your own work over time. If you've taken one of my workshops before or done 1-on-1 mentorship with me, this is the next step: consistent teaching, at a fraction of the cost, delivered monthly.
Join the Studio
Whether you're completely new to fashion illustration or have been drawing for years and want to refine your technique, there's a tier built for you.
And if you'd like to see what a live class or workshop feels like in person first, I run regular life drawing sessions and fashion illustration workshops in London — details are on the Education page.
I can't wait to see what you make.
Connie x
