"This is an insightful and awesome publication—inspiring to me as a professor but, more importantly, inspiring to each of my students. It is a true investment of a book for all fashion and design students worldwide. The book is a complete pleasure!" — Andrew Fionda, Savannah College of Art & Design
"I totally recommend Hagen as a resource for designers across their entire career. This is an awesome book!" — Carol Salusso, Washington State University
578 pages, $117.95 list
1-4786-3468-5
978-1-4786-3468-3
© 2011
spiral
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Fashion Illustration for Designers
Second Edition
Fashion design begins in the designer's creative mind, and drawing is the crucial next step to communicating creative ideas to others to bring those ideas to reality. Clear, expressive drawings engage and bring together people in patternmaking, production, marketing, and all other facets of the fashion business, ensuring that everyone shares the same vision that originates with the designer.
Kathryn Hagen brings decades of experience teaching design students how best to translate their ideas into drawings. She opens with basic drawing skills using both hand tools and computer techniques before moving on to applying those skills to both the human figure and the specifics of various types of clothing. Throughout the book she exposes designers to myriad techniques and styles, encouraging each individual to discover what works best for him or her.
Each chapter ends with practice exercises as well as visual references to review and reinforce material learned in the chapter lessons. Videos demonstrating hands-on examples can be viewed at waveland.com/Hagen, with emphasis on distressed fabrics and novelty treatments. 84 pages of color present a wide variety of rendering techniques.
Kathryn Hagen brings decades of experience teaching design students how best to translate their ideas into drawings. She opens with basic drawing skills using both hand tools and computer techniques before moving on to applying those skills to both the human figure and the specifics of various types of clothing. Throughout the book she exposes designers to myriad techniques and styles, encouraging each individual to discover what works best for him or her.
Each chapter ends with practice exercises as well as visual references to review and reinforce material learned in the chapter lessons. Videos demonstrating hands-on examples can be viewed at waveland.com/Hagen, with emphasis on distressed fabrics and novelty treatments. 84 pages of color present a wide variety of rendering techniques.
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1. Hand Tools
Introduction to Hand Tools / Design Illustrations / What Are the Tools of the Trade in the Fashion World? / How to Begin / Drawing Tools / Erasing Tools / Tracing Paper: The Smart Drawing Surface / Rendering Tools / Paint Tools / Rendering Papers / Support Tools / Buying Tips / Organizing Your Workspace
2. Photoshop Tools
Introduction to Computer Tools / Backgrounds / How to Begin / Computer Terms: Learn to Speak the Language / Scanning / Photoshop / How to Do Basic Stuff / Creating Compositions / Rendering in Photoshop
3. Fashion Flats
Introduction to Fashion Flats / Women's Swimwear Flat Templates / How to Begin / Construction Details / Basic Seams / Gathers, Folds, and Drapes / Pleat Variations / Drawing Ruffles / Drawing Technical Flats / Swimwear Templates / Men's Casual Flats / Flats: Final Points / Relating Flats to Design Illustrations
4. Fashion Heads
Introduction to Fashion Heads / How to Begin / Overview of Fashion Heads / Fashion Eyes / Fashion Noses / Fashion Mouths / Skeletal Facial Structure / Drawing Front View Fashion Heads / Three-Quarter Heads / Profiles / Alternative Angles / Cool Fashion Hair / Sunglasses / Hats / Draw a Variety of Ethnicities / Approaches to Stylization
5. Fashion Figures
Introduction to Fashion Figures / How to Begin / Male Proportions / Female Proportions / Skeletal Overview / The Torso / Arm Structure / Fashion Legs
6. Develop Your Fashion Pose
Introduction / Developing a Figure / How to Begin / Fashion Gestures / Structural Gestures / Refined Gestures / Focus on Weight Leg / Working from Tearsheets / Fashion Attitude / Adapting a Pose / Female Front View Figures / Front View Fashion Guys / Develop a Front View Pose / One-Point Perspective / Female Back Views / Male Back Views / Action Poses / Dynamic Movement / Subtle Action / Stylized Figures
7. Swim and Surf
Introduction to Swim and Surf / How to Begin / Why Stretch Fabrics? / Historical Overview / Men's Swimwear / Swimsuits for Junior Girls / Surf Culture / Creating Your Own Graphics / Sophisticated Men / Jetsetters / Waders and Paraders / Swimwear Poses / Swimwear Layout
