Overview
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Learn how to draw technical flats quickly and efficiently. This advanced course focuses on time-saving shortcuts and professional best practices for fashion illustration.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- Tools you need to know
- Setting up a start file
- Graphic styles
- Custom keyboard shortcuts
- Using actions
- Offset action
- The benefit of brushes
- Double needle topstitch
- Cover stitch
- Zigzag
- Zipper
- Brush from trim
- Editing brushes
- Using symbols
- Rivet and eyelet
- Buttons: Four-hole and shank
- Button hole
- Zipper pull
- Drawstrings
- Filling, scaling, and rotating
- Making pattern fills from fabric swatches
- Recoloring pattern fills
- Denim jacket: Front collar
- Denim jacket: Front bodice
- Denim jacket: Sleeves and buttons
- Denim jacket: Back
- Jeans: Front
- Jeans: Back
- Long-sleeve T-shirt with gathers
- Long-sleeve T-shirt back
- Hoodie: Front
- Hoodie: Back
- Hoodie: Up
- Turtle neck front
- Turtle neck back and sleeves
- Leggings
- Joggers: Front
- Joggers: Back and pockets
- Leggings: Straight leg to boot cut
- Top to dress
- T-shirt to raglan
- Style guides for stroke weights
- Style guides and organizing libraries
- Recoloring art and using multiple sources
- Next steps
