Earlier editions had subtitle: A guide to fashion drawing

Includes index.

Previous edition: 2012.

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Appendix. Fashion drawing in the digital age/introduction to using Adobe Photoshop in fashion drawing. Workspace -- tools -- Getting started -- Opening a scan -- Hand drawing to digital -- Joining scans -- Cleaning up -- Adding color -- Correcting -- Simple alterations -- Background -- Opacity & gradient.

Chapter eight. Children and children's clothing. Children's croquis -- Characteristics of different ages -- Children's clothes -- Toddlers poses -- Little children's poses -- Party clothes -- 8 year olds -- 11-12 year olds -- Girl, 13-14 -- Girls 15-16 teenagers -- Children's flat templates -- Children's flats.

Chapter five. Encyclopedia of details -- Chapter six. How to draw fabrics. Fabric on the body -- Shading fabric -- Value scale -- Use of line for fabrics -- Construction -- Drape -- Shading -- Crisp fabrics -- Prints, plaids & stripes -- Shiny -- Matte -- Transparent -- Textured -- Soft.

Chapter four. Flats. Precision of line -- Materials -- Stitches -- Templates -- General points -- Skirt -- Pant flats -- Pant and skirt lengths -- Widths -- Fitted and tailored garments -- Flipover flaps -- Flats with figure.

Chapter nine. Composition and fashion shorthand. Single figure -- Two -- Three -- Four -- Five -- Fashion shorthand -- Using templates.

Chapter one. Proportions of the croquis. The Nine Head croquis -- Nine Head system -- Preparing to draw -- Croquis, different views -- Balance line -- Foreshortening -- Three-quarter view -- Center-front line -- Back three-quarter view -- Shading and value -- Line weight and quality -- Face -- Different views -- Hair -- Hands -- Feet -- Fashion poses -- S curve -- Figure with clothing -- Racial -- Ethnic characteristics.

Chapter seven. Men and men's clothing. Drawing men -- Men and women -- Men's poses -- Male croquis -- Front -- Back view -- Three-quarter S curve -- Male face v female face -- Men in suits -- Contemporary poses -- Men's jacket styles -- Designer and retro -- Shirts -- Flats -- Templates -- Jackets -- Underwear -- Swimwear -- Pants.

Chapter three. Accessories. Hats -- Shawls -- Bows -- Bags -- Jewelry -- Gloves -- Shoes -- Accessories on the figure.

Chapter two. Drawing clothes on the figure. Beginning to draw -- Learning about fashion -- Choosing the pose -- Defining the garment -- Silhouette -- Details -- Fabric -- Skirts -- Sleeves -- Pants -- Blouses -- Shirts -- Tops -- Sweaters -- Dresses -- Tailored garments -- Active sportswear -- Sleepwear -- Swimwear -- Lingerie -- Necklines and collars.

Introduction. Learning to draw -- Goals of fashion drawing -- 9 Heads approach -- Drawing skills -- Technical drawing -- Modern croquis & poses -- Clothes on the figure -- Men & children -- Fabrics -- Materials.

Provides a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of fashion drawing in black and white, for all levels, from beginners to advanced. It teaches how to draw fashion, to a level where virtually any type of garment can be drawn on the fashion figure, and it is also designed to serve as a reference work for a large amount of specific information on all types of fashion garments and details that can be drawn on and incorporated into new designs.