MS TUTORIAL: Learn How To Sketch (Fashion Illustration) As a Fashion Designer Starter
LEARN HOW TO SKETCH.
Note by Evelyn Umeh.
Introduction
To start sketching, you would need a pencil (H hard lead pencils preferably), sketch book and quality eraser. In sketching, note that you should make light marks on your sketching paper instead of pressing too hard on the paper so that you would find it easy to clean once there’s a mistake. Do not use pen. It is highly unacceptable and as such, not advisable because you won’t be able to erase where there’s alteration.
You would need colored markers, ink or paint to color your sketch in order to give your illustration a good finishing by the use of well details, trimmings, buttons, etc. I have also come across sketches and illustrations that are colored with the use of makeup kits; it is all about your creativity.
First Stage to Sketching Your Croquis.
STAGE 1
Croquis are considered to be the skeletal representation of your model. There are different ways and poses of sketching a croquis, there are standing, bending, sitting, walking… but as a beginner, let’s take you to the basic and easy way to sketch which is the standing pose.
1: BEGIN WITH THE HEAD
First draw a head oval in shape like this which is 3cm long using the your ruler to be sure of the head size.
2: Add the neck
Add the neck area to the head of your croquis by using your ruler to mark a straight line of 1cm from the chin part of the head down.
3: Draw the shoulder
Draw a horizontal line of 6cm along the neck area which you have drawn down from the chin area of your head.
4: Draw the waistline
From the neck area, i.e, the starting line of the neck, using your ruler, mark 6cm vertically down on your paper and draw a straight vertical line of 3cm. Follow the picture samples for better understanding. Note that the waist is the smallest part of the body.
5: Draw the hips line.
Next, again, starting from the neck area, mark out 9cm and draw a horizontal line of 6cm (this is a standard hip for basic learner. Note also that fashion illustrators exaggerate the hip of their croquis to give the illustration on the model a fine look. Which means, as you practice more and you progress, you can do better).
6: Draw the knee line
The knee line introduces the legs which is the longest part of the body. It is measured about 3 heads which is up to 9cm long. The knee line should be drawn horizontally of about 2cm and 6cm from the hips line down.
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