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.

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Index
Image
Credits
A
acrylic
paints,
111
adhesives,
111
Ang,
Audrey,
103
Antoni
and
Alison,
104
art
galleries,
inspiration
from,
109
B
books,
inspiration
from,
109
brush
pens,
110
C
chalk
pastels,
111
character
drawing,
69–71
charcoal
pencils,
110
clubs,
inspiration
from,
109
collage,
30–37,
45,
108
colored
inks,
111
colored
pencils,
111
concerts,
inspiration
from,
109
conté
crayons,
110
continuous
line,
9–13,
17,
22–23,
28–29,
84
croquis,
developing,
79–81
D
design
detail,
46–51,
94–99
dip
pens,
111
E
exaggeration,
52–57,
90
eyes,
84–85
F
fabrics,
38–45
faces,
82–87
fashion
magazines,
inspiration
from,
109
feet,
91–93
felt-tip
pens,
110
fixatives,
111
flat
drawings,
94–99
front
view,
82–83,
91
G
gesture
drawings,
67–69
glues,
111
gouache,
111
graphite
sticks,
110
H
hands,
88–90
heading,
111
heads,
72
I
ink
pens,
111
inks,
colored,
111
inspiration,
sources
for,
109
L
life
drawing,
58–65
light,
26–29
line,
as
design
element,
8
line,
continuous,
9–13,
17,
22–23,
28–29,
84
M
magic
markers,
110
marker
pens,
110
markets,
inspiration
from,
109
mark
making,
39–40
McKenzie,
Stuart,
105–8
media,
experimenting
with,
11,
19,
86,
89
men’s
templates,
80–81
Meyer-Wiel,
Georg,
101
model
monster,
32
models,
working
with,
65
movement,
60–64,
66–71
museum
booklet,
47
museums,
inspiration
from,
46,
48–49,
109
O
oil
paints,
111
oil
pastels,
110
P
paintbrushes,
111
paints,
111
Panayiotou,
Alexis,
102
paper,
38,
111
pastel
crayons,
110
pattern,
38–45
pencils,
48,
110
pens,
111
portfolios,
111
proportion,
60–64,
72–81,
98
R
roller
ball
pens,
110
S
shade,
18,
26–29
side
view,
82–83,
91
silhouettes,
16–25,
28,
31,
34–35
size,
experimenting
with,
53–56
sketchbooks,
111
stencil
illustrations,
20–21,
39,
40,
109
street
scene,
56
style
sheets,
94,
95
T
templates,
developing,
79–81
texture,
38–45
three-quarter
view,
82–83,
91
tools,
110–11
W
warm
ups,
9
watercolors,
111
wax
crayons,
110
Photos,
pp.
10,
11,
12,
17,
22,
27,
28,
34,
39,
44,
49,
83,
86,
91:
Mitchell
Sams
Photo,
p.
29:
Somchai
Som/Shutterstock
Photos,
p.
41,
top,
l
to
r:
Mitchell
Sams,
Ravi/Shutterstock,
Andrew
Duany/Shutterstock,
Essl/Shutterstock,
Africa924/Shutterstock,
Natalyon/Shutterstock;
bottom,
l
to
r:
JMiks/Shutterstock,
Arigato/Shutterstock,
Shapovalova
Elena/Shutterstock,
Cepera/Shutterstock
Illustrations,
p.
60,
left
to
right:
Sara
Woodward,
Catherine
Mooney,
Susan
Birchall,
Sara
Woodward
Illustration,
p.
61,
bottom
left:
Sara
Woodward
Photo,
p.
74:
Valua
Vitaly/Shutterstock
Photos,
p.
80,
top:
stockyimages/Shutterstock;
bottom
4:
Viorel
Sima/Shutterstock
Photos,
p.
90:
Denys
Prykhodov/Shutterstock,
Bloomua/
Shutterstock,
rvlsoft/Shutterstock
Photos,
p.
95:
Ruslan
Kudrin/Shutterstock,
Karkas/
Shutterstock
Photos,
p.
99:
Adisa/Shutterstock,
khuruzero/Shutterstock,
prostok/Shutterstock,
Tarzhanova/Shutterstock
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