Menswear Fashion Illustration Northbrook College Sussex Department of Art, Design & Media BA (Hons) Fashion Design

for an elongated mans figure use 9 head lengths for full body length as shown above

mapping out the male body to desired figure length

above figure has been created with 7 1/2 heads to body length

mapping out head angles and faces

create more casual poses with a curved torso and use the balance line from the centre of the neck to the ground (as above)

creating movement to the male figure through ‘classic S’ pose

create different views for each male pose so that you can show design details that maybe on the back or side or front of your design ideas

showing the cut and detailing within your clothed male poses

quality of line is key to the art of drawing, as it adds depth and vitality to your drawings applying pressure to specific areas when drawing with pencils will provide a variety of graphite tones, which can be used to suggest shadow or bring parts of your drawing to the front or set parts of your drawing to the back (depth of drawing) experiment with forms of mark making and styles of line drawing to develop your own individual drawing style

experiment with different drawing equipment to develop a diverse range of mark making and drawing styles brush and inks / pilot pens / brush nib pens / calligraphy pens / quills / charcoal / biro pen / graphite sticks / wooden stick / felt nib pens / left handed / continuous line / graphic style / stencil / spray paint

design drawings in sketchbooks with the use of stand work to explore design ideas and silhouettes further

design development drawing with attention to detailing and exploded diagram of detail

design development: consider how your fashion drawings reflect your personal style and also convey a contemporary and directional fashion look. does your design work show a clear visual story of ideas and styled to suit your design theme or consumer market

design drawing style (Antonio Berardi) design drawing style (Julie Verhoeven)

using collage to explore design ideas, detailing, silhouettes, drape and textile placement

using different media to convey fabric and textures

fashion illustration to show textile details

fashion illustration to show cohesive collection

presentation example with ink illustrations and detailed technical working drawings with written garment descriptions

page layout and composition ideas

Fashion Drawing References Library Magazines Vavoom Books Sutton, J. The Importance of Drawing from Life. The Rokeby Press 2005 Stipelman, S. Illustrating Fashion: Concept to Creation. Fairchild Publication 2005 (2nd Ed) Dexter, E. Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing. Phaidon 2003 Riegelman, N. 9 Heads. 9 Heads Media 2006 (3rd Ed) Drudi, E. Wrap & Drape Fashion. The Pepin Press 2007 MondoFragile / Delicatessen. Fashionize: The Art of Fashion. Happy Books 2005 (2nd Ed) Fashion FLA Magazines Fashion Forecast (International Textiles) View2 International Textiles Textile View Prototype Provider