Explore fashion drawing styles and techniques. Learn to express designs figuratively and translate ideas onto paper.
Course Information
Course ID: SC405
This course is designed to introduce you to the practice of drawing and illustration for fashion, both in its initial and final stages. Through a set of carefully constructed exercises and demonstrations, students will learn a variety of ways of communicating and illustrating fashion.
This course will provide a fresh perspective on fashion drawing, and it is specifically aimed at liberating the student and inspiring them to sketch, illustrate, explore diverse approaches, mediums and techniques and find their own way within the subject.
During the Drawing part of the course, you will learn how to draw what you observe and how to communicate fashion designs on the figure, individually as garments and as a part of a Fashion Design line-up.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for anyone interested in developing fashion drawing and illustration skills, regardless of prior experience. Beginners are welcome, as are those looking to expand existing knowledge.
Key Information
Topics covered
- Sketching for Fashion
- Fundamentals of Fashion Drawing
- Various methods for drawing your Fashion Figure
- Gesture, movement and pose Heads, hands, faces, hair and feet
- Drawing garments
- How to draw drapery and volume
- Texture and pattern
- Understanding shading
- Rendering different fabrics
- How to use promarkers and colour pencils
- Creating a final Fashion Design Line-up drawing of your chosen collection
- During the Illustration part of the course, you will learn how to transition from drawing what you see to drawing what you think and how to develop your personal style of illustration. You will create a series of fashion illustration for your portfolio and learn how to use a selection of wet and dry mediums.
Learning outcomes
- Understand the practical knowledge of the fashion figure
- Approach fashion illustration with various drawing techniques
- Take found imagery and use it as inspiration for their own work
- Understand how to execute various textiles and garments us
- Develop a range of diverse characters and styling techniques for chosen fashion brand
- Create a final line up (capsule collection)
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- 2/3 Fashion magazines
- Pencils, colour pencils(Faber and Castell Polychromos are recommended)
- Pens, markers(Stabilos and 1 or 2 Posca markers)
- Any colours of your choice(please have a range of light colours and dark colours i.e.pink, brown, black, etc.)
- Small selection of watercolour or gouache(colours of your choice)
- Other basic materials will be provided, and during the first class you will be advised regarding extra items you may wish to bring for your own use