Beginner's Guide to Sketching the Fashion Figure

"I like the way the author has developed the croquis and the steps. It starts on the basis of anatomy, and how to draw anatomy and mixes it with fashion proportions" - Patrick Brown-Hayes, Washington State University, USA

"Beautiful organization, excellent logical structure. Love the exercises inserted into the flow of the book" - Nicolas ChampRoux, Houston Community College, USA

Learn the beginner level steps of fashion drawing, The book shows you illustrated step-by-step instructions that you can follow to build your skills until you're able to draw the female, male and children's fashion figures. Learn to develop fast designer concept sketches called croquis. Quick reference sheets, model poses, timed exercises, do's and don'ts, and online practice templates will help you gain confidence as you progress in fashion drawing. You'll also learn how to draw figures of diverse sizes and backgrounds, so you can design clothes for anyone.

Features
- Visual reference pages in the book are also downloadable as a quick reference guide to reinforce specific topics
- Variations of model poses throughout the book will aid you in getting the right proportions for a variety of views
- Includes instructions for drawing faces, hands, and feet
- Example drawings from students and professionals included to inspire your own personal style
- Easy to follow steps for drawing garments on the figure
- Separate chapters included for drawing men and children

Beginner's Guide to Sketching the Fashion Figure STUDIO
Access downloadable files for additional exercises, templates, and croquis Image bank of additional drawings for inspiration and practice

The first place to start when learning to draw fashion figures.
Lisa Steinberg graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Fashion Design and Illustration. She is the Program Coordinator of the Fashion Department at Rowan College at Burlington County, a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute, and has taught at Parsons School of Design and Philadelphia University.

Beautiful organization, excellent logical structure. Love the exercises inserted into the flow of the book. The book is very strong, obviously written by someone who has been teaching this topic for a long time, has been able to simplify as much as possible, and is now transfering this information. - Nicolas ChampRoux, Houston Community College, USA

I find that most of my students are in need of a book like this: clean, concise, and direct to the needs of the syllabus. - Conrad Hamather, West Virginia University, USA

I like the way the author has developed the croquis and the steps. It starts on the basis of anatomy and how to draw anatomy and mixes it with fashion proportions. It actually is written like how I teach. - Patrick Brown-Hayes, Washington State University, USA