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Fashion Sketchbook is an excellent and comprehensive book for all fashion
design students who wish to learn the art of fashion illustration or for anyone
who desires to perfect their skills. As a fashion figure drawing instructor I
suggest that if one's budget only allows them to purchase a single book I would
highly recommend this one. In addittion to the female croquis, it touches on the
male and juevenile croquis as well as illustration techiques, flats and portfolio
presentation. - a reader.
This is The authority on illustrating for fashion. Abling's attention to detail
and artistic ability make her a perfect tutor on the topic, and every explanation
is clear - it's the sort of thing where you look at the example, and it clicks in
your head, "Oh, Now I see!".The book goes over Everything you need, but in case you want to know exactly
what is inside, here is a quick summary:
Chapter 1: Fashion Figure Proportions
Figures on grids broken down in several ways, extensive work on proportion. Abling
divides figures into geometric shapes: foot, head, hips, chest, upper arm, thigh;
she then puts them together, showing how they fit and relate to one anther. It then
goes further and shows how different poses and types of movement affect the torso
(upper and lower), as well as different types/shapes of figures, from the elongated
fashion figure to petite and full. The chapter also features a figure map,
interpretations of anatomy, different poses and artistic approaches, balance, and movement.
Chapter 2: Basic Figure Forms
Drawing legs, arms, feet, shoes, hands, fingers, and foreshortening. There are
so many helpful diagrams from multiple perspectives, numerous poses.
Chapter 3: Model Drawing
Gesture drawing, exercises on isolated sections of the body, angles, and more;
balance line, supporting leg (where the weight is distributed so the figure
looks planted to the ground, not floating around or unevenly/awkwardly perched), arms.
Chapter 4: Fashion Heads
Faces, different ethnicities, facial features, dissection of the head with a
map on the placement of eyes, nose, lips, etc. The head in different positions,
from different angles; techniques to maintain proportion and balance: diamond
technique, working with angles and planes of the face, shading/highlights/shadows.
Hair: styles, hairlines, period styles.
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