Fashion Drawing For Dummies

387 Pages·2012·56.55 MB·English

by  Lisa Arnold

Fashion
Drawing

FOR
DUMmIES‰
by Lisa Smith Arnold and Marianne Egan
Fashion Drawing For Dummies®
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About the Authors
Lisa Smith Arnold: Lisa Smith Arnold is an illustrator and painter who graduated from
Syracuse University with a bachelor of fine arts degree and headed straight to New
York City. She has worked for Conde Nast Publications and other fashion-oriented
companies. As a result, most of her paintings still have that exaggerated fashion
influence. She now lives in Westport, Connecticut, with her husband and three kids.
Marianne Egan: Marianne grew up outside of Chicago and earned her bachelor of arts
degree in fashion design from the International Academy of Design & Technology in
Chicago. She also earned a master of science degree in apparel design from Oregon
State University, where she focused on couture construction and illustration.
Marianne has worked as a designer and freelance illustrator, and she currently teaches
fashion illustration, computer design, and corset and strapless dressmaking full time
at Oregon State University. Marianne also runs a small custom bridal business; you can
visit her website at www.marianneegan.com.
When she is not chasing after her son, you can find Marianne tribal belly dancing,
running, drawing, or glued to her sewing machine.

Dedications
From Lisa: I dedicate this book to my mom, Charlotte Smith. Thanks for being the first
to encourage me and introduce me to the world of fashion.
From Marianne: This book is dedicated to my son, George. Be nice and do the right
thing, my sweet boy.
This book is also dedicated to my amazing friends Lydia and Ashley. Lydia, your ability
to love is matched by no other, and I could not be who I am without you. Ashley, you
radiate strength and grace, and you know just when to bring a girl ice cream and wine
when she can’t get up from the kitchen floor. I am so blessed to have you both in my
life.
Authors’ Acknowledgments
From Lisa: Thanks to all at Wiley who were involved in this project.
From Marianne: I would like to thank the amazing staff at Wiley: Thanks go to
developmental editor Sharon Perkins for making me laugh and putting up with me —
you rock! I’d also like to thank senior project editor Vicki Adang for laughing at my
sense of humor (and not requiring me to explain how to draw the meat dress) and
senior copy editor Danielle Voirol (who has the steps down for the meat dress!). More
thanks go to copy editor Jessica Smith for all her hard work and to technical editor
Barbara Rhodes for all her time and edits over edits. To acquisitions editor Michael
Lewis, thanks for not giving up on me and for convincing me to work with such amazing
people! And thanks to everyone else who’s been a part of bringing this book to life.
I would also like to thank my incomparably supportive loved ones, Juliette, Todd,
Trevor, and Noel — without your support, this book would never have happened!
Thank you, Ashley (thanks to you, there’s one less truck on the road) and Travis, for
just being you. Thanks to Lydia (cheers!), Eva, Ethan, and little Isaiah for all your sweet
dancing moves! Thanks to my supermom running sistas, Kara, Tonya, and Kellie. To
Jaimie, Morgan, and Tonja, thank you for all those late and middle-of-the-night phone
calls. To my Wild Iris dancing sisters, Shellece, Erika, Carol, and Eva, thank you for
keeping me moving. Thanks also to my supermom girlfriends who keep me going: Anne,
Heidi, Wendy, Amy, Adrienne, Aylssa, Betsy, Claire, and anyone else I forgot.
Thanks so much to all my colleagues at Oregon State, especially Dr. Kathy Mullet and
Dr. Leslie Davis Burns, who push me every day and refuse nothing but everything I can
give. Thank you, Nate, for late night tacos!
Finally, I have to thank my family: Dad and Diana; Mom (kitchen gnome) and Steve
(Team Steve!); my loving brother Matthew (Da Bears) and his brave wife, Jenny (for
marrying into our crazy family and giving us little Alice, Bears fan in training); my
dreamer sister Mollie (what a year!); my awesome brother Ryan; and my I-don’t-mess-
around sister Breanna. I love you all.
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
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Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following:
Acquisitions, Editorial, and Vertical Websites Composition Services
Developmental Editor: Sharon Perkins Project Coordinator: Sheree Montgomery
Senior Project Editor: Victoria M. Adang Layout and Graphics: Claudia Bell,
Timothy C. Detrick, Cheryl Grubbs,
Acquisitions Editor: Michael Lewis
Joyce Haughey, Sennett Vaughan Johnson,
Senior Copy Editor: Danielle Voirol Corrie Niehaus
Copy Editor: Jessica Smith Proofreaders: Rebecca Denoncour, Betty Kish
Assistant Editor: David Lutton Indexer: Ty Koontz
Editorial Program Coordinator: Joe Niesen Special Help
Technical Editor: Barbara Rhodes Alissa Schwipps, Clint Lahnen
Editorial Manager: Michelle Hacker
Editorial Assistants: Rachelle Amick, Alexa Koschier
Cover Illustrations: Marianne Egan
Cartoons: Rich Tennant
(www.the5thwave.com)
Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies
Kathleen Nebenhaus, Vice President and Executive Publisher
Kristin Ferguson-Wagstaffe, Product Development Director
Ensley Eikenburg, Associate Publisher, Travel
Kelly Regan, Editorial Director, Travel
Publishing for Technology Dummies
Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher
Composition Services
Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services
Contents at a Glance
Introduction ............................................................................1
Part I: Fashion Drawing 101 ....................................................5
Chapter 1: Finding Your Footing in Fashion Drawing ......................................................................7
Chapter 2: Gathering Supplies and Setting Up Your Work Space .................................................23
Chapter 3: Beginning with Figure Drawing Basics ..........................................................................37
Part II: Building a Fabulous Fashion Figure .............................59
Chapter 4: Working with the Basic Fashion Drawing Rules ..........................................................61
Chapter 5: Tackling the Torso ...........................................................................................................79
Chapter 6: Forming Fabulous Arms, Hands, Legs, and Feet ..........................................................93
Chapter 7: Putting Your Best Face Forward ..................................................................................119
Chapter 8: Guaranteeing Good Hair Days ......................................................................................143
Part III: Dressing Your Fashion Figure ...................................165
Chapter 9: Slipping into Shirts and Sweaters ................................................................................167
Chapter 10: Presenting Perfect Pants .............................................................................................189
Chapter 11: Getting All Dolled Up: Evening Wear .........................................................................217
Chapter 12: Outerwear for All .........................................................................................................233
Chapter 13: Accenting the Accessories .........................................................................................249
Part IV: Taking Your Fashion Drawing to the Next Level .........269
Chapter 14: Fabrics: Refining Style with Draping, Texture, and Patterns .................................271
Chapter 15: Conveying Attitude and Movement through Body Language ................................291
Chapter 16: Going to Extremes to Develop Your Own Style .......................................................315
Chapter 17: Building Your Fashion Design Portfolio ...................................................................329
Part V: The Part of Tens .......................................................343
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Stay Current ...........................................................................................345
Chapter 19: Ten Steps to Kick-Start Your Career .........................................................................351
Index ..................................................................................357