Big Book of Fashion Illustration: A Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration - Softcover

Dawber, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713490454 ISBN 13: 9780713490459

Publisher: Batsford, 2007

Synopsis

A visual bible for fashion illustrators and graphic designers, giving an unprecedented variety of approaches for illustrating fashion with hundreds of stunning images. Illustrators from all over the world show a range of approaches, techniques and styles. With illustrators from Singapore to Italy, America to New Zealand, it is the ultimate resource for fashion expression.

About this title

Review:

For all fashion enthusiasts out there, this is a must-read, offering some real design delights and showcasing an impressive variety of different styles and techniques.

Very rarely do you get a book title that lives up to its name or reputation, but the Big Book of Fashion Illustration `does exactly what it says on the tin'. It truly is big, with well over 380 pages packed with illustrative goodies. Then there's the fact that it's jammed with all kinds of fantastic fashion illustration. A genuinely resourceful sourcebook, brought to you by Martin Dawber, this title has everything a fashion illustrator needs. Sporting over 1000 new innovative fashion illustration examples, supplied from over 250 artists from every corner of the globe, there is something to inspire all those working in the associated field of fashion design and illustration. Showing an appreciation for all styles, the examples of art display many ways of using diverse media and technique to achieve expressive composition. These pieces are brought to you by talents in the industry, such as Giulio Iurissevich, Meirav Shaul Karen Sentry and Advanced Photoshop-featured Christopher King. The book's layout is dynamic and lets the images `breath' within the confines of the page. This allows you the readers, to soak up the visual delicacies at your leisure. From printmaking to digital, every section is clearly identified, enabling you to navigate easily and find what you're looking for instantly. Chapters include the major areas of fashion, including menswear, womenswear and children's clothing, along with accessories and, our personal favourite, Youth culture, offering some distinctive contemporary samples. At the back of the book, you'll find all contacts for contributing artists, so it acts as a network for clientele as well as inspiration for aspiring amateurs. At an affordable cost of £19.99 it is a must have. As honest as the title itself, this really is the ultimate resource. -- Book Review, Advanced Photoshop, September 2007

Calling all wannabe fashion designers: the ultimate sourcebook for fashion expression is Martin Dawber's Big Book of Fashion Illustration. The images are varied and striking, and sure to get every fashionista salivating.
-- Pride magazine, August 2007

No true fashionista is complete without a few good style books, and the latest from Anova is a must. Big Book of Fashion Illustration...contains hundres of stunning images.
-- S Magazine (Supplement to Sunday Express), 15th July 2007

`This is fashion illustration at its best, incorporating every
weapon of seduction. Hang on to hats and your wallets - these formerly
endangered artists are out to get you!'
-- Karen Santry, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

Synopsis:

This is a visual bible for fashion illustrators and graphic designers, giving an unprecedented variety of approaches for illustrating fashion with hundreds of stunning images. Illustrators from all over the world show a range of approaches, techniques and styles. With illustrators from Singapore to Italy, America to New Zealand, it is the ultimate resource for fashion expression. The chapters are arranged as follows: Introduction; Womenswear: seperates - knit, coats and jackets, eveningwear, couture, bridal, and lingerie; Menswear: Ts and shirts - outerwear, knit, casual, neckwear, smart, bespoke, and underwear; Childrenswear: babies - tots, juniors, tweenies, and teens; Youth Culture: music - clubland, tribes & vibes, street fashion girls, streetwise guys, and relationships; Sport & Leisure: gym - track, ball games, snow & ice, blades & boards, biking, and aquatics; Accessories: footwear - bags, headwear, eyewear, jewellery, techno, and umbrellas; and, Beauty & Glamour: grooming - cosmetics, make-up, and hair.

It is an invaluable acquisition for students and college libraries internationally but it is relevant to all those involved in fashion and grahic design as fashion illustration continues its onslaught on today's media.

About this edition

• Publisher: Batsford
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0713490454
• ISBN 13: 9780713490459
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384