Fashion Drawing Texture

Honoria Starbuck, Ph.D.

Drawing by Honoria Starbuck

Texture -- Can you feel it?

• Tactile Texture

– You can feel the texture.

– Wearing a fur coat.

• Visual Texture

– Object in an image looks like it has texture.

– Looking at a photo or drawing of a fur coat.

The fur Lady GaGa is wearing has tactile texture for her and her dog.

Her dog has Tactile Texture to her because she is touching him.

For us, just seeing the photo and not being able to touch them, both the dog and the coat in the photo represent Visual Texture.

When we draw, we are creating visual texture to communicate how a garment might feel.

Photo by Wennhttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/14/lady-gaga-fur-peta_n_1774787.html

Play this game but turn every finger into a dress.

Imagine each one a different texture

Matt T. Cuencahttp://fashionillustclass.blogspot.com/2010/11/marker-demo-sequins.html?m=1

Repeat a simple silhouette and try to draw it in differeintmedia to get different textures.

Matt T. Cuencahttp://fashionillustclass.blogspot.com/2010/11/marker-demo-sequins.html?m=1

Copy a simple silhouette and try to draw it in different media to get different textures.

Mix you media.

For example – Try these Shade pencil over watercolorShade pencil over markerLayer different types of markersLayer pastel over markerLayer watercolor over oil pastelLayer watercolor over markerLayer white gel pen over marker

Markmaking from http://www.artpadcolne.co.uk/

Collect textures in your sketchbook or on your blog or in a private album.

Once you make textures with lots of tools and colors you’ll be able to match the texture with the fabric and motion you want to illustrate.

Feng Zhu TutorialsEpisode 27: Smoking Bug

Entertainment designer, Feng Zhu shows how to lift color and texture from nature photographs as part of the drawing process.

How can you use digital resources in your work?

http://fengzhudesign.com/tutorials.htm

Combine visual texture and tactile texture by putting

swatches with your drawing.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/287737863666093983/

Designer Unknown: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/fashion-design-software/?lp=true

What causes texture in fabric?

• Thread size

• Thread fiber content

• Natural or man-made

• Woven or knitted patterns

• Dying processes

Surface textureand the light

• Different surfaces reflect light differently.

• Patten leather and vynylshines with bright highlights.

• Wool softens the bouncing light.

Quiz

• What does Tactile Texture mean?

• Where can you find examples of texture that will be useful to your specific needs?

• If you had to draw a fur or faux fur coat what would be your first step?

Draw the same dress in 3 different textures.