Lamont O'Neal

Illustrated Men (eBook, ePUB)

Drawing and Rendering the Male Fashion Figure

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 Cortés

Key topics: Drawing the Male Fashion Figure, Movement, Drawing the Clothed Figure, Drawing the Garment, Rendering Techniques, Digital Art

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350125490
• Artikelnr.: 67033612

Autorenporträt

Lamont O'Neal is an Adjunct Professor at Parsons School of Design, USA, at FIT also in New York, and at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, USA. In his many years as a professional illustrator Lamont's work has been published in nearly every aspect of the fashion world including, 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). He has created book covers for William Morrow, Random House and Simon and Shuster Publishers and illustrations for cosmetic firms Revlon, Maybelline and Estee Lauder.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Preface Introduction The Fashionable Male: A Brief History
in Four Figures 1. Men's Fashion Illustration: An Overview The Golden Age
of Men's Fashion Illustration The Post-War Years: 1945-1960 The Silver Age
of Men's Fashion Men's Fashion Illustration Today: 1990- 2. Drawing the
Male Fashion Figure What makes a good fashion drawing? What is the
difference between a design sketch and a fashion illustration? Proportion
Basic anatomy and the simplified construction of the figure The Principal
Bones of the Body The Muscles of the Body A Simplified Construction of the
Figure The Upper Torso Arms, Legs, Hands and Feet Drawing the Male Head Art
Supplies 3. Movement The Balance or Center Front Action Lines Contrapposto
Walking Poses Foreshortening Gestures 4. Drawing the Clothed Figure:
Creating Dimension Line and Contour Shape Within Shape Mass Directions 5.
Drawing the Garment: Details The Basics: Suit and Blazer Outerwear Knits
and Sweaters Sportswear Accessories: Hats, Shoes, and Bags 6. Rendering
Techniques Color Rendering: Marker, Watercolor, Gouache, Color Pencil
Collage and Mixed Media Pattern and Texture: Herringbone, Checks, Plaids,
and Stripes, Fur, Tweeds, Knits, Leather, Sheer and Shiny Fabrics Technical
Drawings: Flats and Floats 7. Digital Art Converting Hand Drawn Figures
into Digital Design Sketches Creating Digital Freehand Drawings Developing
Analog and Digital Garment Flats 8. Profiles Cody Cannon Carlos Aponte
Mengjie Di Brian Lane Ryan McMenamy Emee Mathew Francisco Cortés
Bibliography Index