Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion explains how to create a flat using a simple and straightforward step-by-step method. This second edition includes more information on rendering drawings by hand and using a computer, and a brand new section on knitwear. The main part of the book presents over 600 technical drawings of garment types, styles, and construction details, the basic key shapes of which are shown alongside a specially created and photographed muslin. This unique presentation illustrates the relationship between the three-dimensional garment and the two-dimensional drawing, allowing readers to really understand how to render flats.

Fashion Flats and Technical Drawing is a step-by-step workbook for learning technical drawing and flat sketching skills. With more than 500 hand-drawn and CAD-rendered flats and 100 photos of finished samples showing how a sketch translates to a 3D garment, the book covers a range of garments and construction details used to communicate fashion designs for portfolios and production. Abling and DaCosta progress from basic design construction details such as darts, gathers, and trims to essential garment styles including skirts, tops, dresses, pants, jackets and coats. The book includes unique coverage of presentation of flats in a portfolio and critical step of preparing flats for a technical package and productions. Downloadable figure templates and flats library are available online. This book is an essential resource for fashion designers to learn technical drawing skills that effectively communicate fashion design concepts. Features · Shows front-view and back-view flats, select side-view and 3/4-view flats, plus variations for menswear and childrenswear · Covers basic CAD techniques, how to use the pen tool, and methods for translating hand-drawn flats to digital drawings · Guest Artist features showcase professional designer styles for flats to inspire creativity · Practical format includes lay-flat spiral binding and drawing practice pages with grids and figure templates Fashion Flats and Technical Drawing STUDIO · Download figure templates and basic garment flats that can be used in different CAD programs or printed out for reference or practice · Access extra drawing exercises and project using women's, men's, and children's flat figure templates · Review concepts with flashcards of essential fashion vocabulary Teaching Resources · The Instructor's Resources include sample course syllabi, test questions, visual quizzes and grading guidelines.

Fashion Drawing is a comprehensive, practical guide to fashion drawing for students of fashion design. This second edition features brand new illlustrations reflecting developments in pose, presentation and digital design, plus guidance on creating technical flats. Step–by–step tutorials show how to create fashion drawings for women, men and children, and adapt them for different markets More than 1000 illustrations depict work from leading designers and illustrators revealing a wide variety of approaches Discover how to render fabrics, textures and effects, from faux fur and metallics to prints, woven and knitted materials Includes an illustrated glossary of garment and fabric details and an extensive resource section "A useful resource for both fashion students and home sewists looking to give their sketches a professional look." – Simply Sewing Chapters include: • Drawing Women • Drawing Men • Drawing Children and Young Adults • Zooming In • Working From Life • Drawing Garments • Production Sketches • Basic Garment Details and Silhouettes • Drawing Drape • Tailored Clothing • Rendering Shine • Texture, Patterns and Sheers

echnical Drawing for Fashion explains how to create a technical fashion drawing using a simple and straightforward step-by-step method. This second edition includes more information on rendering drawings by hand and using a computer, and a brand new section on knitwear. The main part of the book presents over 600 technical drawings of garment types, styles and construction details, the basic key shapes of which are shown alongside a specially created and photographed calico toile. This unique presentation illustrates the relationship between the three-dimensional garment and the two-dimensional drawing, allowing readers to really understand how to render technical drawings.

This book is a collection of 8 menswear projects illustrated with pencil and marker. In the book, each look has shown layer by layer, step by step. Use this book to learn how fashion flat sketches correspond with illustrations to develop a completed fashion illustration from a raw sketch in simple steps to draw flat sketches from preliminary pencil drawing to completed in marker flats, ready for specs to illustrate layered outfits layer by layer. The book is very visual by design and contains a minimum of text: only essential captions. A book is not a textbook or manual. It does not teach you “how to draw”; however, you can advance your skills by following the step-by-step drawing process using the book as a tutorial. Please note that there are no figure templates in the book. All drawings in the book were illustrated with a simple pencil. Sketch illustrations show the original roughness and spontaneity. This "sketchbook" style is instructive and visual. In every illustration, you can see traces of the creative process. All illustrations and sketches are supplemented with each outfit's matching technical drawings (flat fashion sketches). The "Step by step process" concept reinforces the book's instructional value. More than 200 hand-drawn illustrations and sketches in the book illustrate every step and every layer. It is a unique book created by professionals for professionals. The book is practical and visual and makes the complexity of the fashion drawing process easier to comprehend.

Fashion Sketchbook, 6th Edition, demystifies the fashion drawing process with simple, step-by-step directions. Now in full color and completely revised, with updated instructions and images throughout, this introductory text explains how to draw women, men, and children, pose the figure, develop the fashion head and face, sketch accessories, add garment details, and prepare flats and specs. Abling's detailed, easy-to-follow lessons are accompanied by Women's Wear Daily photographs from the showroom and the runway that accelerate comprehension and lead to the diversification of drawing skills. PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text. To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501395352. STUDIO Instant Access can also be purchased or rented separately on BloomsburyFashionCentral.com.

A "collection of original sketches and illustrations by 60 of the world's most celebrated fashion designers"--Jacket.