FASHION DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION & CREATIVE DIRECTION

Course description

SEEING THE FIGURE AS FAMILIAR SHAPES/PROPORTION
Breaking the figure down into simple shapes
Learning about gesture drawing and proportion
Fleshing out the figure
Illustrating elements such as, faces, hands and feet
Exaggerating the figure and creating stylization drawings
Students will learn how to render the figure in color and apply a light source (shadow). Skin tones and hair rendering will be studied and executed in both realism and stylization.
Live model drawing

ILLUSTRATE A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS
Learning to illustrate products such as skirts, blouses/shirt, pants and jackets
Developing techniques to illustrate details such as lapels, collars, closures, rushing, ruffles, drape and fabric texture

RENDERING
Utilizing gouache, markers and colored pencils, students will learn to render fabrics accurately, including prints in actual scale.
Rendering details on textiles such as linen, wool, satin, leather, vinyl, sequin, lace, eyelet and fur.
Illustrating patterns such as houndstooth, tweed, pinstripes prints, both geometric and floral

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Learning about the 7 silhouettes in fashion
Understanding hand, fabrics, weights, seasonality, prints and print matching
Practicing the 5:8 proportion and Golden Mean
Analyzing rhythm and balance- symmetrical/asymmetrical, Equal and unequal rhythm, continuous line movement and unity

FASHION ELEMENTS
Recognize and identify garment styles, names, and fashion terminology
Learn correct names and pronunciations in the fashion industry, including designers

INSPIRATION/RESEARCH
Building a collection concept
Learning effective types of research
Creating a Brand Matrix and customer profile
Developing a mood board for a collection
Research and design for a target market/demographic.

FABRIC RESEARCH AND FABRICATING A LINE
Researching textile trade shows (Premiere Vision)
Understanding fabric agents and the role of sourcing
Creating a cohesive fabric story
Learn how to select appropriate fabrics for seasons and mood, and be able to swatch a collection

TECHNICAL SPEC DRAWING
Create and hand render technical drawings for specification packages and line sheets
Work from spec library to create new styles

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & PRESENTATION
Learn how to bring all the elements of the fashion cycle together and create and draw a 40-piece cohesive collection specific to your own designer niche
Students will create professional fashion drawings and learn how to create a professional layout of a 40-piece collection with technical drawings and fabrications, as well as a collection and designer statement.
Students will present their final presentation to peers, the Dean of The Cut Fashion Design Academy and the course instructor.