Draw Fashion Now: Techniques, Inspiration, and Ideas for Illustrating and Imagining Your Designs shows how to render figures, fabrics, and garments, and develop a personal style of sketching.
This fun introduction to design opens the world of style to budding fashionistas Bestselling art instructor Chris Hart not only gives step-by-step instructions on drawing figures from many points of view and in varying poses, he explains the tricks of the trade: how to "dress" your figure; render color, texture, and print; and create accessories, hairstyles, and makeup looks. An overview of tools, materials, and essential skills will help you bring your creative vision to life
A step-by-step guide for young people who enjoy clothes and want to learn the tools to help them express their fashion ideas on paper Based on successful fashion-drawing workshops held at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum, here are practical drawing exercises that really work. Bold design, color-coded sections, and drawings that will translate to a sheet of paper make this a helpful and inspiring resource. The book begins by looking at the sketchbooks of past and present designers to see how they developed their signature drawing styles. Then there are sections that show how to create a fashion template or croquis, including fashion proportions and how to turn a stick figure into a full figure; how to draw skirts, pants, jackets, and dresses on your fashion template; and how to develop your own collection, including the creation of complete outfits and seasonal looks. There's a section that looks at the design process from creating a mood board and following a brief to developing a collection as well as a reference section with lists of technical terms, garment styles, and fabric types.
DIVExamine the basic elements and principles of fashion design in this comprehensive reference that defines each of the basic elements. This must-have book enhances visual literacy, and inspires with dynamic and memorable visual references./div
Draw fashion flats with easiness, accuracy and confidence using this one of a kind book."How to draw fashion flats" is a comprehensive, practical guide to technical apparel drawing. The book focuses on pencil and marker techniques with rulers and French curves.This expert, hands-on, guide make essential basic concepts of fashion flats easy to understand. Text in the book is concise and to-the-point. More than 700 hand drawn visuals are in the book to illustrate every step, every term, and every concept. It is a unique book, created by professionals for professionals. Book saves time and makes the complexity of technical drawing easy to comprehend.Who should use this book?Independent designer or small business professional. Be more efficient by making the process of creating and correcting flats easier and more reliable.Professionals in the field of fashion design, apparel technical design and garment product development. Draw accurate flats with this book.Fashion merchandising professionals. Use the book as a reference for garment elements terms and a glossary of garment types.Students who study fashion design, patternmaking and fashion merchandising. With this book, a student's project can rich a level of professional competency.What is in the book?Step-by-step guides on how to draw pants, t-shirts, jackets, swimwear, and skirts.Do's and don'ts, the right and wrong examples (visuals with captions)Visual galleries of garment details.Main fashion apparel terms illustrated.Drawing tips from the expert.Figure templates for drawing flats. Use the figure templates to draw your flats. Women, men, children (4 different age groups) as well as a plus size women and big and tall man figures.The Gallery of completed projects. Learn the main steps of development flats from sketches. Gallery shows fashion illustrations with matching flats and work sketches.Who created this book?Irina V. Ivanova is a fashion designer and professional visual artist. Irina is the author of the "Children's wear fashion illustration resource book".With this book, you can draw accurate fashion flats, fast and with confidence.
9 Heads' is a clear and comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of fashion drawing in black and white. It demonstrates that drawing can be learned by the application of a set of rules and guidelines, together with commitment and practice.
Chock-full of sophisticated and trendy images, this doodle book encourages aspiring designers to experiment with color and pattern to create original fashions. More than 60 pages of clothing and accessories.
A step-by-step fashion drawing book for beginners that focuses on finding inspiration in vintage styles Based on successful fashion-drawing workshops at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum, How to draw vintage fashion encourages people to draw inspiration from fashion looks of the past to create their own unique designs. From the 1920s flappers to 80s punk to Hollywood glamour, the book introduces the basics vintage designs and the techniques for drawing them. The first section of the book focuses on interviews with designers, models, stylists, and fashion bloggers about iconic photographs and garments that have helped to shape their work. The next section features a hands-on guide to drawing a range of vintage fashion including 1960s and 1970s looks, fashion inspired by musical trends, and the influence of style icons from cinema. There is also a section showcasing items with timeless appeal, including Ray Bans worn by James Dean, the biker jacket worn by Marlon Brando, and the Breton T-shirt made popular by Coco Chanel. Savvy young fashionistas will recognize the influence of vintage styles on contemporary designs, and will delight in being able to incorporate these styles in their own fashion drawings.
From the clothes to the pose, here's everything you need to create fierce fashion illustrations. Create fabulous fashion moments! Drawing on 20+ years of fashion illustrating experience, Jennifer Lilya uses acrylic paint and black ink to show you how to draw the clothes, poses and attitudes behind runway-worthy art. Follow her expert tips, techniques and step-by-step illustrations to draw girls that rock the look, from flirty and fun to strong and sexy. Illustrated with tons of gorgeous examples, this guide covers everything from assembling your tools and mixing skin tones to the secrets behind natural looking poses and proper fabric drape. Jennifer uses acrylic paint and black ink to create her happy illustrations, and shows you how, too. But you can follow along with markers, pencils or whatever you like! Find out how to: • Draw standing and walking poses full of attitude and movement. • Use highlights, shadows and line quality to liven up your illustrations. • Evoke a variety of facial expressions using loose indications of eyes, lips and noses. • Create the look of batik, plaid, leather, lace, tweed and other fabrics. • Pull it all together into complete fashion illustrations. Pulsing with style, color and energy, this super-sassy guide will help you move your fashion art forward. Give your girls the spirit and spunk they need to enchant the crowd as they cruise the runway, hit the town or strike a pose.
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.