Fashion Sketchbook Short Course
Course description
This course will give you a chance to unlock your creativity and help you create a complete fashion sketchbook. It will show you lots of techniques that will allow you to develop new ideas for your fashion portfolio. You will be encouraged to challenge yourself on a journey to design a capsule collection. The course will teach you how to source, research and develop your fashion designs whilst being fun and exhilarating.
Course outcomes
By the end of the course you should have a big fat sketchbook filled with ideas, a stronger fashion portfolio and a new confidence to feed your imagination.
Who should take this course?
- Students who are looking to apply for further studies
- Those who wish to enhance their portfolio
- Fashion enthusiasts who are hungry to unlock their creativity.
Entry requirement: Basic understanding of spoken English is needed.
Level: All levels, from beginners to more experienced students.
Clear, easy to understand lessons:
- Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean.
- New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way thats crystal clear and easy to understand.
Experience life on campus
- Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
- Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
- Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need
- Ask questions of your tutor in real time
- Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
- Experience the many sights of London on your down time
A certificate of completion:
- You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
- As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
- We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
- Certificates are great to compliment your cv.
Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older.
Available dates
Make an enquiry or call us on 0207 514 7015.
Details
Topics covered
- A variety of different techniques and media will be demonstrated
- We will explore different types of drawing skills and approaches to fashion design
- You will collect, record and process inspiration and try out ideas
- You will be encouraged to explore, experiment and take risks
- Learning the basics of anatomy will help you express your ideas on the page quickly and spontaneously
- We will cover silhouette, textiles, print and draping
- Pattern cutting and illustration techniques will also be considered
Materials
For the first day:
- 1 x putty rubber or ordinary rubber
- 2 x A3 sketchbook (Hardback)
- 1 x roll of masking tape
- 1 x B6 graphite pencil
- 1 x progresso¹ graphite stick
From the second session onwards:
- Daler & Rowney Acrylic paint starter set (6 tubes of 22ml)
- Conte a Paris (12 sticks of colour) sq. conte chalk
- prit stick
- small can of fixative
- plastic water pot
- plastic bag
- plastic paint mixing palette
- household paint brush (cheap)
- square end brush
- number 6 or 7 paintbrush
- small pot of P.V.glue
- scissors
- stapler (not essential if you don¹t have one)
- sewing kit (of basic thread, pins and needle)
- A4 or A3 Tracing Paper Pad
Stabilo pencils (aqua type & thick body):
- 1 Yellow no.200 (or any light colour)
- 1 Red/Scarlet no. 370 (or any medium colour)
- 1 Jade no.470 (or any medium colour)
- 1 Blue no.425 (or any dark colour)
(If you can¹t find these don¹t worry; just buy similar colours in oil pastels)
Material provided by us: We will provide a few fabric swatches for students to sample.
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