HAR016 - Introduction to Fashion Illustration

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Course Description
If you dream of becoming a fashion designer, this course can help make that dream a reality. Learn the elements of a basic fashion design sketching and start to develop a technical women's wear croquis. This course teaches you to understand, analyze, and draw the front view female fashion figure and basic silhouettes. While you develop your designs you will explore fashion history and contemporary industry practices.Notes
See below for required course supplies.
- Pencils: HB or 2B pencils
- Kneaded eraser
- Sharpener: handheld pencil sharpener
- 11" x 14" Tracing paper pad
- 11" x 14" Translucent / partially see through Marker pad (Recommended : Borden & Riley #37 or Bienfang 360 *Must be see-through*)
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Colored Pencils: A set of Prismacolor pencils or similar brand although Prismacolor is softer (set of 12 or 24)
- Colored Markers: flesh tones (recommended tones below) plus 5 individual choice color options
Recommended Flesh Markers
- Light skin tones
- Chartpak brand, pale flesh P147
- Copic brand, color E00
- Medium skin tone
- Chartpak brand, buff color P-139
- Medium - dark skin tones
- Copic brand, E13 lt.suntan
- Chartpak brand, sand P-142
- Chartpak brand, mocha P-70
OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL
- Blender marker (same brand as your other markers) helps to mix marker colors together to achieve different colors, as well as, with colored pencils extending your color range.
- Fashion magazine
- Presentation Boards, 1 pack - 5 boards, size is 11” x 14”- purchase from Blick Art Supply Store. Color can be black or white.
- 1 Large 20” x 30” Bristol Board for backing of figures/ swatches and flats. Will discuss type required and when to purchase.