Synopses & Reviews
How to Draw and Paint Fashion and Costume Design, the third book in the Walter Foster Collectibles series, contains yet another extraordinary collection of vintage Walter Foster titles from the 1940s through the 1960s, including Female Fashion, How to Draw and Paint Today's Fashions, How to Draw and Paint Fashions, and the Art of Costume Design. In addition to providing an overview of basic drawing and painting techniques, artists will learn how to capture figures in various poses, as well as the dynamics of facial features and expressions, and other elements of drawing. Additionally, this colorful 128-page book features easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for rendering a range of early 20th-century fashions and theatrical costumes. From casual wear and formal gowns to textures, hats, and shoes, artists who are fond of vintage fashion and eras gone by will appreciate the book for both its instructional qualities and aesthetic and collectible values.
Review
Walter Foster has been producing straightforward step-by-step art instruction books for more than 90 years. In this new guide, the company digs deeply into its archives to provide fashion figure drawing instruction that surveys 20th-century fashion. By viewing sketches from the 1920s through the 1960s, readers can render their versions of women’s and men’s fashions of the day. A chapter on theatrical costumes also uses vintage drawings to present a variety of period, burlesque, and Hollywood costumes. VERDICT: This will appeal to retro fans and those with strong nostalgic sensibilities much more than to the fashion-forward set. - Library Journal
Synopsis
How to Draw & Paint Fashion & Costume Design resurrects a period in fashion history when “stepping out” meant being pressed and well dressed. With original instruction from Walter T. Foster, Viola French, and Hollywood costume designer Marilyn Sotto, this dazzling collection of fashion sketches provides everyone from the novice artist to the closet fashion designer tips and inspiration for creating timeless looks, using a variety of media. You’ll learn about the quintessential fashion figure, high-fashion and casual poses, and which mediums best represent popular period textiles. Also included in this keepsake book are a variety of fun facts about the evolution of fashion design between the 1920s and the early 1960s.
About the Author
Founded in 1922 by artist Walter T. Foster, Walter Foster Publishing, a division of Quarto Publishing Group USA and a subsidiary of the London-based Quarto Group, Inc., is the world's leading publisher of instructional art books and kits for adults and children. Walter Foster's diverse selection of drawing, painting, doodling and mixed media art books and kits have created a foundation for millions of beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists looking to hone their talents, learn new techniques, and discover different mediums. From color mixing recipes and art tools to the fundamentals of drawing and painting, Walter Foster's books cover a wide variety of topics and mediums across a broad spectrum of traditional and eclectic subject matter for artists of all skill levels. Walter Foster Publishing continues to expand its offerings every year, producing cutting-edge art-instruction books and kits for a worldwide audience.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Drawing Tools & Materials
Painting Tools & Materials
Color Theory
Form & Value
Basic Drawing Techniques
Colored Pencil Techniques
Oil & Acrylic Techniques
Watercolor Techniques
Pastel Techniques
People in Perspective
Chapter 2: 1920s–1930s
Male & Female Fashions with Walter T. Foster
Heads
Hands & Feet
The Male Figure
The Female Figure
The Urban Sophisticate
The Modern Woman
Chapter 3: 1940s Female Fashions with Walter T. Foster
The Bombshell
The Siren
Ladies of Leisure
The Professional
The Starlet
The Icon
Beauty in Motion
Chapter 4: 1950s Female Fashions with Viola French
The Face of Fashion
Fashion Proportions
Roughing in the Figure
Sources to Draw From
Rendering Fashions
Lookbook
Chapter 5: Early 1960s Female Fashions with Viola French
The Face of Fashion
Hands & Feet
Sources to Draw From
Lookbook
Chapter 6: The Art of Costume Design with Marilyn Sotto
Period Costumes
Performing Arts
Television & Film
Showgirls
Costume Couture