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Module 2: Session 1

Croquis Development Drawing Techniques

Goals

In this second module, we will talk about the following:

  • Designer Spotlight: Christian Lacroix, France
  • Blind Contour and Cheating a Little
  • Fashion Figure Proportions
  • Simpler Measurements for the Fashion Figure
  • The Balance Line
  • Basic Shapes on the Fashion Croquis
  • The Pelvic Box
  • Shoulder and Hip Angles in the Fashion Pose
  • The Center Front and Center Back Line
  • Drawing Assignments
  • The Waist: Keep it skinny!
  • Muscles: The key to distinct shapes of the legs
  • Feet and Shoes on the Croquis
  • Hands on the Croquis


Christian Lacroix croquis 1994

Assignments

  1. Finding the lines on a fashion image
  2. Making a ten head grid
  3. Mapping the figure on the page
  4. Watercolor test sheets

Discussion

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Multimedia

Video Demos on CD 1: You will be told when to view these videos from within the session pages.

  • The Balance Line
  • Mapping the Figure on the 10 Heads Grid
    Refining the Croquis

Quiz

There will be a link for the quiz in the last session of this module.

 

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