This book would be a great read for anyone interested in fashion design, costume design and figure drawing. It provides a concise and easily digestible guide on how to master the art of figure drawing, with specific emphasis on the female form. With over 200 pages, readers will gain full mastery of the rules of figure drawing, while also exploring more conventional stylisation techniques. Overall, an excellent and informative read for those pursuing a career in fashion design as well as fashion enthusiasts.

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FIGURE DRAWING FOR FASHION DESIGN offers a concise, topic by topic guide to acquiring and perfecting these skills, concentrating on the female form. The coverage provided means that this book is ideal both for those who want to apply themselves professionally to fashion design, and for all enthusiasts of drawing the human body. Fashion plates are the primary means of visualizing ideas and concepts in costume and fashion design. To give an accurate impression of what is in a designer’s mind it is vital to have complete mastery of the rules of figure drawing. Here, realism and anatomical precision are the chief values, whereas for costume and fashion, stylization and exaggeration are ways of adding individuality and verve to a plate, and of focusing attention on specific elements.

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