Essential Fashion Illustration: Color and Medium

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The dress is drawn simply,

only marking the buttons,

the cut, and the main

creases. It is not necessary

to draw the pattern or the

patches, as they will be

done in a more random way,

which will also allow the

colors and the forms to

stand out more.

With a thick brush, between

16 and 20, the first layer

of yellow is applied, which

is the dominant color of the

fabric. It must be applied as

evenly as possible to be able

to create the pattern cleanly

in the next steps.

Gouache

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To create the smudged effect,

a small sponge dipped in a

thick layer of red is used. It

is then stamped onto the

dress, first heavily and then

more gently to create the

smudged effect between

the patches.

To finish, the organic motifs

are painted randomly on the

previously colored surface.

Then the final details are

added, like painting the

buttons and going over

the outline of the figure

with a pencil to improve

the definition.

Patterned Dress

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The trousers are drawn with

a soft pencil, so that the

work is left clean in case

anything needs to be erased.

The creases in the trousers

are drawn formed by the

inclined posture of the figure.

The creases in the shoes, the

zipper, and the pockets are

also added.

The medium tones are

applied and the shading

and highlights are outlined.

For the trousers, first a thin,

grayish layer is applied,

which will be the middle

tone of the gradation from

the white to the black. The

area with highlights is left

completely white.

Gouache

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Layers of dark colors are

added, leaving areas of

gradation so that the shine

seems more real. If some

of the color passes onto the

areas where there are total

highlights, where the paper

is meant to be left white,

these can be easily corrected

with a thick white gouache.

Leather Trousers

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The figure is drawn with a

light pencil. To represent the

volume of the fur from the

hood, small lines are drawn

around this section. It is

important when drawing

the silhouette of the parka

to reflect its volume, which

can be achieved with

curved lines.

To achieve the lightest tones

of each color, a fairly diluted

gouache is used to apply an

initial layer in orange for the

body of the parka and beige

for the furry hood. On this

base, darker tones can be

applied to create the shading.

Gouache

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