Womenswear Fashion Illustration Northbrook College Sussex Department of Art, Design & Media BA (Hons) Fashion Design
Dec 25, 2015
Womenswear Fashion Illustration
Northbrook College SussexDepartment of Art, Design & MediaBA (Hons) Fashion Design
quality of line is key to the art of drawing, as it adds depth and vitality to your drawings
applying pressure to specific areas when drawing with pencils will provide a variety of graphite tones, which can be used to suggest shadow or bring parts of your drawing to the front or set parts of your drawing to the back (depth of drawing)
experiment with forms of mark making and styles of line drawing to develop your own individual drawing style
experiment with different drawing equipment to develop a diverse range of mark making and drawing styles
brush and inks / pilot pens / brush nib pens / calligraphy pens / quills / charcoal / biro pen / graphite sticks / wooden stick / felt nib pens / left handed / continuous line / graphic style / stencil / spray paint
design development:
consider how your fashion drawings reflect your personal style and also convey a contemporary and directional fashion look.
does your design work show a clear visual story of ideas and styled to suit your design theme or consumer market
presentation example with ink illustrations and detailed technical working drawings with written garment descriptions
Fashion Drawing References
Library
MagazinesVavoom
BooksSutton, J. The Importance of Drawing from Life. The Rokeby Press 2005Stipelman, S. Illustrating Fashion: Concept to Creation. Fairchild Publication 2005 (2nd Ed)Dexter, E. Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing. Phaidon 2003Riegelman, N. 9 Heads. 9 Heads Media 2006 (3rd Ed)Drudi, E. Wrap & Drape Fashion. The Pepin Press 2007MondoFragile / Delicatessen. Fashionize: The Art of Fashion. Happy Books 2005 (2nd Ed)
Fashion FLA
MagazinesFashion Forecast (International Textiles)View2International TextilesTextile ViewPrototypeProvider