Fashion Design Drawing Course: Principles, Practice, and Techniques : The Ultimate Guide for the Aspiring Fashion Artist

Tatham, Caroline

ISBN 10: 0764124730 / ISBN 13: 9780764124730

Published by B E S Pub Co, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fashion Design Drawing Course: Principles, Practice, and Techniques : The Ultimate Guide for the Aspiring Fashion Artist
• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764124730
• ISBN 13: 9780764124730
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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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 designer�s 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.

About the Author

Caroline Tatham is the lead tutor in fashion at the world-renowned Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. She is well known throughout the European and American fashion industry as a buyer and designer.

Julian Seaman is an internationally recognized print designer, the author of several fashion books, and currently a visiting tutor at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London.