Fashion Design Basics
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Many people dream of becoming a fashion designer, but are nervous about learning the fashion design basics. Fashion itself tells us a lot about people and it helps define us as individuals. It is innovative and creative, so it must be approached in an innovative and fashionable way. Hobby or Career? This area of art provides you with a comprehensive step-by-step style of drawing men, women and children. Whether you enjoy it as a hobby, or if you are interested in
fashion design
as a career, there are numerous opportunities available. You will learn the fashion design basics, such as the fashion figure, and then how you can develop the fashion figure into a variety of different styles. Unique?
Another unique feature is that it is not always for pleasure or show. Most drawings go beyond this and actually require some technical skill. This is the unique art of drawing the latest fashions and designs. You are essentially designing a piece of clothing that has never been created before. Your drawings may also be used for advertising in the form of packaging, store displays and other public displays. Art Imitates Life!
Fashion drawing is an art that imitates life in its truest sense. You are often drawing the view of a model wearing specific types of items and accessories in a particular way. Your drawings are intended to look realistic and the clothes must fit the person in the drawing in a realistic manner. Dynamic Drawings Create Impact! These drawings are rarely drawn in a simple manner or in a static pose. Our clothes are dynamic, they must move with our bodies and your drawings must imitate this. If you are drawing the latest cocktail dress, then you may want the person to be dancing or chatting with friends. If you are drawing the latest golfing shorts, then you want the person to be actually golfing or examining the hole. The more realistic the design, the more impact your drawings will have. Why Fashion Design? The idea behind
fashion design
is that you want to sell what it is that you are drawing. Your artwork should be unique and catch the eye of the person responsible for examining it. It should be creative in presentation and in subject and, most of all, it should be fashionable.
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