Drawing Fashion Flats: Designing Construction Details

Laura Volpintesta

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Drawing to Scale

23:51

Meet designer Laura Volpintesta and learn how fashion flats are used in the industry and by home sewers. Use these detailed sketches to experiment with designs, bring unity to a line of clothing and record ideas. Warm up with some sketching exercises, then dive into drawing a skirt to scale!

Shift Dress & Pants

29:07

Start working with a croquis, or body template, to sketch garments. Laura has included three with your class materials. You'll see how varying line weights convey different aspects of the garment and also add depth to your sketch. Practice drawing a shift dress and pants along with Laura.

Bodice, Necklines & Sleeves

23:47

Turn your shift dress drawing from Lesson 2 into a bodice sloper and begin adding design details, playing with seam lines, armholes, sleeves and necklines. So much faster than sewing mockups! You'll also want to design the back view of your garments. Laura shows you how.

Classic Shirt

29:16

Tackle a classic shirt design, beginning with a scale drawing. You'll "map" the shirt, then add the finer details: collar, button placket and buttons, sleeves and cuffs. The same drawing can be the launching pad for myriad designs!

Notched-Collar Jacket

21:00

Now you're ready to tackle the complex construction of a tailored jacket. Begin with the foundation details of the neckline, center front, notched collar and sleeves. Then add shaping details with side panels and seam lines or create fun variations such as a double-breasted or skirted coat.

Pleats, Flares & Gathers

25:38

Pump up the volume of your sketches with Laura's guidance, adding structured pleats, carefree ruffles, playful gathers, wavy flares and elegant cascades. You'll be amazed by how much depth and dimension you can add to your designs with a few simple lines.

Waistbands, Pockets & More

25:14

Laura shares techniques for adding critical finishing details such as fly fronts, cuffs, belt loops, zippers and pockets. Finish class with Laura's suggestions for labeling and storing your designs, and ways to get even more creative with your drawings. Let your imagination soar!

7 Lessons

2 hrs 58 mins

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Create accurate, proportional garment line sketches with technical drawing for fashion techniques. Parsons School of Design fashion instructor Laura Volpintesta will teach you how to add depth, volume and detail to clothing sketches to aid in your design, patternmaking and construction process. Build your skills as you draw the foundations for shirts, jackets, skirts, pants and more. Create your designs using the provided body templates and learn to convey volume and construction specifics with line weight. Start sketching a simple shift dress and pair of pants. Then, stretch your techniques with a classic shirt drawing, featuring armholes, seam lines and sleeves. Move on to a sophisticated tailored jacket, and take your details to the next level of style by drawing pleats, ruffles and cascades. Finally, complete your drawings like a professional with finishing details such as zippers, fly fronts, pockets and cuffs.

Laura Volpintesta

Laura Volpintesta began teaching fashion design and illustration at Parsons School of Design shortly after graduating in 1995. As a freelance illustrator and technical designer, she's worked for companies such as Ann Taylor, Bebe, Target, Chico's and Old Navy. She is the author of The Language of Fashion Design and co-author of the Fashion Design Reference and Specification Manual.

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Drawing Fashion Flats: Designing Construction Details

Laura Volpintesta

What is the “Purchase” option all about?

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