Fashion Drawing Made Easy

Many of you know I was a fashion designer for most of my career.  I loved it, but working with fabric just wasn't enough for me.  I wanted to work with wood, paper, paint, glitter, and whatever else I could get my hands on.  Even though I left fashion long ago, I still sketch dresses whenever I have some down time.  Today I thought I'd share with you just how easy fashion sketching is if you have a croqui and some good supplies.  I'm using Marabu's Graphix Aqua Pens which turn into watercolor if you wet them.  This is a terrific way to get an awesome fashion illustration worthy of your wall!  To start, you'll want to print out my fashion croqui below.  This croqui is the key to a terrific sketch every time!  A little practice and you'll be the next Valentino or Chanel, I just know it!  Remember, practice makes perfect and never forget to Make Your Mark!

 A few framed sketches!  LIKE the Marabue FB page and you're entered to win one!

Ready to frame!

Watch how easy it is to fashion sketch here!

STUFF I USED

Watercolor paper

Marabu Graphix Aqua Pens

Round brushes

TO FRAME

E-6000 Glue

Sewing pattern paper

Americana Decoupage

Dollar store frames

 HERE'S HOW

1. - 3.  Place watercolor paper over the croqui and with pencil, sketch your dream dress using the body as a guide

*Look at fashion magazines to see how fabric falls if you're stuck

4. & 5.  Fill in the dress with the Graphix Aqua Pens leaving lots of white space and concentrating on the creases and outline

6.  Using a clean brush with water, spread the lines inward to color the sketch

7. - 9.  Repeat on the 2nd dress and hair

10.  Add details on the face like eye shadow and lipstick

11.  Trace over the pencil lines with a black Graphix Fine Liner

TO FRAME

12. Cut an old sewing pattern into 3" x 4" pieces

13.  Decoupage on the frame back with Americana Decoupage

14. & 15.  Cut and glue a measuring tape around the edge on top of the decoupage pattern paper

16.  Tape your fashion sketch in the middle and snap the frame together

Print out on 8 1/2" x 11" copy paper

Make sure to LIKE the Marabu FB to be entered to win an original sketch!

Fashion Sketching 101

Before I landed on TV or even wrote my first book, I was a fashion designer with my own boutique in the East Village of NYC.  I loved it!  I showed my collections every six months during NY Fashion Week and became the youngest member of the CFDA at the time.  It was magical.  The best part of creating each collection was letting my imagination run wild and sketching like a madman.  When you're sketching, there is nothing off limits....NOTHING!  See how I sketch in the video below and then sketch along with me by printing out the croquis that I use.

Have fun!  Make fashion! xoxo, Mark

This collection was called WOMEN OF THE MET and this dress

was my version of the Degas painting Singer In Green

Singer In Green by Degas

All of these dresses were versions of dresses in paintings at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC

Having some fun this weekend

See how to fashion sketch here!

Stuff You'll Need

Americana Acrylics (perfect for adding a bit of color)

Pencils

Croquis (click and print)

Fashion magazines (to help learn how fabric falls)

Markers

Some of my recent sketches

Getting ready to add some color

Try practicing with fashion magazines