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Fashion Drawing

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Fashion Drawing by John Hopkins guides readers through the essential skills of sketching, drawing, and illustrating fashion ideas. Featuring over 150 colour examples, this second edition covers various styles and techniques used in the fashion industry, from quick sketches to advanced digital illustrations. It includes advice on selecting materials, the history and theory of fashion drawing, and practical exercises to help develop a professional portfolio.
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Communicate your ideas and designs through a variety of sketches, drawings and expressive illustrations, with guidance from a seasoned professional. With more than 150 colour examples, John Hopkins takes you through the different styles, techniques, and approaches to drawing in the fashion industry.

This second edition of Fashion Drawing offers advice on selecting appropriate materials and media, with examples demonstrating their different uses and applications. You'll also learn the theory and history of fashion drawing, and the range of styles used by contemporary designers, from quick sketches to sophisticated digital drawings.

In addition to new interviews with designers and illustrators, a glossary, resources directory, and revised templates, this edition also includes exercises to get you pencilling your fashion figures, painting your collections, and developing that all-important portfolio right from the start.

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  • Fashion Drawing
    Communicate your ideas and designs through a variety of sketches, drawings and expressive illustrations, with guidance from a seasoned professional. With more than 150 colour examples, John Hopkins takes you through the different styles, techniques, and approaches to drawing in the fashion industry. This second edition of Fashion Drawing offers advice on selecting appropriate materials and media, with examples demonstrating...
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    Whether it's a military-inspired trench coat or a Savile Row tailored suit, menswear design increasingly demands originality, innovation and above all, choice. Menswear, 2nd edition, explores the evolution of menswear styles, from the origins of tailoring right through to modern sportswear – showing how historical and social influences continue to endure and influence the menswear collections of today. Interviews offer...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474270106

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 May 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 166 colour illus

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 184

About the Author

John Hopkins is Senior Academic of Fashion and Textiles within the Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton, UK. He has previously worked as a fashion designer for prestigious British luxury brands such as Burberry and Jaeger.

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