Watercolor Fashion Illustration: Step-By-Step Techniques for Illustrating Fashion and Figures in Watercolors

ISBN-13: 9781446308738 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 144 str.

Francesco Lo Iacono

Opis

A modern approach to fashion illustration using watercolors. Watercolors are an intergral part of London College of Fashion illustration courses. Written by a respected illustrator who has worked for many of the biggest names in fashion including Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi and many more. Watercolor is a wonderful medium for figure and fashion as it creates loose, impressionistic results that capture the essence of a look without getting too bogged down in details. In this complete course, leading fashion illustrator Francesco Lo Iacono teaches you how to master all the elements of creating delicate, beautiful fashion illustrations.

Recenzje

"As in the arts, fashion illustration has had its master watercolour artisans, including the infamous David Downton, an avid watercolour and ink draftsman, Antonio Lopez and Kenneth Block, who captured the fashion figure with the most direct and considered brush strokes. Francesco is bringing this medium into a modern era, combining the skills of watercolour and technology to edit and refine his final outcomes. His rich, vivid tones always delight, leaving the viewer with a taste in the mouth for more after every sitting. Like Francesco as a young boy, revealing the rainbow palette of his first watercolour set, this book will give you the possibility to make your own marks and tell your own story."

Patrick Morgan RCA

Spis treści

Foreword 4

INTRODUCTION 5

Using this book 6

Tools and materials 8

EXPLORING WATERCOLOR 12

Approaching the blank page 12

Mixing your paints 13

Practice exercises 14

Understanding lighting and shading. 16

Understanding color 19

ILLUSTRATING FASHION 24

Working in the fashion industry 24

CREATING A CHARACTER 26

General features 26

Women's faces 30

Men's faces 31

Hair 32

Painting beautiful hair 33

POSES 34

The body 35

Examples 38

RENDERING FABRICS AND PRINTS 40

Exploring fabrics and textures 41

Prints and patterns 43

TUTORIALS 44

Canvas tote bag 46

Wedge platform shoe 48

Gown on mannequin 50

Womenswear head to toe 54

Menswear head to toe 58

Girl with bag 62

Eye makeup 66

Girl with hat 70

Woman in print dress 76

Boy with hat 80

Perfumes 84

Focus on beauty 86

Girl with sunglasses 92

Man in print shirt 96

Vintage jewelry 100

Menswear composition 102

Catwalk moment 108

Close-up beauty look 112

Womenswear composition 118

Editorial with background 126

READY FOR BUSINESS 132

Digitizing your work 132

Mixed media 136

Working live 138

Developing personal style 141

About the author and acknowledgements 142

Index 143

O autorze

Francesco Lo Iacono is an Italian illustrator based in London. His clients include Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, JW Anderson, Bottega Veneta, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ted Baker, Paul Smith, Paris Fashion Week, GQ Mexico, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols. He also tutors a monthly Fashion Life Drawing Class at the Cass Art flagship store in Islington, London. Francesco Lo Iacono is an Italian illustrator based in London. His client list includes Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, JW Anderson, Bottega Veneta, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ted Baker, Paul Smith, Paris Fashion Week, GQ Mexico, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and more. He also tutors a monthly Fashion Life Drawing Class at the Cass Art flagship store in Islington, London. Trained at the Royal College of Art, Patrick Morgan has worked as a commercial artist for over 20 years receiving commissions from famous designers and exclusive patrons including Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Chanel, Fendi, Christian Dior, Schiaperilli and more. He is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker and The Observer. Major works created in collaboration with Tom Ford for the English National Ballet, Ballet Russe's 'The Firebird', were reused to represent Art and Culture at The Mayor of London's Office for the 2012 Olympics.