- Spiral-bound: 289 pages
- Publisher: Hagen Pub; 2nd Rev edition (September 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0970430353
- ISBN-13: 978-0970430359
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 24.4 x 4.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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From the Author
Just as clothing styles change drastically from decade to decade, so do the illustrations that depict them. During my nearly two decades of teaching fashion drawing, my talented students have transitioned from drawing big-shouldered amazons to the current waif with endless legs. Some determined souls have managed to work with more realistic figures and made them look modern and chic. In creating these more or less unreal figures, we seek to depict our own ideal of fashion beauty. Good drawing skills allow a designer to put his or her creative visions on paper in ways that can both inspire visually and be easily understood. Such abilities produce portfolios that open doors to better jobs and provide better communication with everyone from pattern makers to buyers, to salespeople and the press. Creative people are busy people. It is my hope that this text will help to engender better drawing techniques and facilitate the design process. Enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Top-notch guide,
By A Customer
This review is from: Illustration for Designers (Spiral-bound)
This book is the ONLY complete guide to fashion illustration. Besides the lovely and numerous, current illustration examples provided, Ms. Hagen's writing style is so inviting that it makes exploring illustration at this level a pleasure. It is written to encourage individuality while outlining what are considered standards in the fashion industry and the templates provided allow even the very beginner to explore ideas and create valid and useful work quickly and efficiently.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad for the money could be better,
By novia (lafayette, IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Illustration for Designers (Spiral-bound)
this book isn't a bad illustration book if you already know how to draw fashion but its not a good book for beginners I would suggest buying the book Fashion Sketchbook first then maybe 9 heads and then this one. This book is best used if you're a seasoned illustrator.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best fashion illustration book ever!,
By "ljazziel" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Illustration for Designers (Spiral-bound)
I am currently a fashion design student and this was the best book that I have purchased. Once, I receieved the book, I quickly flipped through the pages and I was amazed at how much this books goes in depth about the fashion face, hands, legs, and feet for both women and men I like that this book breaks down the steps for drawing fashion illustration model. Each segement in the book describes each body part as its own entity, never overwhelming the reader with too much information. She even goes to the extent about talking about fashion poses and how clothing (pants/ skirts/ dresses/ coats/ suiting/ jackets/ etc.) should fit on the body due to the chosen fabrication. It is also fabulous that each part has it's own little tab...to easily find the topic you want to read up on.This is a very thorough guide for anyone trying to develop their own fashion illustration. I love this book because it describes the different profiles of the body (side, 3/4, back, and frontal) in depth, whether it be the face, body, legs, arm, or feet. She explains it all, even different perspectives. The information that this books contains is simply amazing. For anyone that wants to gain more skill in fashion illustration or brush up their currents skills. I would recommend this book as a worthy investment. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Bible of Fashion Illustration,
By "alyssajohnson3" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Illustration for Designers (Spiral-bound)
This is the most useful textbook i have ever been required to use. My fashion illustration skills have continuously improved while using this book. This book is the most in-depth of its kind, explaining how to draw multifarious details in good fashion illustrations and includes wonderful step-by-step how-to images accompanied with text that are easy to understand and use as a learning tool. Another plus is that the book contains great templates (flats, head proportions, figure proportions, etc.). I recommend this book to anyone with a passion for illustration and design!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Resource for illustration,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Illustration for Designers (Spiral-bound)
I have to admit, my weakness is sketching/illustrating and I needed help. This book has already helped me observe things about drawing I never considered about shaping eyes, prespectives of a 3/4 head turn, the stance of a figure, etc... It features stylish croquis, how to develop a good pose, and even defines words typical in the fashion industry. The book is spiral bound, looks cheap at first, but it does make it easier to keep on a particular page or section. It's also pricy, but well worth every penny.
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