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The Encyclopedia of Fashion Illustration Techniques: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Fashion Design Hardcover – May 12, 2009

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The latest in our essential Encyclopedia of Art series puts the spotlight on the catwalk to provide a practical compendium of all-media fashion design techniques. Suitable for beginners as well as experienced illustrators, this book takes readers step-by-step through precise techniques used by professionals. Learn to depict fabric textures and folds, work with color and tone to create the illusion of body forms, and transform real-life model poses into stylized figures. Containing a visual gallery of over 500 illustrations to clarify each method described, this book is an essential guide to help designers, fashion mavens, and even amateur doodlers, communicate their ideas and develop a unique graphic style.
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    0762435763
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This book was a labor of love to write.  I spent 6 months in production using everything I've learned from countless hours in the classroom.  Having heard the words, "you should write a book" too many times, I finally did exactly that.  Enjoy it!

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The Encyclopedia of Fashion Illustration Techniques provides a comprehensive introduction to using the most popular media for fashion illustration, as well as a thorough grounding in all the techniques you need to bring your creations to life. Subjects covered include monochrome, color, and mixed media; line and shape; color and value; proportions and drawing parts of the body; facial features and hairstyles; developing poses; mapping garments onto the body; depicting folds; drawing accessories; rendering different types of fabrics; and finally, perhaps most importantly, finding your own unique style.All the techniques are beautifully illustrated and key rules are taught with great insight and clarity, to give you the knowledge and freedom to add individuality to your work and allow you to communicate your intentions successfully.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press (May 12, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0762435763
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0762435760
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.75 x 9 inches
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Carol Nunnelly is a full time instructor for the Academy of Art University.

Carol encourages her students to be creative. Creating a strong student community, she allows students to interact, compete with, and help each other learn.

Team building methods of instruction help students gain confidence in solving problems creatively. Building a strong and flexible community of students in her classroom, Carol helps students reach their goals.

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monnie09yo
5.0 out of 5 stars I just love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2011
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The main reason I bought this book was because I had a class that was actually taught by Carol. She is absolutely AMAZING!! She's so talented. She's teaching at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, it's a great Fashion Illustration class. There's a bunch of field trips :)

Like in class, she teaches all the techniques that you see in the book. It's definitely a hard process unless you are the best drawing, though it's a great reference. I have it as a coffee table book, and it's a fun conversation starter. :)

Practice makes perfect. I recommend people watching and sketching; parks, cafes, anywhere really. And you'll get the hang of it!

Thanks Carol!
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Jeskps
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice gift
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013
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I purchased this gift for my nephew who is going to go into fashion when he graduates college. This was a pretty basic book for him as he has been drawing and designing for several years now, but, he liked the book because it showed him some basic ideas and drawings that he had never used.
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Mark Nadig
1.0 out of 5 stars Surprised by detailed nudes
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013
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My tweenage daughter wanted this book to help her with her illustration techniques. We ordered it after checking the mostly positive reviews. I was very surprised and disappointed with the nudes. I am confident you could illustrate fashion without going into detailed illustrations of genitalia (pp 38, 41, etc.) There were plenty of example where they started with underwear on the "nude" pp 79, 82 - so not sure why they even need to "go there".

Amazon refund was superfast.
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Harry Sullivan
5.0 out of 5 stars Step by step Fashion Illustration Techniques
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2010
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A beautifully illustrated & informative book that was most helpful used along side a course in fashion illustration.
The perfect accompaniment with clear concise step by step examples that was easy to follow, experiment on my own yet enjoyable to read & view at the same time. Highly recommend this book to the novice as well as the more experienced fashion illustrator.
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Proberta Gerber
4.0 out of 5 stars An great compendium for techniques and ideas
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2014
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I wouldn't call this an encyclopedia -- it's just not in that format. However, it is an excellent resource from the basics of the various media, how to use them, what they are best for, through color, texture, body - shape, movement, how to draw down to even hands and feet; rendering various types of fabrics, showing folds, depth and movement in garments, so much more. It's just a great resource.

I have a degree in Art, so I know the basics and beyond, but fashion illustration is totally new to me. I think this book is just what I need to get me going in the right direction. My only complaint and the reason I gave it four stars instead of five is that so many of the illustrations are really dated. Back to the 70s! The copyright date is post-2000, so I can only think the author/publisher pulled from a variety of periods to demonstrate the various principles. I found the dated images distracting but would otherwise recommend this book to anyone interested in a really good grounding in all the things you need to begin fashion illustration.
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nekochan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2013
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The shipping was quick. Book was undamaged and packaged securely.

Couldn't wait to get this book, Carol was my instructor. She is a great teacher. This book has a lot of information you can use it as a beginner and also as someone advanced. A good reference to have in your library.
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Sheila D. Whited
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018
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Loved the indebth information on fashion drawing styles.
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Molly.trees
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2011
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I couldn't wait to open this book, it has helped me with figure, material, all around drawing. The colored pictures helped with the detail. Thanks for the fast delivery!
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Shannon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a fashion design student
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2018
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Would recommend this book for people who study fashion design and have no clue how to work with illustrations drawings and sketches this book teaches you about tones textures and fashion figures and much more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 26, 2015
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Great product with excellent tips and tricks !
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noe
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2012
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I recommend this book for beginners in fashion design. It is a great tool! It has basic techniques regarding how to build a fashion figure, poses, positions of the body...it shows you some techniques about how to illustrate a fabric and how to use different drawing tools. It also has different clothing and garments...
It is very useful book!
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T. Pawels
3.0 out of 5 stars MisLabel
Reviewed in Canada on May 12, 2013
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The Encyclopedia of Fashion Illustration Techniques: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Fashion Design

Carol A. Nunnelly

A Comprehensive step-by-step
visual guide to Fashion Design

The Encyclopedia of FASHION Illustration Techniques

Carol A. Nunnelly

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The jacket on this 160 pp hardcover in 9" x 9" format is misleading. An encyclopedia cannot be complete in this size. And it tells nothing about design. I bought it for the half-dozen pp of flats illustrating basic styles of tailoring.

This book is a useful introduction and overview for beginners interested in illustrating fashionable attire. It lists the various tools and paints that can be used, and gives practical tips for rendering various garments quickly and simply. Ms. Nunnelly's signal contribution is mapping the outlined figure so that any kind of clothing can be drawn over it correctly, in drape and perspective, without referring to a live model. She points out dozens of critical faults that stump students who are not observant. For inspiring ways to depict a model with flair and verisimilitude, I think this book deserves inclusion in any art student's library. That said, no book can replace a couple years of life study; to master the art of figures and drapery, one must practise until hallucinations set in.

When I was learning my craft, I counted over a thousand studies done over a winter of evenings; it was a start.

It is obvious that the author has the grounding, imagination, skills, and pragmatic attitude for a stellar career in any graphic art; indeed, her creative vision is of exhibition quality. Her styles have an earthy whimsy that recalls Lautrec, Hogarth, and Daumier. This book is worth its price as a portfolio of figure sketches for study, inspiration, and sheer visual delight.

I refrain from giving a top rating because this book's considerable value is somewhat different from its promise.

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GEMMA
4.0 out of 5 stars Ideal Present
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2014
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I found this book was both informative and well illustrated, which made it an ideal present for our budding fashion design student
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