num_pages: 144
description: Comprehensive and user-friendly this volume combines four vintage instructional manuals by Walter T. Foster the world-famous art teacher and publisher. In addition to explaining the principles of figure drawing it provides a handy retrospective of fashions for men women and children from the first half of the twentieth century. This authentic guide to vintage styles features a splendid range of apparel from ladies' lingerie and evening gowns to men's business suits and children's play clothes. Artists at every level of experience will benefit from tips on portraying figures in motion and at rest along with advice on accurate renditions of clothing folds and patterns. Step-by-step drawings with helpful comments explain a variety of techniques including pencil pen wash and opaque.
language: English
title: Fashion Illustration 1920-1950: Techniques and Examples
publisher: Dover Publications