The Book

"A bible of drawing techniques for fashion design." Wendy Moody, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Learn how to draw fashion images that communicate design ideas and details. With more than 3,000 color illustrations and updated instructions, the book shows you how to draw women, men, and children, pose the figure, develop the fashion head and face, sketch accessories, add garment details, and prepare flats and specs. Learn more advanced techniques for rendering color, fabrics, and embellishments, from houndstooth and velvet to feathers and fringe. Bina Abling’s detailed, easy-to-follow lessons have clear diagrams and runway photographs to help you develop your drawing skills.

Fashion Sketchbook STUDIO
-Watch video tutorials that bring chapter topics and examples to life
-Access downloadable files for additional exercises, templates, and croquis

Table of Contents

Preface
Tools and Equipment Hints
1. Fashion Figure Proportions
2. Basic Figure Forms
3. Model Drawing
4. Fashion Heads
5. Garments and Garment Details
6. Drawing Flats and Specs
7. Basic Rendering Techniques
8. High-End Rendering Techniques
9. Drawing Knits
10. Design Focus and Layout
11. Drawing Men
12. Drawing Children
13. Accessories
Fashion Archive
Credits
Index

About The Authors

Bina Abling has taught in the Fashion Design departments of FIT, Parsons The New School for Design in New York City and as Guest Faculty at Santa Fe Community College, US.