Description
Discover the art of fashion sketching—from first lines to final looks!
In this exciting class, students will learn how to draw hands, feet, and faces, while exploring essential rendering techniques that bring designs to life. They’ll also get creative with a variety of art mediums as they develop their own unique fashion illustrations.
For older students, this class also serves as a great foundation for building a portfolio—perfect for those planning to pursue a Fashion Design major in college.
In this class, students will be learn:
- About the fashion figure & proportions
- Different poses for figures
- How to draw different fabrics & textures
- How to create fashion sketches with a signature flare
- All about mood/inspiration boards & how to create them
- How to design ensembles using various fabrics, prints, and unconventional art materials
LESSONS & PROJECTS (The below is an example only. Projects will vary from season to season. For students that sign up for multiple semesters, they will not repeat the same introduction (1-7 below) but be given more intricate design projects instead.)
- THE BASICS: 10 head fashion figure, s-curve, signature flare
- FOCUS: detailing HANDS, FEET, and HEADS
- POSES: Practice unique & different fashion poses
- CLOTHING: drawing techniques for clothing & fabrics
- COLOR: learn how to shade and highlight
- STYLING: how to create a full ensemble
- INSPIRATION: how to create mood boards for collections
- Design Project 1: Mood Boards- sketch & color an ensemble or two or a whole collection based off of the mood board created
- Design Project 2: Wearable Art Ensemble- sketch and decorate using everyday items (such as cupcake liners, fabric scraps, coffee filters, etc.)
- DESIGN Project 3: Nature- sketch and decorate using flowers & foliage
- Design Project 4: Role model- sketch & color an ensemble or mini collection designed for a certain INFLUENTIAL person
- Design Project 5: Watercolor/paint- sketch and paint using watercolor or acrylic paint
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Fashion Illustration classes have a max of 6 people per class to allow proper instruction.
- The course is one class per week. Each class is 45 minutes long.
- Studio closures do not affect the course length.
- There are NO drop-in classes, but each semester the first two weeks will have TRIAL classes available for classes accepting new students.
- All sales are final. No refunds. Credit only.
SEMESTER COURSES
There are three semester courses per year: Fall, Winter, & Spring. Each are 10-11 weeks long and are $450 for the semester. This fee includes all supplies.
Payment Plans available:
- Paid in Full, $450
- Includes 1 class per week, one full year payment of $450
- Two payments of $250- a total cost of $500
- Includes 1 class per week, broken down into two $250 payments per semester.
