Sketching for Fashion Design -- Beginner Course
What you'll learn
- Students will learn how to sketch a "9-heads croqui".
- They will learn movement of the body, balance, plumb line.
- They will learn pencil techniques in order to create shirring/gathers, and shading, and the use of color pencils.
- They will learn about a fashion diary/journal, as a source of inspiration in order to be a great designer.
Requirements
- No course requirements or prerequisites.
Description
This Fashion Sketching Course (7-videos-modules) is for beginners: young and old, with an interest and passion for designing fashion. In this Course you will learn how the body moves, body movement, and balancing the body using the Plumb Line. You will learn the industry standard "9-Heads Croqui". We start with a simple exercise with a pencil and learn how to achieve different "shading" effects depending on how you are holding the pencil. You will also look at inspiration as a way to influence sketching: fashion inspiration, using a "fashion diary and/or journal" - creating a "pool" from which to draw ideas from will definitely affect your ability to draw new fashion designs. You will learn garment closure: difference between womenswear and menswear button closure.
In this Course students will learn:
How to draw a "9-Head Croqui"
How to use a Croqui as a template to start sketching fashion ideas.
Body movement and creating an "S" shaped silhouette.
Balancing the body and use of the Plumb Line.
Pencil techniques to create "shirring/gathers", and shading, and coloring.
Creating a "fashion diary-journal" to use as source of inspiration to influence ideas for designing.
Differentiate garment closure between men's wear and women's wear
Create your own style.
And some inspiring words of wisdom...
Sketching ideas swirling in your mind onto paper is the first step in developing a fashion portfolio and a fashion collection/line. Being able to share ideas that can eventually be translated into an actual garment is so important.
Your seamstress and/or pattern-maker have to be able to look at your sketches and understand what you're communicating. The sketch will eventually become the garment thus needs to be accurate and clear.
You will learn how to create a "fashion journal" which will help you develop your own unique style as a fashion designer. Knowing what you like (and don't like) empowers your designing abilities and will support you in developing your unique "voice".
Learning how to sketch fashion designs, and the practice of it, will give you confidence and certainty; it will boost your morale, and the ability to communicate your ideas.
Who this course is for:
- Students can be as young as Junior High School to more mature person who is interested in learning how to sketch for fashion designing
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My passion is to inspire and empower people to live the best version of themselves. Using fashion as a vehicle to educate, develop, and strive for excellence.
A fashion industry expert -- From concept to completion: From Vision Board to Pattern Drafting, to Tech Packs, to Social Media.
~~~ As a former Instructor and Curriculum Development Coordinator of the Fashion Design program at FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, LA) all my fashion design skills and experience were put into practice.
~~~ As a Consultant for SAMSUNG C&T America, I have the opportunity to introduce new Brands to Samsung's infinite available resources to elevate Brands to global visibility.
~~~ Born and raised in ROME (Italy), speaking Italian was an asset while working at RALPH LAUREN, when responsibilities included supervising samples manufactured in Italy.