First
Chapter/Excerpt
Chapter One
Fashion has become a global phenomena; from catwalk to street it touches
almost everyone all over the world.
“Fashion tells us about our sexuality, our morality, our approach
to individuality. It’s what pop stars do, what kids on the Lower
Eastside of New York do, teenagers in a Manchester disco do, football
stars..… who
are pushing forward fashion, life, culture.... The need for constant
change is a pressure the fashion world craves continually.”
-- Colin
McDowell (fashion writer).
Who should use this book
Fashion Artist - Drawing Techniques
to Portfolio Presentation is for designers and illustrators
alike, from fashion, costume to graphics;
teachers, professors, lecturers and those who just want to simply draw
fashion for a hobby. Whether you are a novice or already have a certain
amount of talent, Fashion Artist will give you the basic fashion drawing
and fashion design skills to enter the world of fashion
How to use
the book
Fashion Artist will teach you how to draw
and present fashion figures and designs,
and give you an insight into how your drawing
skills can
be applied in the world of fashion. The chapters have been set out
in a logical learning sequence to guide you through the fashion drawing
techniques, along with self-explanatory worked examples.
Chapters
2 and 3: Discuss the art kit and sketch
book which are the tools of the trade.
The starter art kit is a fundamental
artist's tool kit
which can be progressively built-up as you learn the drawing techniques
throughout the book. Each chapter begins with an art box of items
required to complete the exercises in the chapter.
Chapters 4 to
15: Take you through the fashion drawing
skills. To encourage you to put pen to paper
you initially learn to sketch
a
basic nine
head figure template using the oval and triangle technique, then
progress to drawing several popular fashion poses using this
technique (Figure
Matrix). You learn
how to create design
presentations, and finally put together your fashion design portfolio.
The
Figure Matrix is a summary of key fashion poses,
templates 1 to 7, and sets out the sequence
of drawing techniques in each
chapter.
You
work closely with this matrix throughout the book as you flesh
out the figure, draw clothing, render fabric, learn the techniques
of
presentation,
and finally develop a design portfolio. In addition, we look
at drawing men, children, costume and drawing from life, and
using
the computer
as a design tool.
Glossary of Terms: Internationally, companies and educational
establishments use different words for the terms in art, fashion
and clothing.
These will be explained in the glossary and also within the
chapters. You work closely with this matrix throughout the
book as you flesh out the figure, draw clothing, render fabric,
learn the techniques of presentation, and finally develop a
fashion design portfolio.
Illustrations and worked examples
Each chapter includes a gallery of visuals
from fashion designers and fashion illustrators
around the world, along with explanations.
These
visuals set out to inspire you, and help your creativity
and
understanding of the techniques. The fashion drawing techniques,
instructions
and measurements described are given as guidelines and a
means of building
confidence
in drawing. There are few strict rules and experimentation
is widely encouraged to enhance personel and professional
style.
Fashion Artist Gallery: click here to
see a selection of fashion illustrations, worked
examples, sketches and
photographs in Fashion Artist.
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