1. Womenswear Working Drawings Northbrook College Sussex Department of Art, Design & Media BA (Hons) Fashion Design

2. draw an A3 figure / mannequin template for technical working drawings to use as a guide for proportion and garment scale

3. use an A3 Layout Pad for drawing Technical Working Drawings: 1firstly pencil draw your Working Drawing using the figure template underneath your Layout Paper as a guide 2using a second sheet of Layout Paper, trace over your pencil Working Drawing using Pilot Pens onto a clean sheet of paper 3 use different Pen Nib Sizes to add depth to your Working Drawing (finest nib for topstitching details)

4. flip your working drawing in half through the center line to make your working drawing symmetrical always drawing your working drawing larger than you need so that you can draw all the detailing and then reduce on a photocopier or on a computer

5. using a variety of pen nib sizes creates a sense of depth to your working drawing and detailed top stitching can be achieved with fine nibs using a brush pen nib is perfect for creating stylized drape lines as well as creating a fluid style of working drawing

14. design development ideas - key detailing

18. 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