Nancy Riegelman: Drawing Sessions | THE FASHION FACE
Nancy Riegelman: Drawing Sessions | THE FASHION FACE
In Fashion Illustration, the face must be fashionable: skin and eye make-up fashions change as frequently as garment fashions change and must look up-to-date.
Drawing the Fashion Face To be considered well-drawn and effective the fashion face must meet a number of conditions: First, the face must be drawn correctly - any slight deviation from the correct size or placement of the features makes the face look distorted and will easily spoil an otherwise well-made fashion drawing. Second, the face must be fashionable: skin and eye make-up fashions change as frequently as garment fashions and must look up-to-date. Third, the face is a billboard where we can post information about the garments: the age range, the occasions, the markets they were intended for. We need to know how to post that This video shows how to draw faces that meet these conditions and create realistic and attractive fashion faces.
Supplies
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils are a collection of artist-quality color pencils for every level of expertise.
Pigma Micron Fine Line Set, consisting of an array of fine point pens in 6 specific sizes, is a collection of tools for drawing and writing applications. This is a set of archival quality ink for use in acid-free environments.
Bring the colors in your artwork to life with this non-pigmented, wax based pencil. The Prismacolor Colorless Blender Pencil is perfect for blending and softening edges of colored pencil artwork without altering your palette.
9 Heads Fashion Notebook - Women's Fashion by Nancy Riegelman is the perfect outlet for designers everywhere striving to illustrate a collection of 'flats' involving women's garments and accessories.
9 Heads Fashion Notebook - Men's Fashion by Nancy Riegelman is the perfect outlet for designers everywhere striving to illustrate a collection of 'flats' involving men's garments and accessories.
9 Heads 4th edition by Nancy Riegelman is a completed guide in the art of drawing 9 head fashion figures through over 1000 new drawings featuring the latest fashion garments as well as numerous new step-by-step diagrams for drawing the fashion croquis.
Gelly Roll Gel Pens were one of the hottest sensations to reach the hands of kids and crafters alike in the early 2000s. These rollerball pens contain a pigment-based archival-quality ink that is chemically stable, waterproof, and fade-resistant.
Pro-Art 11" X 14" Marker Paper is a specifically developed paper for felt nib or pen markers. This 100% percent rag layout paper will hold unusually sharp, crisp, non-bleeding edges and lines. Tape bound pad contains fifty sheets.
Colors for Fashion by Nancy Riegelman is written for all those who love to draw just as much as they love fashion and are interesting in developing advanced fashion drawing skills.
Pro Art Trace is a pad composed with 50 sheets of very sheer 11 in x 14" tracing paper ideal for tracing, transfers, layouts and overlay work. Each highly transparent piece of paper accepts pencil, pen, ink and marker.
Optional Supplies
Face Fashion by Nancy Riegelman is a comprehensive guide to drawing the face as it appears in fashion drawings.