i dont really have any great ideas but there are some good books that might help.
Fashion Illustrato: Portfolio series
100 years of fashion illustration by Cally Blackman - a beautiful book which should give you loads of inspiration.
Fashion Illustration techniques by Maite Lafuente

good luck!

posted Aug 30, 2009

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PRACTISE :D draw everyday, look at other artists: danny roberts is good
manga-type in paradise kiss and nana, amazing drawing style

i love fashion illustrating, can this be a job? :/ lol

posted Aug 30, 2009

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i actually think there is.
stylecareer.com/fashion_illustrator.shtml

posted Aug 30, 2009

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If you get the chance to take a figure sketching class, do it! It really helps to learn the proportions and curves of the body. Also, you might find that you enjoy drawing/highlighting certain parts of the body more than others (large eyes, simple hair, etc.) As for practice, draw images that inspire you, then move onto trendy images. I was never good at drawing humans until I got to college...then I took two fashion illustration classes and turns out the style is really for me! Just be loose with it. Fashion illustration is fantastic because basically anything goes, and your work doesn't have to look super realistic (but that is always appreciated). Experiment with mediums - ink, marker, colored pencil, watercolor, collage, etc. Move your hand quickly and freely! If you mess up, it's fine because it's your own style and provides a neat fashion 'edge'.

posted Aug 30, 2009

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Practise!! I started fashion sketching in 2003 and it all looked like shit. Now I have my sketching style down pat and always get nice comments. I agree with Danielle W; don't focus on making it realistic, because fashion and fashion illustration is not. If you're not good at hands/feet/faces, whatever, put the general shape in and don't worry about details. It's the clothes that matter. Hope this helps :)

posted Aug 31, 2009

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thanks you guys. & i will definitely practice & thank you so much, danielle w. cuz' that's what i was stressin' about the most. <3 THANKS A LOT. ok, im gonna go practice now. LOL

posted Aug 31, 2009

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yeah it is a job. fashion designers and magazines will often hire people to draw for them.

posted Sep 1, 2009

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Practise drawing figures over and over again.
Adding the clothes is the easy bit once the proportions are right.
I had a book on fashion illustration, I think it's called 'Drawing/illustration for fashion design' or something. It's quite good.
Also, if you're a complete beginner you could use a figure template to trace over so you get used to the proportions and become able to draw freehand.

posted Sep 1, 2009

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There's lots of tips, designersnexus.com/design/free-fashion-croquis-templates/ here is a place they allow you to download free basic templates I used them until I got more comofrtable being able to draw a croquis in proportion. It takes practice to learn rendering teqchniques, you've been given good advice about checking out other illustators and referncing their work to get a better idea.

posted Sep 4, 2009

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Take multiple art classes through out your school multiple years if you can. Maybe extra classes out of school? It gets you into the habit of sketching. Matter of fact I'm taking my second one.

A lot of people who sketch fashion illustrations have there own special way of doing it. I've noticed every silhouette is different, whether it's modern looking, cartoony looking, or just barely drawn and the clothes itself is your imagination and thoughts just thrown on paper. You don't have to be really perfect at it as long as you get your point across, unless you want this to be your profession...then you need to practice and do the best of your ability

posted Sep 4, 2009

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I'm a freelance designer and my sketches SUCK. And another thing, what I sketch is never what comes out of what I am making, as I change my mind a lot halfway through the design anyway! So confusking! And my sketches never do my designs justice so I just stopped doing them... For a while I was tracing pictures of stuff, but it never ended up sticking in my brain. Gahhh.

posted Sep 5, 2009

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do you think i could send some of my drawings to a fashion magazine and maybe they would contact me? im thinking of doing that.. i will upload some of them onto my blog later so you can see :)

posted Sep 5, 2009

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To ASHLEY B

I do that same thing! I usually will do an illustration or something after a photoshoot when the garment is complete and all or else I waste my time as you and change my mind half way through construction. I think illustration is a great skill to have but one that needs to be worked on and practiced a lot, I've already take 3 classes in art and fashion illustration and yeah I'm 100% better then i was when I first started but still amateur level at best.

