By mastering a series of organizational skills and helpful study habits, which include note taking, outlining, reading textbooks, summarizing, examination preparation and effective class participation. Students prepare to meet the academic demands of college-level study by participating in this series of workshops, lectures and discussion groups. Fashion tells us much about our lives, our values and ourselves. It is a reflection of our tastes, ideas and culture. This beginning course is for those who wish to learn how to draw, paint and design contemporary fashion.
Emphasis is on drawing the fashion figure from live models and photo references.
In addition to creativity, the principles of proportion, color and design are stressed as essential elements in producing good fashion. Additionally, works of noted fashion illustrators are analyzed to gain insight into the techniques that make up an excellent illustration or design. This fashion career-oriented course is designed to develop high proficiency skills in drawing the figure for fashion illustration and other commercial art applications. Working from models and photo references with a special focus on anatomy, light and shadow, design and contemporary clothing styles, we initially deal with cultivating sound draftsmanship skills and abilities, which are then applied to commercial fashion and sequential art assignments. If you truly believe in the importance of fashion design, this course is a runway to the future.