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Fashion Design Archive

A Guide to Clothing Construction, Textiles, and Fashion Illustration

Zeshu Takamura

Description

Through helpful images and instructions, this resource provides the tools fashion enthusiasts need to successfully create and draw their own designs. Sharing a wealth of fashion know-how, this guide offers:

A comprehensive directory of various clothing items and accessories, as well as an array of design variations
A discussion of design principles and suggestions for tapping into readers' own springs of creativity
A primer on textiles to inform design decisions
Tips and techniques to express ideas through design sketches, offering lessons on proportions, fitting, shading and colour
Step-by-step instructions that show how to create basic renderings as well as stylized fashion croquis – both by hand and with the assistance of software