BACKGROUND INFO:
Hello. I am going to be a senior in high school next year and am therefore looking into my college options. I have a few schools that i really want to go to and they obviously require portfolios for the fashion design field…
QUESTION:
I know that some people trace the figure of the body from a magazine or etc and then draw on their own clothing. Is that ok? For a portfolio? Or is that not a very good idea? I am pretty adequate at sewing skills and definitely have enough pieces to choose from for my portfolio, but im not too great at drawing…so i kinda have to trace. :/
What do you think? Is tracing ok? The design is still my own, just the figure is traced.
ALSO! does anyone know of any good fashion design books that teach how to draw folds in fabric and all that?
Thanks in advance. :]
As long as you get your designs down to show people, nobody cares whether you have drawn it on paper or on your backside. The thing is, in the design world as its clear and people can see it, it is perfectly acceptable.
So although the school may be a bit blah blah about tracing, it is there job to teach you how to draw human forms better. Just show off your drawing skills (you do not have to constantly have fashion drawings.) Also if your stick with humans, break them down into circles and squares, and then fill in to make it look living.
I would also suggest at the start of your portfolio, you do a mood board showing all the designers or things you are influenced with.
Any more questions just ask.
#1 by Ross H on July 30th, 2009
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As long as you get your designs down to show people, nobody cares whether you have drawn it on paper or on your backside. The thing is, in the design world as its clear and people can see it, it is perfectly acceptable.
So although the school may be a bit blah blah about tracing, it is there job to teach you how to draw human forms better. Just show off your drawing skills (you do not have to constantly have fashion drawings.) Also if your stick with humans, break them down into circles and squares, and then fill in to make it look living.
I would also suggest at the start of your portfolio, you do a mood board showing all the designers or things you are influenced with.
Any more questions just ask.
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#2 by ali k on July 30th, 2009
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Honey all the artists trace
you must trace to get the best work
all the illustrations are traced ..from photos
Tracing is also a kind of art
cuz you trace with your hand not with a printer
go to
http://www.renderosity.com/
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/browse.php?section_id=&genre_id=24
go and trace it is an art
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#3 by ClicketyClack on July 30th, 2009
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Tracing figures instead of developing your own illustration style is really not okay. You need to find a course in drawing or illustration, tell the instructor that you need to learn to do fashion illustration. A good teacher can bring you up to speed faster than anything.
Otherwise, go to the library and get some books on fashion illustration and copy (not trace) the designer’s sketches. Your goal is to develop your own style but if you do lots of copies of several of the really good designer’s drawings, then eventually your own style will emerge.
Fashion illustration is usually very free and flowing–not stiff and ultra detailed. Many students are admitted to design schools on the basis of how great their drawings are rather than the quality of the clothing design.
Good luck!! : )
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#4 by blank on July 30th, 2009
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I am not sure about whether or not a trace figure would be acceptable, but I know there are some great books out there and particularly good one is Figure Drawing for fashion design it also has all the different types of pleats etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-Fashion-Design-Pepin/dp/9054960809
Good Luck!
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