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Do you dream of becoming a fashion designer? This inspirational, practical and stylish introduction to the industry reveals what it takes to become a first-rate fashion illustrator. Including sections on templates and poses, fabrics, accessories and clothing design, Fashion Drawing offers instruction in the full range of skills required to reach a professional standard. In addition to providing step-by-step tuition, the book showcases an exciting range of work by established fashion designers and illustrators. Whether you are a serious student who wants to add to your skills or someone who simply enjoys the creative process of drawing fashion, this book will take your work to another level.
A5 size (148mm x 210mm, or 5-1/2" x 8"). 192 pages. Elastic band place holder. Ribbon bookmark. Acid-free/archival paper. Binding lies flat for ease of use. Inside back cover pocket. Create your own original designs with this sleek Fashion Sketchbook! Packed with fashion-proportional figures in varied poses, this journal will help bring your inspirations to life. The figures (called croquis from the French meaning to sketch, rough out, to crunch) will not show up when photocopied or scanned. From understated effects to outrageous accents, let this Fashion Sketchbook help you render your vision. There are also templates for shoes and hats in the back of the journal, plus helpful industry terms and descriptions, size equivalent information, measuring tips, descriptions of basic garments, and more.
Fashion Drawing is a comprehensive, practical guide to fashion drawing for students of fashion design. This second edition features brand new illlustrations reflecting developments in pose, presentation and digital design, plus guidance on creating technical flats. Step–by–step tutorials show how to create fashion drawings for women, men and children, and adapt them for different markets More than 1000 illustrations depict work from leading designers and illustrators revealing a wide variety of approaches Discover how to render fabrics, textures and effects, from faux fur and metallics to prints, woven and knitted materials Includes an illustrated glossary of garment and fabric details and an extensive resource section "A useful resource for both fashion students and home sewists looking to give their sketches a professional look." – Simply Sewing Chapters include: • Drawing Women • Drawing Men • Drawing Children and Young Adults • Zooming In • Working From Life • Drawing Garments • Production Sketches • Basic Garment Details and Silhouettes • Drawing Drape • Tailored Clothing • Rendering Shine • Texture, Patterns and Sheers
Communicate your ideas and designs through a variety of sketches, drawings expressive illustrations, with guidance from a seasoned professional. With more than 150 colour examples, John Hopkins takes you through the different styles, techniques and approaches used in the fashion industry. This second edition offers advice on selecting appropriate materials and media, with examples of their different uses and applications. You'll also learn the theory and history of fashion drawing, and the range of styles used by contemporary designers, from quick sketches to sophisticated digital drawings. In addition to new interviews with designers and illustrators, a glossary, resources directory and revised templates at the end, this edition also has end-of-chapter exercises to get you pencilling your fashion figures, painting your collections and developing that all-important portfolio right from the start.
This stunning survey reveals the genre of fashion drawing to be an art form in its own right. Drawing Fashion celebrates renowned art dealer Jo'lle Chariau's unique collection of some of the most remarkable fashion illustrations from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. These original works define the fine art of illustrating fashion, from Poiret, Chanel, Balenciaga, and Dior to Comme des Garçons, McQueen, and Viktor & Rolf. This catalogue, which accompanies the exhibition at the Design Museum in London, showcases fashion illustrators at their creative heights: Lepape at the beginning of the century, Bérard in the 1930s and Forties, Cecil Beaton in the Fifties, Antonio from the Sixties to the Eighties, and current artists Mats Gustafson, François Berthoud, and Aurore de La Morinerie. In their engaging and highly informative essays, Germany Times Magazine journalist Holly Brubach and London Sunday Times chief fashion writer Colin McDowell reveal how the art of drawing fashion continues to reflect not only the spirit and style of the decades, but also the wider social and cultural changes of the past century.
This stylish introduction to fashion drawing is aimed both at practicing designers who want to brush up their skills, and at wannabe designers and fashion enthusiasts who want to learn how to design, draw and illustrate fashion from scratch. User-friendly, accessible and stylish, this book is an ideal guide to the world of fashion illustration and design. Fully illustrated throughout, this book contains examples from a range of practising fashion designers and illustrators, and step-by-step illustrations showing how to get the best results. Beginning with the materials and equipment that readers will need, the book goes on to explain how to get inspiration and ideas and use a sketchbook to d...
This book is a collection of 8 womenswear projects illustrated with pencil and marker. Each look has been shown layer by layer in the book, step by step. Use this book to learn how - fashion flat sketches correspond with illustrations - to develop a completed fashion illustration from a raw sketch in simple steps - to draw flat sketches from preliminary pencil drawing to completed in marker flats, ready for specs - to illustrate layered outfits layer by layer The book is very visual by design and contains a minimum of text: only essential captions. The book is not a textbook or manual, and it does not teach you "how to draw"; however, you can advance your skills by following the step-by-step...
Artist Fez Baker teaches aspiring artists how to draw and paint up-to-the-minute models and fashion, all in that distinctive "manga" style. Includes clear, step-by-step instructions on 25 different "fashion collections," plus drawing tips, manga-style girl and boy figures, and more.
From the suburbs to the subway, Sketch and Go: 5 Minute Fashion Illustration shows you how to capture fashion anywhere and everywhere. Fashion is fast and furious, and fashion illustrators need to work the same way to keep up with the latest trends. Part technique, part sketchbook, Sketch and Go: 5 Minute Fashion Illustration is ideal for beginners looking to learn tips and tricks for sketching fashion illustrations, both quickly and on the go. First, you'll learn basic fashion illustration skills and practical techniques for inspired "live fashion sketching". Once you've conquered the basics, you can sketch your own collection on the 500 pre-printed model templates. Featuring a variety of different poses, these templates allow you to get down to business and sketch your designs right away, without worrying about drawing models. The sketchpad pages are specially designed so that they can be photocopied without the templates, leaving just the fashion sketch! In need of inspiration? Don't worry! You'll also find an inspirational gallery of four-color illustrations from fashion designer and illustrator, Emily Brickel Edelson. So what are you waiting for? Get sketching!
Book on fashion drawing from 1923-1983