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Fashion Illustration

Our Fashion Drawing and Illustration Short Course is designed to enable students to explore their own visual expression by developing key skills and building on their personal illustration style.



Deposit:  3 days 10:00 Am to 4:00 Pm

What to expect

Our Fashion Drawing and Illustration Short Course is designed to enable individuals to explore their own visual expression by developing key skills and building on their personal illustration style. This program equips you with the tools and techniques to bring your fashion ideas to life on paper. Working with various methods and techniques that help you enhance your craft as an illustrator. Discover how to use color effectively in your illustrations, from coordinating palettes to creating texture. Get hands-on experience with a range of traditional drawing tools. Build a professional-quality fashion portfolio highlighting your unique style and concepts.

Course Structure

• Basics of fashion illustration and its role in the industry
• Instruction on how to draw fashion figures, poses, and clothing
• Understanding human anatomy and proportions for accurate figure drawing
• Techniques for drawing clothing, fabric folds, and textures
• Introduction to color theory and rendering techniques for fashion illustrations
• Creating fashion design concepts and translating them into illustrations
• Exploring different fashion styles and historical eras in fashion illustration
• Maintaining a sketchbook to practice and refine your skills
• Creating mood boards and gathering inspiration for your illustrations
• Building a portfolio of fashion illustrations to showcase your work
• Receiving constructive feedback on your illustrations
• Hearing from professionals in the field and gaining insights from guest speakers

Who should join

Whether you are a beginner seeking to explore the fashion world or an experienced designer aiming to refine your illustration skills, this short course is tailored to accommodate all skill levels. Aspiring fashion designers, stylists, fashion enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the artistic side of the fashion industry will find this course inspiring and instructive.

Certificate

Once you complete the short course, you will receive JCA’s Official Certificate of Attendance. This certificate will strengthen your CV and help expand your career opportunities.

Meet your mentor

Sadia Anwar

Head of Student Engagement

Sadia Anwar graduated from UAL with an MA in Fashion Entrepreneurship & Innovation. She has worked as a formal wear designer and ran her own atelier workshop in Pakistan. In 2014, she started a social enterprise that helps empower female artisans. This has grown into a lifestyle brand today with a focus on handmade products that offer beautiful embroidery. Sadia has also worked with the British Fashion Council’s DICE program.

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