Colour in Fashion Illustration: Drawing and Painting Techniques

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This book is a practical manual intended specifically for anyone interested in delving into the technique of granting colour to fashion figurine illustrations to give them more life and expressiveness. In a clear and educational way, Tiziana Paci explains through images and examples the different themes examined in the work ideal for both neophytes and people who have been working in this field for years. This book is a practical manual intended specifically for anyone interested in delving into the technique of granting colour to fashion figurine illustrations to give them more life and expressiveness. In a clear and educational way, Tiziana Paci, author of the well-known book Figure Drawing for Fashion Design, explains in detail the different themes examined in the work through images and examples along with concise and to-the-point texts ideal for neophytes as well as people who have been working in this field for years. The book is divided into the following chapters: poses, colour and colour combinations, watercolor technique, tools such as professional markers, coloured pencil and water-soluble graphite, digital techniques and mixed techniques. Together, these suggestions allow both beginner and professional illustrators to depict figurines in vivid poses with incredible effects including the imitation of any type of material: leather, jewellery, bright fabrics and transparencies, and many more, following very different styles. AUTHOR: Tiziana Paci lives and works in Pesaro, Italy, teaching fashion design and painting. In her thirty years of experience, she has invented original methods for design in general and for the improvement of drawing and painting techniques for fashion sketches and figures. All this material has been organised into a few manuals which interestingly combine both educational and artistic aspects. Thanks to their innovative nature, effectiveness and wealth of images, the texts have been translated into many languages and used in schools in Italy and abroad. SELLING POINTS: . A practical manual intended for anyone interested in delving into drawing technique and using coloUr to give more life and expressiveness to their illustrations. . Step-by-step explanation of free-hand drawing techniques. . Poses, colours and colour combinations, watercolour techniques and tools. . Richly illustrated and with plenty of examples along with concise and to-the-point texts. . The book allows both beginner and professional illustrators to depict figurines in vivid poses with incredible effects. fully colour illustrated

Tiziana Paci lives and works in Pesaro, Italy, teaching fashion design and painting. In her thirty years of experience, she has invented original methods for design in general and for the improvement of drawing and painting techniques for fashion sketches and figures.