8. Trousers and Jeans
Introduction to Trousers and Jeans / Research / Trouser Timeline / How to Begin / Styles and Fabrics / Men's Tailored Trousers / Men's Sporty Silhouettes / The Denim Jean / Dropped-Crotch Trousers / Rendering Black / Drawing Trousers / Rendering Techniques
9. Shirts, Blouses, and Tops
Introduction to Shirts, Blouses, and Tops / Historical Research / How to Begin / Basic Bodices / Collars and Necklines / Cowls / Summer Fabrics and Details / Sleeves / Fall Fabrics / Embellishments / Design Methods for Tops / Women's Tailored Woven Shirts / Tunics / Shirts for Guys / Jacket Sleeves / Light-Weight Sweaters and Jackets / Hoodies / T-Shirts and Graphics
10. Skirts and Dresses
Introduction to Skirts and Dresses / Dress and Skirt Timeline / How to Begin / Hemlines / Elements of Complex Clothing / Drawing Skirts / Understanding Drape / Dress Silhouettes and Vocabulary / Drawing Layers: Step by Step / Casual Summer Dresses with Drape / Drawing Dress Fabrics / Dress Poses / Creating a Well-Merchandised Dress Group
11. Sports and Activewear
Introduction to Sports and Activewear / High-Tech Sports Gear / How to Begin / Women's Running Gear / Runner Figures / Dynamic Figures / Research Your Sport / Skateboarding: Ten Steps to a Dynamic Illustration / Snowboard Gear / Skiing / Cycling / More Sporty Poses / Dimensional Flats / Focus: Putting Graphics into Perspective / Exercise and Dance Wear / Yoga / Activewear-Influenced Separates
12. Streetwear
Introduction to Streetwear / Moody Poses / How to Begin / Skater Fashion and Culture / Drawing Layers / Young Guy Looks / Activewear Influence / Boys "in the Hood" / Military Influence / Fifties Influence / Casual Layers / Pushing Proportion and Contrast / Urban Street / Rendering Black Leather Step by Step / Punk Influence / Street Girl Poses / Street Guy Poses / Street Back View Poses / Composing Your Group
13. Chic Separates
Introduction to Chic Separates / How to Begin / Fashion and the Haute Couture / Brief History of Tailoring / Drawing Tailored Clothing / Female Flat Templates / Sophisticated Female Proportion / Chic Design Illustrations / Patterned Wool Suits / Chic Leather / Create a Subtle Pose / Male Flat Templates / Ten-Head Male Proportion / Classic Suits / Hipster Suits / Quilting and Hoodies / Cool Guy Layers / Spring Sweaters / Deconstruction / Spring-Summer Layers / Casual Chic / Illustrating Your Tailored Group
14. Fall Layers
Introduction to Fall Layers / How to Begin / Adding Volume / Designer Sweaters / Bulky Sweaters / Rendering Corduroy / Chic Leather / Designer Coats / Coat and Jacket Templates / Women's Coat Silhouettes / Bulky Designer Coats / Fall Textures / Coat Fabrics / Fall Accessories / Fall Men / Adding Garments with Volume / Casual Chic / Men's Classic Coats / Fall Details
15. Eveningwear, Lingerie, and Costumes
Introduction to Eveningwear, Lingerie, and Costumes / How to Begin / Eveningwear Flat Templates / Drawing Elaborate Drape: Step by Step / Lingerie/Loungewear / Costumes
16. Kids, Kids, Kids
Introduction to Kidswear / How to Begin / Kid Proportions / Head Proportions / Clothing Differences / Drawing Clothes on Kids / Infants and Babies / Toddlers: One to Three Years Old / Kids: Three to Five / Kids: Six to Nine / Tweens: Ten to Twelve / Teenagers (Juniors)
17. Color, Wonderful Color
Introduction to Color / Color Families / How to Begin / Use Your Hand Tools / Photoshop Color / Rendering Fashion Heads / Rendering the Figure / Swim and Surf / Computer Collage / Tops: Rendering Embellishments and Details / Skirts and Dresses / Runners / Street Culture / Chic Separates / Fall Rendering / Eveningwear / Gang Kids
Introduction to Hand Tools / Design Illustrations / What Are the Tools of the Trade in the Fashion World? / How to Begin / Drawing Tools / Erasing Tools / Tracing Paper: The Smart Drawing Surface / Rendering Tools / Paint Tools / Rendering Papers / Support Tools / Buying Tips / Organizing Your Workspace
2. Photoshop Tools
Introduction to Computer Tools / Backgrounds / How to Begin / Computer Terms: Learn to Speak the Language / Scanning / Photoshop / How to Do Basic Stuff / Creating Compositions / Rendering in Photoshop
3. Fashion Flats
Introduction to Fashion Flats / Women's Swimwear Flat Templates / How to Begin / Construction Details / Basic Seams / Gathers, Folds, and Drapes / Pleat Variations / Drawing Ruffles / Drawing Technical Flats / Swimwear Templates / Men's Casual Flats / Flats: Final Points / Relating Flats to Design Illustrations
4. Fashion Heads
