Creative Fashion Illustration Techniques

Learn how to combine traditional drawing and collage techniques to create a dynamic fashion illustration

• Introduction
• Research - the First Steps!
• Starting the Illustration
• Final Touches
• Final project

Fashion illustration is an exciting up-and-coming genre of illustration. There is an explosion of creativity in the industry and many illustrators take inspiration from fashion runways and editorials to create striking visual expressions through drawing and painting.

In this course, fashion illustrator Connie Lim teaches you how to combine traditional drawing techniques with a more experimental approach using mixed media to create exciting fashion illustrations. Using an editorial reference as a starting point, Connie guides you through the process for achieving the perfect pose and styling for your illustrated fashion figure.

• Introduction
• Influences
• What Will We Do in This Course?
• Materials
• Pose and Styling - Research!
• Creating Textures
• Drawing the Pose
• Drawing the Face
• Painting the Illustrations with Mixed Media
• Finalizing the Base
• Applying Textures for the Garments
• Cutting and Adjusting
• Different Backgrounds and Context
• Taking Pictures and Posting on Instagram
• Creative Fashion Illustration Techniques