The Complete Book of Fashion Illustration

by Sharon Lee Tate, Mona Shaefer Edwards, Mona Shafer Edwards

Book Overview

Designed to help novice sketchers learn the basics -- and sketchers with intermediate skills learn to improve and refine their drawings. Offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of fashion... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060466790
• ISBN13: 9780060466794
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Definitely worth reading!

I thought that this book had alot of really helpful ideas and tips.Personally,this book has improved my skills from "not so good" to unique and lifelike! My regards go out to Sharon Lee Tate and Mona Shafer Edwards...Excellent Job on writing an outstanding book!

The Complete Book of Fashion Illustration

This is the best book I could ever find. It's excellent. I was looking for something like this because in Mexico it is very difficult to find topics about sketching but this is it.It is clear, it gives you examples, it has exercises, and comments that can help you to improve your work. It is usefull since you are a begginer or if you have better skills. Please congratulate the author for me.

Great

I love this book. My artwork went from blah to magnificent. It has helped me sooo much. Anyone looking into the fashion, or the advertisement career should definitly get this.

Contents:

This book can be used by a person who is sketching for the first time or by an experienced illustrator who wants to specialize in fashion.The only prerequisite is that reader desire to develop good drawing skills. If the readers apply themselves consistently and thoroughly to the exercises and demostrations presented in this book,they should be able to comunicate fashion concepts graphically. Chapters 1 through 7 stress basic drawing and rendering skills.These chapters complement a beginning sketching class,in which models can animate the lessons presented and the instructor can guide and critique the students'work.After completing these chapters,students understand how to comunicate a desing or illustration concept grafically.Chapters 8 and 9 introduce intermediate grafic skills.These chapters concentrate on layout desing and development of a unique style.Chapter 9,sources of Inspiration,guides students to contemporary and period art that can enhance their! conceptual skills.Chapters 10 through 12 deal with specialized illustration categories.Men's and children's fashion are covered in detail,as are drawing and rendering accesories.The last two sections (chapters 8 through 12) could easily be the basis for an advanced illustration course. Contents:1)BEGINNING TO DRAW,who can draw?, what is fashion drawing?,fashion careers that require sketching,developing drawing skills,beginning drawing supplies:papers,markers and pencils,other equipment,basic exercises,perspective.2)FASHION FIGURE PROPORTION,the current fashion figure,drawing the eight and one half head figure,torso bone structure,torso muscle structure,the back torso,structure os the legs and feet,structure os the hand,drawing the foot,quick sketch techniques.3)DRAWING THE FASHION FACE,facial proportions,drawing the face,step by step,features:drawing the eye and mouth,the profile face,drawing the profile head,step by step,turning the head:the three dimensional head,drawing h! air:step by step.4)MOVING THE FIGURE;typical poses,drawing ! from live models,the three dimensional body,the S curve,drawing from photographs,foreshortening the figure,adding movement to the figure:scrap,the sketchbook,the artist's measure.5)DRAWING CLOTHES;what is fashion?,trade publications,consumer newspapers,desing reports,domestic consumer magazines (glossies),foreign fashion publications,how garments fit,garment construction:darts,gores,yokes,ease.garment details:openings,collars sleeves,ruffles,bows,pleats,pockets.pants,jackets,skirts:slim skirts,flared or circular skirts,gathered or dirndl skirts,pegged skirts.dresses;junior dresses,designer and evening dresses,missy dresses.sweaters,coats.6)RENDERING FABRICS:woven fabrics:heavy,crips fabrics,heavy,soft fabrics,light-weight,crisp fabrics,light-weight,soft fabrics,bias cuts.cut and snew knits:stretch knits,styled knits,Pattern fabrics:scale,loose rendering versus tight rendering,Building the finished rendering,Stripes,Checks,Plaids,Bias plaids.Text