Illustrating fashion
Subtitle: concept to creation
By: Steven Stipelman, Fashion Institute of Technology
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Fairchild Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781501322945
Subjects: DESIGN / Fashion
Description: " This beautifully illustrated book filled with original art provides a step-by-step approach to drawing the fashion figure, garment details, and  the various techniques used to render fashion illustration. For the more advanced student or working designer, Illustrating Fashion explores  concepts such as manipulating the figure, more complex poses and rendering techniques and concepts of fashion art.  Illustrating significant historical and contemporary designer garments, Stipelman helps the student understand a specific contribution by that designer and how it applies to the lesson. Readers will explore and develop their own talents and goals, thus creating their own illustration style. Key Features ·  Chapters begin with an overview of the subject, including a brief fashion history or the relationship of the garment detail to the figure·   Full color illustrations throughout highlight rendering techniques from basic to advanced .   Explores advanced concepts and refined rendering techniques ·    Includes dedicated chapters on men, children and accessories  New to this Edition.  Features 20% new illustrations including updated fashion styles.  Shows new drawings of the side back figure and expanded sections on advanced rendering techniques ·  Includes a STUDIO with 9 new video tutorials (15 total) on basic, intermediate and advanced illustration techniques, plus new drawing exercises for each chapter ·  New Instructor Resources include grading guidelines for chapter exercises PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text.  To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501323546.  STUDIO Instant Access can also be purchased or rented  separately on BloomsburyFashionCentral.com. "--

"This text provides a step-by-step approach to drawing the fashion figure, garment, details and the various techniques used to render fashion illustration"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: About the Author; title: I. Getting Started; title: What is Fashion Art?; title: How Artists Develop; title: Line Quality; title: Art Supplies; title: Other Supplies and Equipment; title: II.The Fashion Figure; title: 1 Proportion and the Fashion Figure; title: 2 Drawing the Fashion Figure; title: 3 The Balance Line; title: 4 Center Front; title: 5 Gesture-Movement or Action Lines; title: 6 The Tracing Method; title: 7 Simple Blocking of the Figures; title: 8 The Turned and Profile Figures; title: 9 The Fashion Face; title: 10 Arms, Legs, Hands, and Feet; title: 11 Style Lines; title: 12 Fashion Looks and Attitudes; title: III.The Fashion Details; title: 13 Fashion Silhouettes; title: 14 Necklines; title: 15 Collars; title: 16 Sleeves; title: 17 Blouses, Shirts, and Tops; title: 18 Skirts; title: 19 Pants; title: 20 Drapery, Bias, and Cowls; title: 21 Tailored Garments; title: 22 Accessories; title: IV. Rendering; title: 23 Stripes and Plaids; title: 24 Rendering Concepts; title: 25 Rendering Techniques; title: 26 Knits; title: V. The Extras; title: 27 The Walking Figure; title: 28 Menswear; title: 29 Children; title: 30 Volume; title: 31 Manipulating the Figure; title: Style and Beyond; title: Index.