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Fashion Illustration and Design Online Course

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Elevate your Fashion Design career with the online Fashion Illustration and Design course

Complete Interactive Virtual Lessons

From influence, inspiration or imagination, learn to sketch, design and create multiple collections to add to your portfolio. Develop your unique ideas with mood board and texture chart exercises that lead to a blend of hand and digital illustration.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Learn Traditional and Digital Fashion Illustration techniques to bring your Fashion Designs to life. Complete interactive lessons in body proportions and garment illustrations using mixed media and digital design softwares, transitioning sketches to illustrations and flats.

PRE-REQUISITES:
None

LEARNING METHODS:
Virtual

KITS AND SUPPLIES:
Students are required to bring a sketchbook, tracing paper, pencils, erasers, sharpener, markers, colored pencils, ruler and other possible illustration supplies. For digital lessons, the purchase of Adobe Creative Cloud is required for a choice of a monthly subscription of approx. $40/month or a yearly fee of approx. $350 paid directly to Adobe.

Course Curriculum

1 COURSE INTRO
  • Examples of Illustration Works and Sketches

2 DRAWING CROQUIS AND BODY DETAIL

  • Female Proportions
  • Step by Step Female Croquis Drawing
  • Time-lapse Female Croquis
  • Male Body Proportions
  • Step by Step Male Croquis Drawing
  • Time-lapse Male Croquis
  • Different Body Angles Movement and Poses
  • Step by Step Face Drawing
  • Time-lapse Face Drawing
  • Step by Step Hair Drawing
  • Time-lapse Head Shape
  • Time-lapse Straight Hair
  • Time-lapse Curly Hair
  • Step by Step Hand Drawing
  • Time-lapse Hand
  • Step by Step Feet Drawing
  • Time-lapse High Heels
  • Time-lapse Runners
  • Body Angles Assignment
  • Croquis Quiz

3 DRAWING GARMENTS

  • Defining different fabric.
  • Fabrics and Fiber Swatches
  • Capture Garments Material and Shape
  • Shading
  • Shading Assignment

4 MIXED MEDIA

  • Gesture Drawing
  • Gesture Drawing Homework
  • The Color Wheel
  • Water Colors
  • Water colors Homework
  • Mixed Media Sketches
  • Mixed Media Quiz
  • Mixed Media Drawing Homework

5 CREATE YOUR COLLECTION

  • Collection of Work
  • Beginning to Draw Garment
  • Mood Board and Fabric Board
  • Fabric Board Assignment
  • Create Your Collection

6 GARMENT ILLUSTRATIONS

  • Shirts
  • Shirts 2
  • Shirt 3
  • Skirts 1
  • Skirts 2
  • Skirt 3
  • Pants 1
  • Pants 2
  • Neckline 1
  • Neckline 2
  • Neckline 3
  • Neckline 4
  • Bodice Tops 1
  • Bodice Top 2
  • Bodice Top 3
  • Bodice Tops 4
  • Collars 1
  • Collars 2

7 DIGITAL TOOL AND TERMINOLOGY

  • Fashion Illustration Tools
  • History of fashion leading companies
  • Terminology
  • Fashion Industry Software
  • Digital Tool and Terminology Quiz

8 PROCREATE

  • Introduction
  • Work Area Procreate Tool Box
  • Creating a Flat
  • Video- Tracing Sport Bra Front
  • Video- Tracing Sport Bra Back
  • Video Tracing yoga pants front
  • Video- Complete Tracing a Set of Sport Wear
  • Creating a Set of Sport Wear Flat
  • Video- Complete Tracing a set of Sport Wear
  • Procreate Quiz

9 ILLUSTRATOR FLATS

  • Work Area Illustrator Toolbox
  • Illustrator Short Cut
  • Tracing a shirt in B&W
  • Shirt in B&W Submission
  • Tracing a Jacket Flat in colour
  • Denim Jacket Flats in Colour Submission
  • Denim Jacket Color Flat Ai Submission
  • Quiz ( Illustrator )

10 TECH PACK AND SPEC SHEET

  • Tech Pack
  • Spec Sheet
  • Shirt Spec Sheet
  • Tech Pack and Spec Sheet Quiz

11 DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

  • Digital Portfolio
  • Portfolio Style
  • Research Digital Portfolio Style

12 ILLUSTRATION COLLECTION

  • Turn your Sketches into Illustration
  • Turn your Sketches into Flats
  • Range Planning
  • Complete Collection Submission

13 PHOTOSHOP MOCKUP

  • Intro PS
  • Work Area Photoshop Toolbox
  • Hoodie Mock Up
  • Hoodie Mock-Up Assignment

14 NEXT STEPS

  • You’re almost done!

Enrollment Terms

This course is NOT subject to the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005 Choose a pricing option that suits you and start learning today. Pay in full to save or choose the monthly payment option. Fees include Tuition and free Virtual Seat assignment. Digital Certificate will be issued upon completion of all lessons, assessments, and upon final payment (where applicable). Non-refundable once paid. Supplies required for assignment completion. By enrolling into this Non-Vocational Course, you accept the Terms and Policies as outlined on the College Website www.glowcollegecanada.ca/admissions/

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