posted Sep 6, 2009

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fashionpeach17.blogspot.com/ some of my drawings

posted Sep 6, 2009

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i'm studying to be a fashion designer but the only thing i can do right now is illustrate my designs haha doing figures over and over again help a lot. taking figure drawing classes and flipping through magazines for pose ideas are pluses. i love drawing long legs and limbs so fun. i've flipped through several "learning how to draw figures" books and they're helpful with advice on folds and stuff. deviantarts great too cause lots of wonderful artists. i have plenty of sketches and designs but i haven't uploaded them online idk why but a bit of paranoia ...? ;)

posted Sep 7, 2009

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draw photos really cartoony and simple. get ideas from that

posted Sep 7, 2009

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some of mine to help give you ideas:)

posted Sep 10, 2009

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PARA KISS <3

posted Sep 10, 2009

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I do fashion sketching once in a while
once I had an assignment to draw 30 persons, 1 minute each
I drew them all from lookbook, ahahh

posted Sep 10, 2009

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yeahh lol i love the drawing style on that programme :)

posted Sep 10, 2009

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PRACTISE.
No other way I guess :) I draw like 1 sketch-block/week and for everyblock/outfit there is a biiig diffrent in quality.

posted Sep 11, 2009

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Bring a notebook everywhere and note down what you think looks cool. Oh and don't copy think what was the intention/conceptual idea of this and translate it into what you like. Think shapes also they are fun!

posted Sep 13, 2009

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Flip through a magazine and try to recreate the clothes, or just try to recreate the feeling you get of the clothes, but in a new garment..?

posted Nov 2, 2009

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fashionpeach17.blogspot.com :) i draw people and fashion stuff ALOT

posted Nov 2, 2009

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@ KARALEYA O
Saw your blogg, your drawings are supercute!

posted Nov 2, 2009

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very good :)

posted Nov 2, 2009

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thankyou! XD

posted Nov 2, 2009

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buy the 9 heads book. it teaches you how to do fashion illustrations step by step

posted Jan 31, 2010

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I'm not so pro at this myself but practicing does help you develop your style & makes illustrating a lot easier.
A few tips from a workshop I did a while back:
- Consider rendering with crosshatching, using different mediums & shading, keeping in mind where the light is hitting/coming from
- When using colour, outline the edges of a garment's shape/silhouette with a common dark colour (i.e. purple for pinks, darker shades) & break it up to create the illusion of light
- Don't overdo the drawing of hair - i.e. drawing every single strand. The idea is to give an impression of the styling, so draw a few guiding lines to establish the shape & texture.
- Use croquis at first for the elongated proportions - some designers use up to a 10-head figure
- Work your way from lighter colours to darker ones & develop it slowly. The same with black & white drawings - i.e. draw lightly
- Don't spend too long on illustrations unless you really think it will be worth it. Some long, swift & less-controlled lines can produce surprisingly refreshing drawings with less effort

All in all, practice is a must. You can start out with sketching models/garments from magazines first & then start developing your own.

posted Jan 31, 2010

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Pick up Illustrating Fashion: Concept to Creation, by Stephen Stipelman. That man is so great. Also agree with the rec on 100 years of fashion illustration. My first fashion book was 9 heads, it's kinda like whatever and it's expensive but it was a good intro to understanding fashion sketching, even if the work in it is kinda' meh.

posted Feb 18, 2010

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i would like to help you
but i would have to give my ideas to you and i wouldn't like that

but i can tell you what inspiers me... EVERYTHING (smell of coffe, music, when i see something totaly ordinary,...)
just take ideas out of real life, look at everything really closely and from a different point of view than others

the drawing part ... you need to find your own style and trust me everybody can do it

posted Mar 11, 2010

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9 HEADS is a good book

posted Mar 12, 2010

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I think it's a good idea to practice textures of fabric and colours first. Try replicating looks you see in magazines to get a feel for the body shapes and the way clothes are draped on the body.
The inspiration will come eventually, I started drawing costume outfits and outrageous dresses first before trying to stay on trend.

