Fashion Artist (Fashion Design Series) (Paperback)

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Product Description

"Fashion Artist: Second Edition" is now in colour with updated images. The book guides you through key fashion drawing and design techniques. Starting with basic figure templates, you quickly progress to produce visually exciting and creative illustrations, which are developed into dynamic presentations and your design portfolio - the passport to your career. Thorough text, self-explanatory drawings, photographs of the fashion model, together with artwork from international designers and illustrators, this book demonstrates the accepted design standards used in the fashion industry. The book also includes: Nine Heads Template; Drawing from Life; Flats/Working Drawings; Presentation Boards and Design Portfolio; Women, Men, Children, Costume Design, CAD. "Fashion Artist" is used internationally on fashion courses and as a self-learning programme. It is an invaluable textbook for fashion students, designers, illustrators and those with a passion for fashion!

About the Author

Sandra Burke, M.Des RCA (Master of Design, Royal College of Art), is a fashion designer, lecturer, author and has worked internationally on fashion projects in Britain, America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Hong Kong. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Burke Publishing; 2 edition (August 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0958239177
• ISBN-13: 978-0958239172
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,422 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic fashion drawing and design book, July 5, 2005

By	Rosemary Saunders "Rose" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fashion Artist: Drawing Techniques to Portfolio Presentation (Fashion Design Series) (Paperback)

This book has been really helpful and I will continue to use it throughout my fashion design course. It has shown me how to draw the fashion figure, and even faces and hands, really simply. I like the way it shows you how to draw different fashion figures, draw the clothing and then make fashion presentations from your artwork. Plus it has lots of cool examples of fashion drawings by different designers and illustrators. I would recommend this book to everyone who is interested in fashion design. It is really informative and inspiring!

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, March 24, 2007

By	M. Logan "Inner Synergy" (Mendota Heights, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book for my 12 year old daughter who is just getting into fashion. It is a great book for beginners -- she started creating beautiful outfits from the very start. It looks like so much fun I might give it a try myself!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Bang for the Buck, July 4, 2007

By	Vee (Hollywood and Hudson Beach, FL, USA) - See all my reviews

For years, I've sketched fashion/outfits, automobiles, and architecture simply as a hobby. Because of schedule conflicts, proper classes to develop skills have never been possible. Naturally, I began looking for a "text book" that would help me to improve my proportion and shading skills as I've had the most difficulty with "human subjects".

After numerous purchases of everything from how-to books to actual text books, I can confidently say that Fashion Artist by Sandra Burke is exactly what I needed it to be. With clear examples, step by step instructions and lists of required materials, this book takes what can seem to be an overwhelming situation (figuring out proper limb placement and size plus contouring) and breaks it down into engaging, easy to retain information.

As someone who appreciates all styles of illustration, I also enjoyed the variety of artwork used to showcase the amazing potential offered to a budding artist.

Some of the "problem areas" that this book covers are hands and feet, facial features, and fabric rendering.

Whether you're a fashion illustrator looking for a refresher, an artist wanting to expand, or simply someone who enjoys all things fashion, this book fits the bill. I highly recommend this book.