Fashion Design Drawing Course - Softcover

Tatham, Caroline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764124730 ISBN 13: 9780764124730

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, 2003

Synopsis

A superb reference book and an ideal instructional textbook for classroom use, this beautifully illustrated guide is organized into units that reflect required courses at leading design colleges. Twenty step-by-step exercises cover methods of finding inspiration, developing observation techniques, and creating fashion drawings in both color and black-and-white media. Separate sections are devoted to getting started and understanding figure proportions, planning and designing garments, and creating and assessing flat specification drawings. The book also features cross-references to its various art instruction techniques, a designeras glossary, and a helpful index. This book guides students through their first steps in fashion illustration, covering everything that is presented in the best college-level courses. It makes a fine starting point for all students of fashion, introducing them to fashion drawing as a first step toward a career as a creative costumier. More than 250 illustrations in color and black and white.

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Review

"The publication's strengths are in the clarity and verve with which the illustrations are presented." Â " Arts and Activities", March 2004

Edition details

• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764124730
• ISBN 13: 9780764124730
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144