Illustrated Men: Drawing and Rendering the Male Fashion Figure

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Delve into the art of menswear illustration and learn what it takes to create professional, praiseworthy fashion sketches. With over 300 color examples, illustrator and educator Lamont O'Neal uses a mixture of watercolor, marker, pencil and digital tools to help you master fundamentals such as anatomy and proportion. Later chapters focus on garment drawing, the principles of balance and movement as well classic poses and how they can highlight a design. There's also a guide to the history of menswear illustration, with introductions to some of the most influential practitioners and discussion of how to develop your own individual style by using hand drawing as an expression of individual style and creativity. There are also reference photographs showing how sketches and illustrations relate to the finished garment, making this the ultimate guide to drawing and rendering the male fashion figure. Profiles: Cody Cannon, Carlos Aponte, Mengjie Di, Brian Lane, Ryan McMenamy, Emee Mathew, Francisco Cortes Key topics: Drawing the Male Fashion Figure, Movement, Drawing the Clothed Figure, Drawing the Garment, Rendering Techniques, Digital Art

Lamont O'Neal is an adjunct professor at Parsons the New School for Design, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and Moore College of Art, USA. In his many years as a professional illustrator Lamont's work has been published in fashion advertising campaigns (Publicis, J. Walter Thompson, McCann), magazine editorials (New York Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Essence, GQ, Teen People and Playboy), retail campaigns (Nordstrom, Barney's and Lord & Taylor) and fashion designers (Oscar de la Renta, David Chu and Polo Ralph Lauren, where Lamont worked as a menswear illustrator and designer for almost ten years).

In a time that menswear is becoming such an important part of fashion design, Lamont O'Neal offers a thorough and much-needed book to both the student and professional that addresses this subject in a comprehensive manner. As a renowned illustrator and educator Lamont thoroughly understands the entire process of illustration from the beginning stages of drawing the figure and rendering to more advanced levels and conveys it to the reader in a thorough and beautifully visual manner. Lamont's illustrations throughout the book allow the learning experience to be an appealing delight to the reader on all levels. -- Professor Steven Stipelman, Fashion Institute of Technology, USA An extensive and enlightening examination of the history of men's fashion illustration, documented by art and tutorials that inspire. -- Bil Donovan, Fashion Illustrator and Dior Beauty Artist-in-Residence