Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration: Over 150 Templates for Fashion Design [Paperback]

Patrick John Ireland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2003

'Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration' is a useful tool, not only for fashion students but also students without an art background on multi-disciplinary courses, as well as those who simply want to improve their basic drawing skills. If you are full of ideas for fashion design but not confident when it comes to drawing figures it can be difficult to present your concepts on paper. This book provides the answer with templates of figures in movement, figures from all angles, full and three-quarter length poses, back views and front-on poses. The figures can be used as they are or as a guide to develop your own poses. Information on anatomy, figure proportions, fashion-figure proportions and suitable art material is also included.

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About the Author

Patrick John Ireland is a member of Britain's Chartered Society of Designers and bestselling author of several books on fashion. He has been a fashion designer and illustrator and a lecturer, organizing fashion workshops for students and lecturers of fashion. His bestselling books include: New Fashion Figure Templates and the Encyclopedia of Fashion Details. He lives in Buckinghamshire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford (June 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713485728
• ISBN-13: 978-0713485721
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,096,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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116 of 120 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration, July 6, 2000

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Regina (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration: Over 150 Templates for Fashion Design (Paperback)

Mr. Ireland has produced a helpful tool. I am a fashion designer and find the templates helpful when I need to do quick working sketches. I also teach Fashion Merchandising students, the templates are wonderful for the students with limited artistic abilities. It helps them in their presentation of professional storyboards. The book is also useful in acquiring basic drawing skills. I would recommend this book to anyone interesting in learning basic fashion drawing skills and for those with more advanced drawing skills

37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration, September 30, 2001

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Joanna M Wilby (Osaka Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration: Over 150 Templates for Fashion Design (Paperback)

This book promises more than it delivers. The basic templates are useful, but in all other aspects this book is lacking.
The written information is scant and repeated - very superfluous. Mr Ireland's style is very outdated and uninspiring for those hoping to make a career out of fashion - in any form. I would recommend this book only as a basic early tool for novices hoping to improve their figure construction.
For inspiration I recommend Laird Borelli's FASHION ILLUSTRATION NOW.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great for copying, August 7, 2001

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"jesshooks" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Figure Templates for Fashion Illustration: Over 150 Templates for Fashion Design (Paperback)

this isn't the 'how to draw the fashion model' book you wish taught you everything you ever needed to know. However, its good to have around when you just need to pump an idea out. It has women, men, and children.