posted Mar 13, 2010

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I think fashion sketching is about finding your niche, and to be honest it took me forever to get to the somewhat decent place I am now. I don't draw things that I'm weak at and usually most of my sketches don't have arms, I somtimes don't even take time to draw the face lol. here are a few examples of my inadequate work... also one tip PRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICE!

posted May 2, 2010

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You just have to practise. Don't looke on other drawings and just try to do you'r own thing.

posted May 24, 2010

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i started out by using an illustration book and following guide lines
i started then drawing them myself without the guidelines, it's good practice
its also o.k to use a template of one you have already drawn and then practice drawing your clothes on top of that
i started stylizing my figures then by making the legs much longer/the waist a lot smaller/bigger hips/big hair/long eyelashes, all these things help you to see how you like drawing figures and making them different
it's also good to play around with new media's, ink is my new favourite at the moment :)

posted May 24, 2010

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i think u just need to look at some examples and see how people do it and then start doing it yourself. its really not that hard u just need to get a stensil of the outline of a body even just the silhouette and create whatever u wanna create on their bodys or if u have an idea u just draw on there. just get the basics of clothes like a t-shirt / pants / skirt and then just play around with the shapes/colours/media anything u wanna do. design and see how it works out. dont focus too much on details like face/hair/make up because u can fix all that after or start with details i dont know play around with eyes and body shapes like the legs/arms/torso.
and practice a lot but dont try to draw like someone else, draw like yourself and guud luck!

posted May 25, 2010

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def practice but i do believe you will need to look at some inspiration
check out Garance Dore

posted May 25, 2010

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Definately invest in a good book about the basics of life drawing, the first thing is to learn how the body moves etc, the basic skeleton structure etc..... this all helps

behance.net/Gallery/Sketchbook-Portraits/374550

posted May 25, 2010

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its all about practices and if you do what other people do it wont be your work because you will start doing it there way i do my figers way diff to other people they come out the classing 18centry way with big hear and beauty spot if you want to get better just picture it in your head and slowly and surely you will get it on paper you just need to find your muse to it they way i learned was through my mum and step mum and art studio and it took me like 10 years before i got good at it "slow learner" and then i turned the looks into my own but fashion is what You want it to be and you Cant take someone elses because then it will all be the same all my looks have my little thing in them small heart, some people put a flower or something on to to show its Theres you just need time your still young

posted Dec 19, 2010

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Got a fashion magazine next to you and try to copy a shooting photo or something. Anytime you won't need the magazine anymore :)

And I've got a book, written by Elisabetta Drudi, but I don't know its name...sorry

posted Dec 19, 2010

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I would suggest looking at designer's sketches, you can find them online if you google them

And also, practice of course
do note that they way you sketch is what you feel comftrable sketching!

posted Dec 23, 2010

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Practising is the only way really. Use the 8 head method and then switch to 9-11 for illustration.
And as for design, find an inspiration and do some life drawings, then use them to design from thinking about what is actually infront of you and how you can interpret it into fashion, or how it reminds you of fashion.

posted Apr 6, 2011

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I don't think there is ugly or beautiful sketches, personally I would say it is your inspirations and ideas that does really matter. Just sketch down your ideas and don't bother if you think your sketches are ugly. And if you want your own style of drawing, just practice like everyone else say's!

posted Apr 7, 2011

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I'd say it helps to learn life drawing and observational drawing first. Having a good foundation in drawing helps you to render bodies and fabrics, especially how fabric moves around the body, much easier. Don't worry about developing your style when you first start off, your style will start to show when you've got everything down pat and start veering towards what you like the most. I think the most important thing in learning to draw is really to observe people in everyday life and to draw them. You learn a lot more about how fabrics and clothes look if you observe how they actually look in real life.

