Fashion Illustration Techniques: A Beginner’s Guide for Fashion Designers and Illustrators [with over 1400 illustrations]
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Fashion Illustration Techniques: A Beginner’s Guide for Fashion Designers and Illustrators [with over 1400 illustrations]

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The complete beginner’s guide to fashion illustration from one of Japan’s leading designers!

This fascinating guide for budding fashion designers and illustrators shows you how to draw human figures accurately with a full range of fabrics, garments and accessories. It explains clearly all the techniques used by professional designers and illustrators with hundreds of examples to study and learn from!

Author Hiroko Fukuchi, one of Japan’s leading fashion illustration teachers, shares insider tips and techniques to help you master the art of fashion drawing—from sketching realistic human figures to illustrating stylish outfits and textured fabrics

The detailed chapters in this book present all the essential information you need to know:Drawing the Human Figure: Master the proportions of male and female figures, including heads, hands, arms, legs, and torsos
Drawing Fabrics on the Body: Learn to render various fabrics and textiles with folds, gathers, wrinkles and shadows and how to draw them draped over the body using different types of pens and media
Illustrating and Designing Clothes: Learn to draw a wide range of individual garments as well as stunning ensembles and accessories, including skirts, dresses, shirts, pants, jackets, shoes, bags, bras, panties and much more!
Getting Creative with Colors and Fabrics: Explore patterns, surface textures, and color palettes to elevate your illustrations with depth and personality
This comprehensive guide delivers all the foundational skills taught in top Tokyo fashion schools—perfect for self-study or supplementing a formal design course!

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Master the Art of Fashion Illustration — Step by Step!

Whether you’re dreaming of becoming a fashion designer or just love to sketch, this guide shows you how to draw figures, fabrics, and garments with ease and confidence. Learn from one of Japan’s most respected fashion illustrators and discover the secrets to polished, professional-style drawings.

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Learn from a Master — Hiroko Fukuchi is one of Japan’s top fashion illustrators and educators.

chapter one from "Fashion Illustration Techniques: Drawing Fabrics and Garmentschapter one from "Fashion Illustration Techniques: Drawing Fabrics and Garments

Master Human Anatomy — Clear, step-by-step lessons on drawing realistic figures in motion.

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Sketch Clothes with Confidence — Learn to draw garments and textures with folds, wrinkles, patterns and more.

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1,400+ Illustrations to Study — Visual examples help you learn quickly and build your own style.

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A complete guide to drawing accurate human faces and emotions to create complex characters A detailed guide to drawing realistic clothing A complete anatomy course for drawing lifelike female figures A complete anatomy course for drawing lifelike male figures

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuttle Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4805319453
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-4805319451
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 10 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #376,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #177 in Human Figure Art (Books) #391 in Figure Drawing Guides #730 in Fashion Design
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