Fashion Illustration
Midterm Review Packet
Line: the distance between two points.
We talked about many different types of line.
Be able to recognize picture examples of each type.
Outlines
Contour lines
Cross contour
Gesture lines
Calligraphic lines
Implied lines
Outline
Contour
Lines
Lines that describe
the shape of an
object and the
interior detail.
Cross Contour Lines
Cross contour lines are drawn lines which travel, as the name
suggests, across the form. Cross contours may be horizontal
or vertical, or both. Often, in more complex forms, crosscontours will be drawn at varying angles.
Gesture Lines- Line that are energetic
and catches the movement and
gestures of an active figure.
A mood board is a tool used by designers to help them
get a good idea of what their clients are looking for. Mood
boards are basically collages of items such as
photographs, sketches, clippings, fabric swatches and
color samples.
A mood board
can be actual
or virtual.
A mood board
is used by many
different types
of designers
such as those in
fashion and
interior design.
Calligraphic Line
is
flowing
and
varies in thickness –
moving from thin to fat
in a graceful way
Implied
Line
Lines that are not really
drawn but that you
perceive as being there
The drawn fashion
figure is called a
Croquis
•The adult human form is
8 heads Tall.
•The drawn fashion figure
is usually
10-12 Heads Tall
Foreshortening
To shorten the lines of a figure in a
drawing to produce an illusion of
projection or extension in space.
For Example – In this drawing the arm
appears shorter to give the impression
that it is sticking out in front of the body.
You will see this exact drawing on the
midterm!
REALISTIC
PROPORTION
This drawing is very
detailed.
The proportions are
accurate.
You will see this exact image on the midterm and will
need to recognize it as a
REALISTIC PROPORTION DRAWING
DISTORTED
PROPORTION
ELONGATED
PROPORTION
This figure is really
elongated to enhance the
style of the dress
DISTORTED
PROPORTION
Enlarging a feature
for emphasis
There isn’t a lot of
detail in this drawing
but the head was drawn
bigger for emphasis
• cloth woven
from flax.
• The earliest records
of an established
linen industry are
4,000 years old,
from Egypt.
Interesting Note:
When the tomb of the Pharaoh
Ramses II, who died 1213 BC, was
discovered in 1881, the linen
wrappings were in a state of
perfect preservation after more
than 3000 years. When the tomb
of Tutankhamen was opened,
the linen curtains were found
to be intact.
Linen
Sheath
In fashion, a sheath dress is a type of
dress designed to fit close to the body, relatively
unadorned. A sheath dress typically falls around
the knees or lower thighs.
Tunic
THEN - a loose garment, typically sleeveless and reaching to the
wearer's knees, as worn in ancient Greece and Rome.
NOW - A tunic is a loose-fitting shirt that looks sort of like a long
shirt or a short dress.
Toga
• a loose flowing
outer garment
worn by the
citizens of ancient
Rome, made of a
single piece of cloth
and covering the
whole body apart
from the right arm.
Megan Fox in a togainspired Kaufman Franco
design.
Nefertiti 14th century B.C.
• Queen of Egypt as
the wife of
Akhenaton
Nefertiti is
known for her
beauty.
She remains
renowned for
her beauty
after her death
and during her
life as a queen.
Lotus
This plant is known to be associated with rebirth. This
is a consequence of it supposedly retracting into the
water at night and emerging again fresh in the Sun
the next day. The Egyptians therefore associated the
lotus flower with the sun which also disappeared in
the night, only to re-emerge in the morning.
Therefore the lotus came to symbolize the Sun and
the creation.
This Egyptian artwork shows the Priest Nebsini holding a blue lotus flower
Scarab
Egyptian style opal inlay pendant
• Scarabs were popular amulets (good luck charms)
in ancient Egypt.
• They were generally intended to be worn or
carried by the living. They were typically carved or
molded in the form of a scarab beetle
Egyptomania
• Egyptomania was
the renewed
interest in ancient
Egypt during the
nineteenth century
as a result of
Napoleon’s
Egyptian Campaign
(1798–1801)
The famous Obelisk
(Washington Monument)
in Washington, D.C
Veils
The well-bred lady wore a veil in
public for the most of the medieval
period. It was shocking for a grown
woman to display the hair- which
was seen as a lure to good men.
Veils worn by the wealthier and more
fashionable were pinned in many
overlapping layers, as shown in this
painting. It is unclear why such a
fashion developed.
It seems that veils could be made from a variety of fabrics in the middle ages- ranging
from fine opaque linens to gauzy barely-there silks. For the poorer woman, thick wool
was both a practical and warm option to provide protection from the elements.
Wimples And Gorgets
gorget — square of
fabric draped under the
chin to cover neck (often
accompanying the wimple)
A gorget covers the neck alone
and was usually draped
upwards and tucked into
either a head-dress or styled
hair.
Wimples
A wimple is a garment worn
around the neck and chin, and
which usually covers the head.
It appears there is no one standard
size or shape to the wimple other than
it passes under the chin and over the
neck. It can be a rectangular piece
which wraps around the head and neck
or a circular piece with a hole cut for
the face. There seems to be no one
correct way.
Some appear to be scanty and other
quite voluminous depending on the
time period.
The most modest way to wear a
wimple was over the chin, not under it.
Hennin
a cone shaped hat,
sometimes extremely
high, with a flowing veil
or piece of Starched
Linen about the crown,
worn by women in the
15th century.
These were worn more in France and
were rare in England.
cotehardie
a close-fitting outer garment
with long sleeves
hip-length for men and
full-length for women,
often laced or buttoned
down the front or back.
Surcoat
A surcoat was an outer garment commonly worn in the
Middle Ages by both men and women. It can either refer to a
coat worn over other garments or a loose dress usually of
rich material
Houppelande
• The houppelande was a thick, heavy outer gown, lined with fur,
worn over a slim fitting tunic and chemise. By the early fifteenth
century it had developed a long train, large turned-back collar
and lavishly long sleeves.
Dalmation sleeves
large, voluminous
sleeves
Dagged Edges
a decorative edge that
was commonly used to
distinguish and beautify
the clothing of the
Medieval Period
one of a series of
decorative scallops or
foliations (leaf shapes)
along the edge of a
garment, cloth, etc.
Ruching
A sewing technique.
Ruching is a French term which means to gather, ruffle, or pleat. Ruching is the technique in
which fabric or ribbon is gathered in a repeating pattern to form ruffles, scallops, or petals.
Watercolor Techniques
Be able to recognize what technique these images are
Watercolor Techniques
Wet-in-Wet - A faded, blurry look achieved by applying paint to an area where there is still wet paint.
Resist - the use of oil pastel to draw an image before applying paint.
Even Wash - Even horizontal brush strokes of the same color across an entire area
Sponge - Applying paint with paper towel or a sponge
Sea Salt - Sprinkling salt onto wet paint and removing when dry
Blotting - The use of a paper towel or sponge to remove recently added wet paint.
Gradual Wash - Intense color that evenly blends to a lighter hue.
Plastic Wrap - Placing a crumbled material on top of wet paint to create a textured look
Dry Brush - Adding paint to an area with very little water on the brush
Cardboard - Dragging paint on the paper with a hard edged tool to make designs
Illustrator Tool Bar
1. Selection Tool
2. Pen Tool
3. Line Tool
4. Rotate Tool
5. Eye Dropper
6. Fill Tool
7. Direct Selection Tool
8. Type Tool
9. Shape Tool
10.Pen Tool
11. Eraser Tool
12. Stroke Fill Tool