Fashion illustration is skilful and inventive, and the best fashion illustrators can fulfil a brief creatively using their own unique approach. Visually-led and extremely accessible, this book is the go-to resource for anyone wanting to develop their own style. Easy-to-follow exercises are designed to build confidence and encourage experimentation as readers develop essential skills and learn simple and effective tips and tricks. With concise, accessible chapters on topics such as proportion, movement, line, shape and volume as well as sections on tricky areas such as hands and feet, Creative Fashion Illustration is essential reading for anyone looking to enhance their basic drawing skills. Whether coming to fashion illustration for the very first time, a student looking to develop their techniques and expand their portfolio, or even a more experienced illustrator looking for fresh ideas, this book is the ideal guide to imaginative fashion illustration that will stand out from the crowd.

This stylish introduction to fashion drawing is aimed both at practicing designers who want to brush up their skills, and at wannabe designers and fashion enthusiasts who want to learn how to design, draw and illustrate fashion from scratch. User-friendly, accessible and stylish, this book is an ideal guide to the world of fashion illustration and design. Fully illustrated throughout, this book contains examples from a range of practising fashion designers and illustrators, and step-by-step illustrations showing how to get the best results. Beginning with the materials and equipment that readers will need, the book goes on to explain how to get inspiration and ideas and use a sketchbook to develop design projects, before moving on to the process of drawing fashion figures. Readers are guided through the process of drawing fashion figures, with step-by-step illustrations showing proportions, men and women, and a range of different poses (standing, sitting, walking etc). Noel Chapman is a fashion author, lecturer, consultant and designer who has designed clothes for Urban Outfitters, Tommy Hilfiger, Quiksilver and Galeries Lafayette amongst others. Judith Cheek is a fashion illustrator who trained at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and has worked for clients including M&S, the Conran Group, Viyella and Littlewoods.

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

The standard work on creative flat drawing in fashion is completely updated, revised and expanded. In today's world of fashion, companies are looking for creative people who can communicate their designs quickly and neatly. Creative Fashion Design includes illustrated step-by-step instructions for all the basic fashion design work and also advanced design work in Adobe Illustrator. It covers garments, lingerie, footwear, accessories, bags, headwear and jewellery. Whether you are a student, designer, merchandiser or developer, this book will give you faster, more creative fashion design. The book starts with the basic garments, building up a block library that can be used again and again. These include the vest, t-shirt, jacket, polo/shirt, suit jacket and trousers, jeans, dress, and skirt. The tutorials then move on to detailing garments; colouring, pattern (including creating swatches), and stitch detail. The author covers semi-flat drawing, which incorporates worn proportions and also life garment drawing, which makes the drawing more lifelike and dynamic and shows the garment worn in motion proportions. Advanced level techniques are included, such as print manipulation, transparency and blending modes, pattern warping, lace, buttons, zips and embroidery. With these techniques, clearly explained and illustrated you will find the perfect balance between creativity and productivity to deliver stunning designs in the fastest possible way.

Fashion illustration is one of the most unique subjects for illustrators. It's competitive and challenging in a positive way. 'Creative Techniques of Fashion Illustration' selects almost 200 projects worldwide giving a systematic account of fashion illustration. The main topics include introduction, forms of expression, practical and drawing techniques with world recognized fashion illustrators discussing their working process.

A "collection of original sketches and illustrations by 60 of the world's most celebrated fashion designers"--Jacket.

Following the success of the bestselling New Fashion Illustration comes this exciting visual bible for illustrators and graphic designers. Featuring nearly 1,000 new and innovative images, it provides an unprecedented variety of approaches to the field. An international array of artists offer inspirational examples of every technique, from traditional watercolors, acrylics, and pencil drawings to cutting-edge designs using the latest technology from Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia FreeHand, and digital photography. The fabulous fashions include womenswear (including couture and bridal); menswear (from t-shirts to bespoke); children's clothing (tots to teens); and the hottest youth styles. Plus, there's stuff for sport and leisure, cool accessories, and beauty and glamour illustrations. This eye-catching resource is a must-have for any designer--and for anyone who loves fashion.

