Fashion Sketch Book

[Jayme Bostic]

1. Create a good croquis. A croquis is the basic drawing of a model pose that you can trace over and over again while sketching your fashion ideas. You can find croquis to use online or in books, or you can create your own.

3. Focus on developing a style of your own. There are a lot of things that determine the unique style of your illustrations. Do you want to use watercolors, markers or colored pencils? How will you illustrate the faces on your models? How much styling will you include?

Thanks. Am such a perfectionist that i always try to make all my designs special. I can draw just that am always scared of making a mistake. You have really inspired me. But please can i email you for further advice

Rongrong DeVoe is a freelance fashion and lifestyle illustrator based in Houston, TX, US. Serving New York, London, Paris and worldwide. Her fashion Illustration has been featured on Vogue, InStyle and Buzz Feed. Her clients include Chanel, Dior, Neiman Marcus, Target, Maybelline etc. She also live sketch runway models during New York Fashion Week. She is available for various kinds of fashion, editorial and commercial illustrations as well as live sketching at fashion parties/events.

I recently did a time-lapse fashion sketch inspired from a July 4th outfit idea. I name my character girl Vanessa, she is a 20 something girl fresh out college live in NYC, maybe she works as a fashion editor and writes her style blog on the side? This July 4th weekend she is going to join some of her friends for a rooftop barbecue party! What do you think she should name as, what is her story in your imagination?

Pen: Copic Markers. I bought most of them from art supply store! Especially when I travel, I love visit local art stores, I always find something fun!! I also use Prismacolor pencils for final outline and highlight.

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How many of the absolute GREATS of fashion design and haute couture NEVER WENT TO FASHION DESIGN SCHOOL!!! How many of them did totally unconventional sketches???? SO MANY. Example: look up the fashion sketches of the iconic Claire McCardell, for example.

See, Claire is an example of a incredibly influential designer who worked with Patternmaking and Draping and had her hands in the cloth and on the model, not focusing on illustration but on creating functional, brilliant, beautiful, iconic sportswear for the American woman.

See, Claire is an example of a designer who worked with Patternmaking and Draping and had her hands in the cloth and on the model, not focusing on illustration but on creating functional, brilliant, beautiful, iconic sportswear for the American woman.

The sketches you see on this page were all created from observation: I sketched while looking at photographs. If you repeatedly do this, you will find yourself at the point where you can sketch a figure at will from your imagination, because it has become a skill and a habit!

I was really surprised to see the process when I worked in plus size. The company I worked at did private label for juniors and plus size. I was the fitter for the sampling process. They would create the styles in junior size, and the GrADE The patterns up to plus size!

Remember to think of your sketches as dress forms in action- the dress forms used in draping and patternmaking for plus size fashion should relate easily to your sketches, if that is the body your client has!

There was a scene in the YSL movie where a young Saint Laurent falls apart from the pressure of running the house of Dior and declares that he just wants to be left alone to sketch. I empathized with his deep yearning to create admist real world responsibilities and began to see him as more than just a dresser of rich women.

He went on to royally dissapoint Dior executives in 1960 with his nearly all black Beatnik collection of crocodile-skinned motorcycle jackets, mixed media minks, and other very un-Dior like street fashion trends. When YSL was drafted into the French army that same year and returned after only a few months (discharged after a nervous breakdown), the house of Dior took their chance and replaced him.

Learning this about him and the complex haute couture process helped me reconcile what was so special about his contribution. I kept looking for evidence that his hands could construct an actual garment.

We can thank Yves Saint Laurent for bringing us the styles that have flooded our wardrobes over the years. He stretched the conventions of silhouette and played with gender in a way that helped women explore their power.

Seeing the progress of couture is my absolute favorite part of this informal course in designer appreciation. I was happy to see some test garments in the exhibit. It was a helpful reminder of how a muslin mockup can be a beautiful, precise prediction.

Another digital sketch. Was bored and decided to manipulate and transform a picture of a woman carrying a child to a fashion sketch. Didn't take long and was a lot of fun. I should do this more often I guess.

The background has a significant impact on your drawing as a whole. The color scheme and level of detail can amp your drawing up to whole new level of professionalism. It can also impact the mood of a sketch.

You can manipulate emotions by your use of color, so choose your color scheme wisely! In the example below, notice how the different backdrops change the entire feel of the drawing. The first sketch (left) has more energy, but it also feels a little uncomfortable. The second sketch (middle) is more relaxed, yet the ombr background adds a bit of interest. The third sketch (right) is serene and harmonious, but not quite as interesting. You can see, then, how important your color choices can be!

In many graphics programs, holding down the SHIFT key will automatically straighten the line as you place it. If you want your grounding line to be perfectly level, give this a try!For a more dynamic look, tilt the grounding line. This causes the background to appear at an angle behind your model, which instantly adds depth and vibrancy to the image.

When you add a line to any drawing in Photoshop Elements, it creates the line as a new layer. This is very useful, since it means you can erase parts of the line to make it appear as if it extends behind your model.

To add a colored backdrop, select the background with the magic wand tool, then use the paint bucket to fill in the color. Zoom in and check the edges of the model and her clothing, just to be sure the color filled in smoothly, without leaving a halo. If there is a halo, use the paintbrush, eraser, or smudging tool to carefully smooth the edges.

In the company of luminaries such as the illustrious Adjoa Andoh, known affectionately as "Lady Danbury," and the esteemed authoress behind the Bridgerton tales, Julia Quinn herself, I found myself sketching in a world of elegance and refinement. I reveled in the art of capturing the essence of the Regency era through my portraits, whilst engaging in delightful discourse with the charming guests who graced us with their presence. It was an evening of unparalleled joy and camaraderie, one that I shall have fond memories of.

Friday my artwork was featured on number one daytime talk show 'The View' as one of cohost Sunny Hostin's favorite things! Sunny has been a repeat client turned friend for years and it was trilling to learn she'd chosen my work to be featured on the show! If you missed it, here's a clip:

Not too long ago, I had the chance to play dress up again in front of an illustrious group of illustrators at the Society of Illustrators here in NYC. Brandon Graham of Would You Rock This? hosted the evening with clothes by fashion designer Angelys Balek.

I loved the patterns of the dresses and getting into character to evoke certain moods. Here are my favorite sketches from the evening from one my favorite illustrators Ellie Rahim; her drawing style is so elegant and graceful, I am in awe.

While there are as many different ways to do fashion sketches as there are designers, there are certain things that can make fashion sketching super-easy and they may or may not already be obvious, especially to the newbies out there.

Next, start sketching with your mechanical pencil. A mechanical pencil is important because you get fine lines all the time without having to sharpen. They are also the pencils I use with pattern drafting for the same reason: clean lines.

After that, I go into details. For this garment I added a scallop lace, buttons, slight gathers on the top at the waistline, and a side slit in the skirt. This is also a good time to think about darts, seamlines, zippers, pockets, stitching, ruffles, lace, or anything else you might want to add in.

Now after this is where you could actually just scan your drawing in Photoshop and color it multiple colorways if you were having a hard time deciding color options. I have definitely done this a bunch of times when making something.

Lately though, I have been having a great time with color pencils. Color pencils have long been my favorite medium as well as watercolor pencils which I discovered only 5 years ago. Some of you out there may prefer markers (the brush tip ones are fun!) but my style of drawing looks best with color pencils.

With color, pattern, and texture, I usually like to work in odd numbers. Three is best, and five is fine but for this sketch I chose 3 colors aside from any neutral colors. If you want to make color palettes online, this is a great website.

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