Fashion Design Techniques

Fashion Design Techniques

Author: Zeshu Takamura

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2016-01-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764350474

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Covering the basic principles and the creative techniques behind making effective design drawings the central pillar of fashion design this guide is perfect for students as well as for professionals working in all branches of the garment and fashion industries. From hand drawing to using software applications, it explains how to create drawings that clearly and precisely illustrate the shape, material, pattern, colour, and other elements of garments. Patterners, retailers, and fashion design students will rejoice in these comprehensive instructions for making design drawings understandable and expressive.


Sewing for Fashion Designers

Sewing for Fashion Designers

Author: Anette Fischer

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2015-04-06

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1780677049

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This comprehensive guide explores the fundamental sewing methods fashion designers need and teaches professional garment construction. Chapter One introduces sewing tools and machinery (including industrial machines). It discusses how to work with patterns and explains cutting-out methods. Chapter Two is devoted to different fabrics and how they work, focusing on the construction of a garment, including fastenings and trimmings, and the use of materials to support structured pieces, such as corsets. Hand-sewing techniques and basic seams are explored in Chapter Three. Techniques are demonstrated with step-by-step photographic guides combined with technical drawings. A guide to making garment details and decorations, such as pockets, waistlines, and necklines, is found in Chapter Four. Chapter Five addresses fabric-specific techniques, for everything from lace to neoprene. The best technical approaches to use for patternmaking and construction are discussed for each fabric. Catwalk images demonstrate how these kinds of techniques are employed by designers.


The Encyclopedia of Fashion Illustration Techniques

The Encyclopedia of Fashion Illustration Techniques

Author: Carol A. Nunnelly

Publisher: Running Press

Published: 2009-05-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780762435760

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The latest in our essential Encyclopedia of Art series puts the spotlight on the catwalk to provide a practical compendium of all-media fashion design techniques. Suitable for beginners as well as experienced illustrators, this book takes readers step-by-step through precise techniques used by professionals. Learn to depict fabric textures and folds, work with color and tone to create the illusion of body forms, and transform real-life model poses into stylized figures. Containing a visual gallery of over 500 illustrations to clarify each method described, this book is an essential guide to help designers, fashion mavens, and even amateur doodlers, communicate their ideas and develop a unique graphic style.


3D Fashion Design

3D Fashion Design

Author: Thomas Makryniotis

Publisher: Batsford Books

Published: 2015-09-17

Total Pages: 655

ISBN-13: 1849943524

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Digital technologies in fashion are becoming more accessible and now any creative with a basic knowledge of fashion design and computing can create convincing still or animated 3D visualizations of styles, designs and products. With this technology, the designer is able to present a lifelike design that shows how the fabrics will look and how the garment fits on the body. 3D Fashion Design presents an overview of current technologies and their uses. It is packed with case studies and step-by-step tutorials showing the far-reaching capabilities of 3D fashion software. The author begins with an introduction to 3D software and the principals of working in three dimensions. He then moves onto creating the mannequin avatar, garments, accessories and textures and shows how to present and publish the finished article. Various software programmes are covered including Clo3D and Marvellous Designer for fashion-orientated design, and Maya, Mudbox, Rhino and Photoshop for more general digital design, visual effects and rendering. This authoritative guide is aimed at all levels, from beginners and fashion students working with digital technologies to advanced fashion designers, digital designers and visual effects specialists for film and animation.


Fashion Design Drawing Course

Fashion Design Drawing Course

Author: Caroline Tatham

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764124730

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Presents twenty-four lessons based on design school courses, teaching every step of the fashion design drawing process from finding inspiration to giving one's presentation flair.


Fashion Illustration & Design

Fashion Illustration & Design

Author: Manuela Brambatti

Publisher: Promopress

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788416851065

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Versace's chief illustrator teaches us how to draw, halfway between fashion sketch and illustration, in a non-classical and non-stereotypical way.


Sewing Techniques

Sewing Techniques

Author: Jennifer Prendergast

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-06-22

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 2940411913

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Simplifies the often complex processes required to turn a two-dimensional design into its three-dimensional realization by arming readers with the basic sewing skills they need


Contemporary Fashion Illustration Techniques

Contemporary Fashion Illustration Techniques

Author: Naoki Watanabe

Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Published: 2009-06-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781592535569

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The primary skill needed by anyone who works in fashion is the ability to convey—to clients and the general public alike—images of the designs. The impression given to the viewer depends on whether the fashion design drawings are good. Contemporary Fashion Illustration Techniques thoroughly describes the basics of fashion illustration, and covers the latest trends such as vivid images, sprightly movement, and garment material texture. After all, fashion drawing is not simply about sketching a body and face; only when you accurately reproduce the garments and their colors can the designs truly come to life.


Fashion Design Course

Fashion Design Course

Author: Steven Faerm

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 2022-08-09

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781438089980

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This latest edition helps aspiring fashion designers understand demographics, psychographics, and the role of advertising; learn how to create a unique design vision through ethnographic research; develop a collection from first concept to finished project on the runway; see how to build a career in fashion, and more.


The Fundamentals of Fashion Design

The Fundamentals of Fashion Design

Author: Richard Sorger

Publisher: AVA Publishing

Published: 2006-10

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 2940373396

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The Fundamentals of Fashion Design discusses how a collection is formed, who it is designed for and how it is promoted. An overview of jobs within the fashion industry is included, supported by interviews with designers, stylists, photographers, buyers and agents. The visual material provided throughout the book aims to illustrate aspects of fashion design and to bring to life ideas explained within the text. Examples of work from talented designers and other creative people who work in the fashion industry are used to inspire and inform readers. Each 'fundamental' is supported by up-to-date theory, illustration and appropriate context to explain the underlying principles of fashion design practice.