Fashion illustration workbook for future fashion designers is a practical activity book for creative teenagers interested in fashion and fashion design. Book includes drawing prompts, illustrations in pre-colored lines design to render and to color. The Fashion illustration workbook includes 10 projects united by style but open for creative interpretation. What makes this book different: designs included in the book are real professional standards. The book is fun and easy to follow however it holds the level of professional fashion illustration and could be used for developing your first fashion portfolio. Learn professional level of fashion drawing skills while having fun. Book include inspirational illustrations for inspiration. How to use the book · Use pencils, markers, crayons, gel pens, or a combination of all of them to color this book. · To reduce the smearing of your drawing, keep a clean sheet of paper under your hand. · Place an extra sheet of paper under the page you are coloring to prevent ink from bleeding through or avoid marks and grooves underneath the coloring page. · Like what you accomplished? Frame it!! Sprat your fashion illustration gallery or give it as a creative unique gift What is in the book? · 10 coloring pages · 20 looks to color and render · step-by-step drawing demos to follow · color creatively with design inspirations from the book Who should use the book? · creative teenagers who are thinking of fashion career · beginners who interested in fashion drawing as fun and inspirational activity · fashionistas of all ages who want to make a fashion statement in a form of art and fashion drawing The book is a creation of fashion designer and illustrator Irina V Ivanova, author of the Fashion Croquis Books and Fashion Croquis Sketchbooks

An essential book for the fashion world: the techniques for creating outstanding fashion illustration with the most popular software, Adobe Photoshop. It is used by a range of professionals, from graphic designers and 3-D animators to video editors and product and fashion illustrators. The book shows you how to create the stunning images that grace the fashion magazines, department stores and newspaper supplements. Master the techniques provided here to unleash true creativity. Kevin Tallon teaches his techniques at the world-famous Central St Martins College in London and has created a step-by-step technique book specifically for those interested in creating fashion illustrations: including mood boards, placement and repeat prints, fashion illustrations, garment sketches, logos and graphics, visualisation, presentation board and collection ranges. It follows on from his successful Creative Fashion Design with Illustrator but covers the world of creative fashion illustration rather than fashion design. The book provides instruction on the basics, but also plenty of material for those who are already familiar with the software but want to make more of it. With tips and tricks, specific fashion tasks and meaningful application, the book covers photocomposition; advanced layers; scanning, colouring and photo retouching; colouring flat drawings; advanced photocomposition; image adjustment; montages; filters and brush tools, and much more.

Learn to paint clothes and models with expert guidance from an A-list fashion illustrator, whose clients include Dior, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton. In this complete course, professional fashion illustrator Francesco Lo Iacono shows you how to master creating delicate, beautiful fashion illustrations in the wonderful medium of watercolor. The book begins with the best tools and materials and moves on to simple watercolor techniques. Francesco then teaches you about lighting and shading, color, how to create palettes, how to mix colors, and how to achieve a range of skin tones. Once you’ve covered these fundamentals, Francesco explores the key elements of illustrating fashion, with guidance on how to approach both male and female faces, a wide variety of hair types and styles, different male and female poses, and how to draw and paint garments, reflecting tailoring, drapery, volume, texture and patterns. Twenty step-by-step projects then take these building blocks and show you how to use them to create beautiful fashion watercolors, starting with easier subjects and building in complexity as your confidence grows. You’ll begin by painting handbags and shoes without models before starting to introduce figures. The range of subjects included covers all angles, from full figures front on and in profile to close-up make-up and beauty illustrations. You’ll also learn how to create dynamic compositions for editorial fashion illustration. Finally, Francesco covers the best ways to digitize and retouch your work, how to incorporate other media alongside your watercolors, how to work live at fashion events and how to take everything you’ve learned to develop your own personal style of fashion illustration.