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
- Finding the lines on a fashion image
- Making a ten head grid
- Mapping the figure on the page
- Watercolor test sheets
Discussion
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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. |