The Beginner's Guide to Fashion Illustration

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Free Online Course: The Beginner's Guide to Fashion Illustration provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. The Beginner's Guide to Fashion Illustration is taught by Lori Burt.

Overview
  • Sketching fashion can give you the ability to add beautiful art to your home, make lovely cards and keepsakes for other fashionable friends, or simply be a chic hobby that allows you to escape to the world of runway and couture. What are you waiting for? 

    Join fashion illustrator, Lori Burt, as she walks you through her process for creating beautiful fashion illustrations using basic techniques with pencil and paper. 

    This class will cover how to: 

    • Block out the basic fashion figure 
    • Add shape and detail 
    • Sketch standard fashion poses (walking, standing & side view)
    • Render fabric like quilting, feathers, fur, sequins and shine 

    Lori does not spare any details in this comprehensive beginners class! This is a perfect class for anyone who loves fashion and wants to learn how to draw in the unique fashion illustration style. There is nothing you need to know before starting this class - you just have to have a passion for fashion!

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Supplies & Class Project
    • What is Fashion Illustration?
    • Walking Pose
    • Standing Pose & Side View
    • Adding Shape to Your Figure
    • Sketching: Florals & Quilting
    • Sketching: Feathers & Sequins
    • Sketching: Fur
    • Coloring: Feathers & Shine
    • Coloring: Floral & Texture
    • Coloring: Fur
    • Final Thoughts