Introduction to Fashion Heads / How to Begin / Overview of Fashion Heads / Fashion Eyes / Fashion Noses / Fashion Mouths / Skeletal Facial Structure / Drawing Front View Fashion Heads / Three-Quarter Heads / Profiles / Alternative Angles / Cool Fashion Hair / Sunglasses / Hats / Draw a Variety of Ethnicities / Approaches to Stylization
5. Fashion Figures
Introduction to Fashion Figures / How to Begin / Male Proportions / Female Proportions / Skeletal Overview / The Torso / Arm Structure / Fashion Legs
6. Develop Your Fashion Pose
Introduction / Developing a Figure / How to Begin / Fashion Gestures / Structural Gestures / Refined Gestures / Focus on Weight Leg / Working from Tearsheets / Fashion Attitude / Adapting a Pose / Female Front View Figures / Front View Fashion Guys / Develop a Front View Pose / One-Point Perspective / Female Back Views / Male Back Views / Action Poses / Dynamic Movement / Subtle Action / Stylized Figures
7. Swim and Surf
Introduction to Swim and Surf / How to Begin / Why Stretch Fabrics? / Historical Overview / Men's Swimwear / Swimsuits for Junior Girls / Surf Culture / Creating Your Own Graphics / Sophisticated Men / Jetsetters / Waders and Paraders / Swimwear Poses / Swimwear Layout
8. Trousers and Jeans
Introduction to Trousers and Jeans / Research / Trouser Timeline / How to Begin / Styles and Fabrics / Men's Tailored Trousers / Men's Sporty Silhouettes / The Denim Jean / Dropped-Crotch Trousers / Rendering Black / Drawing Trousers / Rendering Techniques
9. Shirts, Blouses, and Tops
Introduction to Shirts, Blouses, and Tops / Historical Research / How to Begin / Basic Bodices / Collars and Necklines / Cowls / Summer Fabrics and Details / Sleeves / Fall Fabrics / Embellishments / Design Methods for Tops / Women's Tailored Woven Shirts / Tunics / Shirts for Guys / Jacket Sleeves / Light-Weight Sweaters and Jackets / Hoodies / T-Shirts and Graphics
10. Skirts and Dresses
Introduction to Skirts and Dresses / Dress and Skirt Timeline / How to Begin / Hemlines / Elements of Complex Clothing / Drawing Skirts / Understanding Drape / Dress Silhouettes and Vocabulary / Drawing Layers: Step by Step / Casual Summer Dresses with Drape / Drawing Dress Fabrics / Dress Poses / Creating a Well-Merchandised Dress Group
11. Sports and Activewear
Introduction to Sports and Activewear / High-Tech Sports Gear / How to Begin / Women's Running Gear / Runner Figures / Dynamic Figures / Research Your Sport / Skateboarding: Ten Steps to a Dynamic Illustration / Snowboard Gear / Skiing / Cycling / More Sporty Poses / Dimensional Flats / Focus: Putting Graphics into Perspective / Exercise and Dance Wear / Yoga / Activewear-Influenced Separates
12. Streetwear
Introduction to Streetwear / Moody Poses / How to Begin / Skater Fashion and Culture / Drawing Layers / Young Guy Looks / Activewear Influence / Boys "in the Hood" / Military Influence / Fifties Influence / Casual Layers / Pushing Proportion and Contrast / Urban Street / Rendering Black Leather Step by Step / Punk Influence / Street Girl Poses / Street Guy Poses / Street Back View Poses / Composing Your Group
13. Chic Separates
Introduction to Chic Separates / How to Begin / Fashion and the Haute Couture / Brief History of Tailoring / Drawing Tailored Clothing / Female Flat Templates / Sophisticated Female Proportion / Chic Design Illustrations / Patterned Wool Suits / Chic Leather / Create a Subtle Pose / Male Flat Templates / Ten-Head Male Proportion / Classic Suits / Hipster Suits / Quilting and Hoodies / Cool Guy Layers / Spring Sweaters / Deconstruction / Spring-Summer Layers / Casual Chic / Illustrating Your Tailored Group
14. Fall Layers
Introduction to Fall Layers / How to Begin / Adding Volume / Designer Sweaters / Bulky Sweaters / Rendering Corduroy / Chic Leather / Designer Coats / Coat and Jacket Templates / Women's Coat Silhouettes / Bulky Designer Coats / Fall Textures / Coat Fabrics / Fall Accessories / Fall Men / Adding Garments with Volume / Casual Chic / Men's Classic Coats / Fall Details
15. Eveningwear, Lingerie, and Costumes
Introduction to Eveningwear, Lingerie, and Costumes / How to Begin / Eveningwear Flat Templates / Drawing Elaborate Drape: Step by Step / Lingerie/Loungewear / Costumes
16. Kids, Kids, Kids
Introduction to Kidswear / How to Begin / Kid Proportions / Head Proportions / Clothing Differences / Drawing Clothes on Kids / Infants and Babies / Toddlers: One to Three Years Old / Kids: Three to Five / Kids: Six to Nine / Tweens: Ten to Twelve / Teenagers (Juniors)
17. Color, Wonderful Color
Introduction to Color / Color Families / How to Begin / Use Your Hand Tools / Photoshop Color / Rendering Fashion Heads / Rendering the Figure / Swim and Surf / Computer Collage / Tops: Rendering Embellishments and Details / Skirts and Dresses / Runners / Street Culture / Chic Separates / Fall Rendering / Eveningwear / Gang Kids