Module 4: Fashion Sketching & Illustration

Module 4 focuses on the essential skills of fashion illustration and rendering. You'll learn the techniques needed to transform conceptual ideas into professional fashion sketches, ensuring your designs are communicated clearly and impactfully.

Why This Module Matters

Illustration is the visual language of design. Mastering this skill allows you to communicate ideas with precision, speed, and artistic flair, whether you're working with a pattern maker or presenting to a client.

• Master the fashion illustration and rendering process.
• Discover how to draw fashion design sketches.
• Familiarise yourself with key tools and materials.
• Develop the ability to illustrate complex details, from textiles to different skin tones.

What You'll Learn

• Core Skills
  You'll be introduced to the history, function, and rendering process of fashion illustration.
• Technical Drawing
  Master the foundations of technical sketching, from accurate fashion flats to different garment types.
• Figure Drawing
  Learn to create and adapt fashion figure drawing (croquis) including fashion heads and the female fashion figure.
• Rendering Techniques
  Learn advanced skills for illustrating different textiles, hairstyles, and skin tones.

What You'll Do

• Illustrate Figures
  Practice drawing the female fashion figure and fashion heads using the correct proportions and techniques.
• Draft Flats
  Create professional fashion flats to communicate garment construction details to technical teams.
• Explore Tools
  Investigate and use the fashion illustration tools and materials necessary for the rendering process.
• Develop Collections
  Apply your skills to illustrating your collection, focusing on accurate garment and material representation.

Module Content

Module 4 covers everything you need to master visual communication:

• Introduction
• What Is Fashion Illustration?
• Difference Between Design Illustration and Editorial Illustration
• Fashion Illustration as a Career
• History of Fashion Illustration
• The Dissolution and Resurgence of Fashion Illustration
• Tools and Materials
• Illustration Tools
• Drawing Garments and Flats
• Introduction to Fashion Flats
• Fashion Heads
• Female Fashion Figure
• Introduction to Fashion Figures
• Illustrating Your Collection
• Conclusion

Module Outcomes

By completing Module 4, you will:

• Understand the fashion illustration and rendering process.
• Recognise the differences between design and editorial illustration.
• Successfully draft fashion flats and accurate fashion figure drawings.
• Master rendering techniques, textile properties, and diverse skin tones.

Guidance Every Step of the Way

Your experience of Module 4 will be enriched by our expert fashion design tutors. They'll provide personal feedback on your croquis and flats, clarify rendering concepts, and build your professional illustration abilities. Their goal is to help you master the precision and artistic flair needed to communicate your designs visually and effectively.