Womenswear Fashion Illustration

Northbrook College SussexDepartment of Art, Design & MediaBA (Hons) Fashion Design

using 9 heads to create elongated female figure length for fashion drawings

back and side view figures in equal proportions

balance line and body movement through curved torso

body movement through curved torso (curved center line)

dynamic poses through movement

dynamic poses through body movement

detailed design work on creative poses

placing design work onto moving poses

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 drawing with attention to detailing and exploded diagram of detail

design drawing style (Antonio Berardi)

design drawing style (Julie Verhoeven)

using collage to explore design ideas, detailing, silhouettes, drape and textile placement

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

using different media to convey fabric and textures

fashion illustration to show cohesive collection

presentation example with ink illustrations and detailed technical working drawings with written garment descriptions

page layout and composition ideas

fashion illustration to show textile details

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