The Book

With the growing trend of licensing apparel, accessories, and home fashions under a single logo, today’s students must expand their portfolios to include concepts with broader applications. Marker Rendering for Fashion, Accessories, and Home Fashions provides detailed instructions for marker rendering methods relevant to a variety of products. Allowing designers to express their ideas immediately, the marker is an essential tool for the design professional. The author’s step-by-step instructions provide a sound introduction to the skills that students need, and teaches methods of overlapping media applications for an assortment of colors, patterns, and materials. The lessons are taught as a progression of skills, building slowly from basic to complex rendering methods used in the design industry today.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Markers
Chapter 2: Rendering and Shading Solid Colours
Chapter 3: Rendering One Colour Stripes
Chapter 4: Rendering Bold Prints* Rendering Smooth Surfaces
Chapter 5: Rendering Raised Textures
Chapter 6: Rendering Transparencies
Chapter 7: Rendering Matte and Glossy Looks
Chapter 8: Rendering Challenges

TEXT FEATURES
-Detailed instructions with accompanying illustrations
-Tips to help students monitor their progress
-Supply checklists for each chapter
-Demo - test pages for students to practice the techniques
-Student assignments at the end of each chapter
-Photo library of fabrics and surfaces

About The Authors

Bina Abling teaches in the Fashion Design departments of FIT and Parsons School of Design in New York City. She is the author of Fashion Sketchbook,4th Edition, Advanced Fashion Sketchbook, Model Drawing, and Marker Rendering for Fashion, Accessories and Interior Design. Bina's knowledge and experience comes from 10 years in the fashion industry and 15 years of teaching.