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Illustrator for Fashion Design: Advanced Drawing Flats

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Overview

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Learn how to draw technical flats quickly and efficiently. This advanced course focuses on time-saving shortcuts and professional best practices for fashion illustration.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started
  • Tools you need to know
2. Techniques for Speed
  • Setting up a start file
  • Graphic styles
  • Custom keyboard shortcuts
  • Using actions
  • Offset action
3. Creating Brushes
  • The benefit of brushes
  • Double needle topstitch
  • Cover stitch
  • Zigzag
  • Zipper
  • Brush from trim
  • Editing brushes
4. Creating Symbols
  • Using symbols
  • Rivet and eyelet
  • Buttons: Four-hole and shank
  • Button hole
  • Zipper pull
  • Drawstrings
5. Working with Pattern Fills
  • Filling, scaling, and rotating
  • Making pattern fills from fabric swatches
  • Recoloring pattern fills
6. Drawing Denim
  • Denim jacket: Front collar
  • Denim jacket: Front bodice
  • Denim jacket: Sleeves and buttons
  • Denim jacket: Back
  • Jeans: Front
  • Jeans: Back
7. Drawing Knit Tops
  • Long-sleeve T-shirt with gathers
  • Long-sleeve T-shirt back
  • Hoodie: Front
  • Hoodie: Back
  • Hoodie: Up
  • Turtle neck front
  • Turtle neck back and sleeves
8. Drawing Knit Bottoms
  • Leggings
  • Joggers: Front
  • Joggers: Back and pockets
9. Manipulating Existing Flats
  • Leggings: Straight leg to boot cut
  • Top to dress
  • T-shirt to raglan
10. Professional Workflow
  • Style guides for stroke weights
  • Style guides and organizing libraries
  • Recoloring art and using multiple sources
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Robin Schneider

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