Colors for Modern Fashion / Edition 1

by Nancy Riegelman

Overview

KET BENEFIT: CFMF teaches the skills and techniques that enable new ideas for fashion to be communicated with precision and flair, showing the way forward for a new generation of fashion designers. CFMF teaches how to draw fashion using colored markers, a medium that is easy to use, convenient, inexpensive and easy to learn. CFMF includes step-by-step drawings and photo sequences as well as clear and complete textural explanations that provide all the technical information and expert guidance needed to draw all types of modern garments. Photos of actual applications of technique with accompanying text. Unprecedented in linking fasion and Color/Design theory and illustrating the concepts using examples from fashion. Explains how to use color effectively in defining the tones used on the face, body and hair, for all skin tone colors and hair types. Shows how to draw garments of every type of a wide range of different fabrics. Designed to be used by readers of all levels of ability. Also an invaluable source of reference, inspiration and pleasure to everyone interested and involved in modern fashion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132300315
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	05/03/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 13.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Nancy Riegelman teaches fashion drawing and international design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, California. She is also a fine artist and has authored numerous books on fashion drawing and design. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 - MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE

CHAPTER 2 - COLOR AND DESIGN

CHAPTER 3 - FABRICS

CHAPTER 4 - BODY AND HEAD

CHAPTER 5 - BEGINNING TO DRAW / SHORT CUTS

CHAPTER 6 - WOMEN'S FASHION

CHAPTER 7 - WARDROBE BASICS

CHAPTER 8 - MEN'S FASHION

CHAPTER 9 - CHILDREN'S FASHION

APPENDIX

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

INDEX