Ntroduction of Book 100years of Fashion Illustrations
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Fashion illustrations are a classically beautiful way of showing off an item of clothing designed by a designer or the illustrator him/herself. They are typically more stylized than a traditional portrait. For example, the facial features are not “realistic", and the bodies are often slightly elongated. This creates the elegant and 'chic' more interesting look of a fashion illustration, and keeps the emphasis on the dress. Fashion Illustration gives the illustrator the freedom to portray fashion as they wish. Unlike fashion design, there are fewer boundaries in which the illustrators can express their artistic point of view opposed to their flawless sewing skills. It is the communication of fashion designs through drawing. The main focus is the fashion figure or croquis used for draping the clothing onto. The true female figure measures seven to eight head lengths in height; the fashion figure measures nine to ten head lengths. By head it means that when an illustrator draws a croquis, the head is drawn first and then according to the size of the head the rest of the size of the body is determined. For example the distance from shoulder to waist is equal to two heads of the croquis the thigh is also drawn equal to the two heads of the croquis whereas the hip is equal to one and a half head. In fashion drawing the basic proportions of the human form from head to crotch are retained, while extra length is added to the legs to give dramatic stylized effect and give the illustrator's designs more dynamic appeal. The body is drawn long and slim with squared off shoulders and very unrealistically elongated legs. But it also depends on the illustrator what his or her style is. Every illustrator has his or her own style. Some draw
the croquis very skinny and some like their croquis to be a bit less than skinny. Some draw it with bold lines some just give a vague impression of a croquis drawn.The body looks extremely out of
INTRODUCTION
Fashion illustrations are a classically beautiful way of showing off an item of clothing designed by a designer or the illustrator him/herself. They are typically more stylized than a traditional portrait. For example, the facial features are not “realistic", and the bodies are often slightly elongated. This creates the elegant and 'chic' more interesting look of a fashion illustration, and keeps the emphasis on the dress. Fashion Illustration gives the illustrator the freedom to portray fashion as they wish. Unlike fashion design, there are fewer boundaries in which the illustrators can express their artistic point of view opposed to their flawless sewing skills. It is the communication of fashion designs through drawing. The main focus is the fashion figure or croquis used for draping the clothing onto. The true female figure measures seven to eight head lengths in height; the fashion figure measures nine to ten head lengths. By head it means that when an illustrator draws a croquis, the head is drawn first and then according to the size of the head the rest of the size of the body is determined. For example the distance from shoulder to waist is equal to two heads of the croquis the thigh is also drawn equal to the two heads of the croquis whereas the hip is equal to one and a half head. In fashion drawing the basic proportions of the human form from head to crotch are retained, while extra length is added to the legs to give dramatic stylized effect and give the illustrator's designs more dynamic appeal. The body is drawn long and slim with squared off shoulders and very unrealistically elongated legs. But it also depends on the illustrator what his or her style is. Every illustrator has his or her own style. Some draw
the croquis very skinny and some like their croquis to be a bit less than skinny. Some draw it with bold lines some just give a vague impression of a croquis drawn.The body looks extremely out of