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Fashion Design

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Fashion Illustration:

Journal: What makes one person more fashionable than another? Is it the clothes? Accessories? Hair style? Make up? Inner beauty?

Class Debate

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Body Basics

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Before we discuss the 4 basic body shapes a designer should understand frame.

Frame= may be determined by a person’s height in conjunction with the measurement of their wrist.

There are 3 sizes • Small• Medium • Large

Frame plays an integral role in how a garment looks on a person.

4 Basic Body Shapes

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• Triangle• Inverted triangle• Hourglass• Ruler

What fabulous form do you

have?

Triangle


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Chest and waist are smaller than hips

Hips are widest part of the body

*AKA: The Pear

Inverted Triangle

Chest and waist are larger than hips

Seen in athletes such as swimmers, football and Basketball players etc..

*AKA: The Apple

Hourglass

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Rectangle

Chest and hips are almost equal measurements and waist is smallest measurement

As you age this shape expands and morphs into the Apple

Chest, waist and hips are about the same width

Seen most often in runners.

AKA: Ruler or boyish figure

Understanding Lines & Illusion


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Fashion Illustration and Design plays upon optical illusions to the advantage of a person or garment by creating a desired appearance.

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Vertical: leads the eye up and down creating the illusion of height. Horizontal: leads the

eye side to side creating the illusion of width

Diagonal: creates movement and interest in clothing

Elements of Design


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Shape or Silhouette: The outline of a figure Space:

The area inside the shape

Texture: Creates different impressions such as taller, shorter, larger or smaller.

Patterns: Come in a variety of sizes and shapes and create illusions to the perception of the figure

Principles of Design


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Balance: When the space on both sides of the central line appear equal, allowing a feeling of stability

Proportion: (aka scale)Refers to how separate pieces relate to each other

Emphasis: Focal point of the design

Harmony: Occurs when design elements complement each other.

Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical Equal design Formal look Often viewed as clean

cut/ corporate

Uneven design Informal look Often viewed as

creative If designed right may

be used in creative corporate world

(i.e. Fashion or Art industry)


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Color WheelPrimary Colors: Basic colors from which all other colors are made

• Red• Blue• Yellow

Secondary Colors: Created after equal amounts of two primary colors blend together• Violet• Green• Orange

Tertiary Colors: Combination of primary colors with the neighboring secondary color

• Yellow-green• Yellow-orange• Red-orange• Red-violet• Blue-violet• Blue-green

Color Variation


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Value: measures the brightness of a color that increases in value with the more light it reflects

Tint: any color with white added. AKA a Pastel

Shade: any color with black added

Tones: any color with both White & Black which is grey


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Color Schemes• Monochromatic: uses value

and intensity of just one color

Analogous: uses two or more neighboring colors on the color wheel

Complementary: combines direct opposites on the color wheel

Documents

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