Fashion Sketchbook
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Bina Abling
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 3.8 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 49
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Fashion Sketchbook
Fashion Sketchbook by Bina Abling is a digital PDF guide to fashion drawing and illustration. This sixth edition uses step-by-step instruction to develop figures, garments, accessories, and rendering techniques.
The digital format is suitable for study, reference, and independent practice. After purchase, your file is available for instant download.
It includes 49 analyzed PDF pages and a supplied file size of 3.8 MB.
Book Overview
Fashion Sketchbook is an instructional design book by Bina Abling, published by Fairchild Books. It explains how to draw women, men, and children, pose the figure, develop fashion heads and faces, sketch garment details, and prepare flats and specs.
The sixth edition includes chapters on proportions, basic figure forms, model drawing, fashion heads, garments, flats, rendering, knitwear, design focus, menswear, childrenswear, and accessories. Its contents also include a fashion archive, credits, and an index.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Fashion figure proportions, elongation, stylization, balance lines, grids, and croquis templates.
- Basic figure forms, posing, foreshortening, hands, feet, arms, and legs.
- Fashion heads, faces, hair color, fleshtone, period looks, and runway looks.
- Garment details, including necklines, collars, sleeves, blouses, dresses, skirts, pants, jackets, and coats.
- Flats, specifications, templates, measuring, detailing, and portfolio presentation.
- Basic and high-end rendering techniques for watercolor, gouache, fabrics, knits, prints, patterns, and luxury materials.
- Design journals, menswear, childrenswear, jewelry, hats, handbags, shoes, and other accessories.
Why This Book Matters
Fashion Sketchbook connects figure drawing with practical fashion design presentation. Its structured chapters address the visual skills needed to communicate proportions, poses, garments, materials, flats, specifications, and design direction.
The book also includes Women’s Wear Daily photographs from showrooms and runways, along with guest artist contributions and historical fashion illustration sections. These elements provide visual reference for students, illustrators, and designers developing their drawing practice.
Book Details
| Author | Bina Abling |
|---|---|
| Title | Fashion Sketchbook |
| Edition | 6th |
| Publisher | Fairchild Books |
| Imprint Location | New York |
| Publication Date | April 19, 2012 |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2012 Fairchild Books, a Division of Condé Nast Publications. |
| Language | English |
| Format | |
| File Size | 3.8 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 4026636 |
| Pages | 49 |
| Print Length | 496 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1501310135 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60901-228-1 |
| Source-listed ISBN-13 | 978-1501310133 |
| ASIN | 1501310135 |
| Item Weight | 4.86 pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.13 x 1.69 x 11.1 inches |
| Rating | 4.6 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count | 83 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #6,956,932 in Books; #3,189 in Fashion Design; #157,495 in Textbooks (Special Features Stores) |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | Not provided |
| GST R | 133004424 |
| Printed In | Canada |
| TP | 14 |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download, so no physical copy is shipped. Access is available after purchase.
The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps. Availability of specific features may vary by device and application.
FAQ
When can I access the file?
Access is available after purchase, with instant download of the supplied PDF file.
Will I receive a physical book?
No. This product is a digital download, and no physical shipping is included.
What devices support the format?
The PDF can be opened with compatible Kindle apps, tablets, desktop or mobile devices, and PDF reading apps.
Download Fashion Sketchbook for convenient digital reference while studying fashion drawing, illustration, and design presentation.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Best Sellers Rank | #6,956,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3,189 in Fashion Design #157,495 in Textbooks (Special Features Stores) |
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