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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | With new and revised illustrations and instructions, this edition of Fashion Sketchbook is still providing students with a comprehensive course on sketching the fashion figure, fabric shapes, and garment details. Abling s directions are easy to follow and detailed, using minimum narrative and numerous diagrams. Fashion Sketchbook, 5th Edition, explains step-by-step how to draw women, men, and children; pose the figure; develop the fashion head and face; sketch accessories; include garment details; and prepare flats and specs. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Bina Abling | | Hardcover-spiral: | 504 pages | | Publisher: | Fairchild Pubns | | Publication Date: | June 30, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1563674475 | | Product Width: | 2.62 centimeters | | Product Height: | 3.06 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 0.04 pounds | | Package Length: | 12.3 inches | | Package Width: | 10.7 inches | | Package Height: | 1.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 3.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 26 reviews |
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116 of 117 found the following review helpful:
 the ONLY book you will ever need as a designer, this is the Bible of fashion illustration May 20, 2007
By Hedera Femme
This is The authority on illustrating for fashion. Abling's attention to detail and artistic ability make her a perfect tutor on the topic, and every explanation is clear--it's the sort of thing where you look at the example, and it clicks in your head, "Oh, Now I see!".
The book goes over Everything you need, but in case you want to know exactly what is inside, here is a quick summary:
Ch 1: Fashion Figure Proportions
Figures on grids broken down in several ways, extensive work on proportion. Abling divides figures into geometric shapes: foot, head, hips, chest, upper arm, thigh; she then puts them together, showing how they fit and relate to one anther. It then goes further and shows how different poses and types of movement affect the torso (upper and lower), as well as different types/shapes of figures, from the elongated fashion figure to petite and full. The chapter also features a figure map, interpretations of anatomy, different poses and artistic approaches, balance, and movement.
Ch 2: Basic Figure Forms
Drawing legs, arms, feet, shoes, hands, fingers, and foreshortening. There are so many helpful diagrams from multiple perspectives, numerous poses.
Ch 3: Model Drawing
Gesture drawing, exercises on isolated sections of the body, angles, and more; balance line, supporting leg (where the weight is distributed so the figure looks planted to the ground, not floating around or unevenly/awkwardly perched), arms.
Ch 4: Fashion Heads
Faces, different ethnicities, facial features, dissection of the head with a map on the placement of eyes, nose, lips, etc. The head in different positions, from different angles; techniques to maintain proportion and balance: diamond technique, working with angles and planes of the face, shading/highlights/shadows. Hair: styles, hairlines, period styles.
Ch 5: Drawing Men
Comparison to female figure, legs, arms, hands, hair, gesture, dressing the figure, suits, and details on how the fabric falls, where to put certain features like the cuff, armhole, etc. Proportions, classic menswear techniques, fashion croquis technique, vintage styles.
Ch 6: Drawing Children
Proportions by age, with many dissections and comparisons, tons of helpful illustrations and examples. Infants, toddlers, children, tweens; heads, facial expressions, hairstyles, arms, hands, legs, feet, vintage styles.
Ch 7: Garment and Garment Details
Necklines, collars, sleeves (different types, lengths, etc), skirts (folds, fall of fabric, gathering, flaring, volume, pleats), pants (folds, gathering, lengths, fit), blouses, blazers, jackets, coats, ruffles, smocking, shirring, cowls, fur, quilting, formal gowns, applying the concepts to garments.
Ch 8: Accessories
Jewelry and how they sit on the body, eyewear, hats (male, female), belts (types, fit), trims, notions, closures, handbags, shoes (different angles, heel heights, types).
Ch 9: Basic Rendering Techniques
Working with stripes and other fabric types/prints. Shading, highlighting, rendering with marker, fall fabrics, more fabric types: shiny fabrics, flat/matte, sheers, layers, velvet, satins, chiffon, etc. Working with all black fabrics.
Ch 10: Color Rendering
Chapter features color renderings to show skin tones, menswear with marker, children; using gouache, using watercolors, rendering hair in color.
Ch 11: Drawing Knits
Necklines, knit patterns, treatments/embellishments.
Ch 12: Designer Sketching and Fashion Illustration
Poses: I-pose, S-pose, X-pose, T-pose. Attitude, "look" and feel, style, emphasis.
Ch 13: Drawing Flats and Specs
Layout styles, freehand sketching, proportion, chart on measurements by size: Women, Men, Unisex, Belts, Hats, Socks. Gathering, buttons, closures, top stitching. Mixing croquis and flat drawings.
Ch 14: Layout
Combining multiple drawings, elements, or figures; groupings,
Appendix
More necklines, collars, sleeves, armholes, tops, dresses, skirts, pants, jackets, coats, sleepwear, underwear, design details, ties, hats, waistlines, pockets, handbags, shoes, collars, cuffs.
One of the neatest sections in the book is titled "problem spots" and features examples of the right and wrong way to do various details. Showing examples of how amateurs or beginners make mistakes and then showing the correct way works So well! Better than explanation, this simple and clear approach is crucial.
This book is filled with immensely helpful diagrams, exercises, and demonstrations. Every part of it is useful to students and designers, and because it is so comprehensive, this could be the single most important book in fashion illustration. If you could only have one book on the subject, get Fashion Sketchbook by Bina Abling.
105 of 109 found the following review helpful:
Fashion Sketchbook by Bina Abling Mar 08, 2002
This is an excellent and comprehensive book for all fashion design students who wish to learn the art of fashion illustration or for anyone who desires to perfect their skills.
As a fashion figure drawing instructor I suggest that if one's budget only allows them to purchase a single book I would highly recommend this one. In addittion to the female croquis, it touches on the male and juevenile croquis as well as illustration techiques, flats and portfolio presentation.
40 of 43 found the following review helpful:
This Book is worth the money!!!!!! Feb 17, 2003
If you can't draw but you really wanna be a fashion designer this book is for you it explains things so well and it has great drawings to help you!!!!
42 of 46 found the following review helpful:
ONE OF THE BEST ILLUSTRATION BOOKS OUT THERE May 03, 2004
being a fashion illustration student I was very apprehensive about purchasing another fashion illustration book written by someone who thinks they know how to teach illustration but instead this book is a real treat!! it couvers not only women and men but children also which is very rare. YOU SHOULD BUY THIS BOOK if you're serious about illustration!!!
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Perfect for fashion illustaration Feb 16, 1999
The first time I saw his book, I was amazed. It is a wonderful book for fashion illustration which includes male, female and children's positions and facial features. Also, it shows seam lines in great detail. I encourage everyone interested to buy this book, it's worth it.
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