9 Heads: A Guide to Drawing Fashion by Nancy Riegelman

Showing how to master the techniques for drawing the modern fashion figure, fashion silhouettes and constructional and design details of modern garments. It is also a detailed reference guide that shows how to draw a wide range of fashion details that are the components of modern fashion garments and accessories.

This new edition of 9 Heads has been completely revised to bring all the fashion garments and details up-to- date. Numerous new drawings of street wear, active wear, bridal wear, swimwear and lingerie have been added. Breakdown drawings are shown for an even wider selection of garments and new croquis are included in a variety of poses reflecting contemporary attitudes and stances. New dedicated chapters cover the topics of composition – how best to group together figures when illustrating a line of garments; concept drawings – developing the skills necessary to make quick studies or to jot down ideas when creating a new clothing line and Using Photoshop – a review of how Photoshop can be used to enhance and extend the drawing techniques the book teaches.

This completely updated and expanded fourth edition of 9Heads contains over 1000 new drawings featuring the latest fashion garments and numerous new step-by-step diagrams for drawing the fashion croquis and the main garment categories.