posted Apr 9, 2011

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For anyone who's interested in learning about fashion illustration, I recommend "Contemporary Fashion Illustration Techniques" by Naoki Watanabe. Breaks things down systematically in a very thorough way, also covers digital techniques which is very helpful as it's an industry standard now.

posted Apr 9, 2011

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damn you're good! I suck at sketching too, but you're amazing!

posted Apr 11, 2011

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i dont think theres a tip for learning to draw a specific thing - other than classes, its just training, training and training.

posted Apr 13, 2011

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At the beginning I started to learn from a book that was teaching proportions first and then I was just copying the silhouettes and poses from the pages in there, and someday I started to make my own thing. It's a process, and you have to exercise a lot. Don't give up :)

posted Aug 6, 2011

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i started that way in high school, one day i went to the internet to lear how to draw manga( cause i was too poor to buy a book) n i started that way, and lots of practice. I can make awesome clothes n people but i suck drawing anything else

posted Aug 8, 2011

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oh my god I love your stuff! do you use copics? those are REALLY beautiful (: I totally envy you

posted Aug 8, 2011

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Try getting one of this sketchbooks or download the templates on this page fashionary.org/
I think is great for quick sketching ! The sketchbook is combined with intensive fashion information and blended figure templates. They have both men and women sketchbooks.

I personally love it!

posted Aug 8, 2011

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Practice and sketching from life whenever possible. I'm not a fashion illustrator but I do illustrate mainly people and I think sketching from observation(just the people,enviroment around me) has really helped with my sense of proportions and anatomy as well as develope a sense of style. I think before you clothe a body it is important to understand how it looks and moves underneath the fabric,then you know how cloth would drape above it and what shapes would work. I hope this helps.

posted Aug 8, 2011

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Have you ever looked into taking classes online to become a fashion designer?

posted Dec 13, 2011

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aaaah, you've got so much talent! :O Love it!

posted Dec 14, 2011

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Come take a look here link This my group on Deviant art, it is a group of aspiring Fashion Designers. We would like to help as much as we can :)

posted Dec 19, 2011

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posted Mar 20, 2012

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I cheat a little - I use figures from the internet- after all, I am mainly interested in the clothes, not figure drawing. It's a good way to get a sketch down superfast if you're worried you'll forget it. They can also be great practice, just google search fashion pose outlines/sketches and you'll get tons of things to practice with.
I have poses and fabric studies stuck all over my roof, it helps to look at them when I get stuck drawing.

posted Mar 20, 2012

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posted 28 days ago

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well since ur starting (and so am I) you can use templates, if you dont know how to draw body figures yet. (I cheat too) read this:

rewritemyfuriedheart.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/what-ive-been-up-to/

I have link there, a site where you can download some Croquis templates.

I basically trace the body, and draw in the dress/outfit. But Im still practicing on sketching the figures free-hand. Have fun! :)

posted 27 days ago

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timtdesigns.tumblr.com/

I'm a fashion design student and I have a lot of fashion sketches, use templates, look at magazines, and just PRACTICE!!

I draw mainly with marker and pencil, and I'm also a fashion design student. Check it out and let mw know what you guys think! Either shoot me a message here or follow me on tumblr!

thanks everyone!

posted 25 days ago

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Try collage, cut up models from magazines or use sillhouettes from the internet - layer either other clothes, or pictures (for example natural shapes like flowers, whatever is inspiring you) or just draw over, or layer tracing paper. Makes it a lot easier if figure drawing isn't your thing at the moment. Just one of the ways we learnt to make design easier at college. To be honest though practice is the key! Have the patience! xxx

la-dulcie-vita.blogspot.co.uk/

posted 25 days ago

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the "Contemporary Fashion Illustration Techniques" by Naoki Watanabe is a nice book. I just started working on fashion illustrations and I can tell that practicing every day is the best way to develop your own style.

posted 24 days ago

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This topic was posted in 2009... So how are you doing now?? Any progress?

posted 23 days ago

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