Fashion Illustration and Rendering

Contents: Preface. 1. Basic design and proportions. 2. Block figure. 3. Fleshing out. 4. Calligraphical figures. 5. Nude figure with garment draping. 6. Shading with different pencil. 7. Features. 8. Hair style. 9. Photo analysis. 10. Composition, fashion, illustration. 11. Positive and negative. 12. Children illustration. 13. Features children. 14. Illustrating kids. 15. Rendering kids. 16. Male anatomy. 17. Male illustration. 18. Male rendering. 19. Texture. 20. Stylized sketches. 21. Different mediums.

From the preface: "This book is covering all the relevant topics which are required for proper understanding and professional grip in illustrations. Right from the block figure drawing to the stylized poses the figures are devised to give many realistic, natural variations in pose and body type as are possible. It also includes fleshing, calligraphy poses, features, male anatomy and textures. Back views and side views are shown to provide the essential three dimensional quality necessary in designing. This book attempts to redress the balance and provide information that is comprehensive and time saving. It also provides the fashion professionals with new areas of inspiration and useful poses in women wear, children wear and men\'s wear. This book will teach you to draw illustrations using a variety of drawing materials and to paint in water colors and poster colors. This book helps in handling all sorts of medium like sketch pens, charcoal pencil, colored pencils, water colors, poster colors and also creating different textures. Professional will get a command for various stylized forms, which will help them in bringing more innovative illustration forms.

Illustration as discussed in this book is not only a practical presentation but also enriches one to improve his skills and reach the utmost level of professionalism."