annieb123's Review of Fashion Design Workshop: Remix (Walter Foster Studio)

by Stephanie Corfee

Fashion Design Workshop: Remix is a modern, inclusive, and diverse approach to fashion illustration for up-and-coming designers.

In her long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling Fashion Design Workshop, Stephanie Corfee introduces aspiring illustrators and designers to the art of creative expression and individuality through fashion design. While encouraging freedom of expression, empowerment, strength, diversity, and a modern take on individual style, Stephanie shows you how to work and experiment with a variety of mediums to create fashions that range from classic and conventional to wild and whimsical.

Begin your exploration of fashion illustration by getting acquainted with the art tools and materials you can use, including graphite and colored pencils, markers, pens, watercolor paint and brushes, and mixed-media materials. Then, learn basic figure drawing techniques, consider approaches to inclusive design, and explore your style preferences with a personal style quiz and inspirational examples of different style types.

Put your new knowledge into practice and discover how easy it is to develop eye-catching fashions quickly and easily with step-by-step projects inspired by pop culture and contemporary fashion, including:

Iconic Designs featuring such notables as Frida Kahlo, Audrey Hepburn, Jay-Z, and Meghan Markle
Everyday Fashions including rock-n-roll chic, after-hours glamour, and sportswear for yoga, surfing, skiing, and tennis
Special Occasions such as red carpet glam, prom queen flair, and tuxes both traditional and funky

Pull it all together by creating your own mini collections based on a single word or phrase. At the back, find figure templates for a range of body shapes that can be copied and used again and again.

Filled with creative ideas, inspiration, and a plethora of art tips and techniques, Fashion Design Workshop: Remix will help you take your fashion illustration game to the next level.

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Fashion Design Workshop: Remix is an accessible tutorial and style guide for aspiring designers. Due out 7th July 2020 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

This is a fun and well made tutorial guide for fashion and accessory sketching. The aesthetic is body-positive, and inclusive with a wide variety of body types illustrated, including a broad range of skin tones, shapes, (even

An introduction covers tools and materials, basic figure drawing, using manual and digital drawing tools, adaptive apparel (their examples include wheelchair and crutches), tips on keeping a sketchbook and several other topics. The following chapters provide instruction on developing a style, fashion icons for inspiration, high fashion design, casualwear design, and evening & formal-wear. The book also includes useful reusable templates for time-saving sketch use.

Especially with the current necessity of staying home as much as possible and social distancing, this would make a superlative choice for at-home creativity and boredom busting for younger readers as well.

Five stars. I loved the upbeat and positive message of inclusivity. Well done!

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Fashion Design Workshop: Remix (Walter Foster Studio)

by Stephanie Corfee

Reviewed by annieb123 on Jun 24, 2020

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