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

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

3. mapping out the male body to desired figure length

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

5. mapping out head angles and faces

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

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

8. 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

9. showing the cut and detailing within your clothed male poses

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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

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

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

17. using different media to convey fabric and textures

18. fashion illustration to show textile details

19. fashion illustration to show cohesive collection

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

21. page layout and composition ideas

22. 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