Flats, Flats, Flats

Hello!! Something we have been working on for a while now in class is flats. A flat is a flat sketch of the garment not on a croquis. The purpose is to be able to see ALL garment details. You just need to be able to see every little detail of the garment. So our first assignment with flats was to draw the flats of the garments we are using for our final project. We had to do 3 dresses, 3 jackets, 3 bottoms, and 3 tops to mix and match that will eventually make 5 outfits.

Dresses

 Tops

 Jackets

Bottoms

I kind of like doing flats. It's fun to pick a garment you really like and then just draw it straight with all the details. I took all of these from a website and drew them out. You should definitely try finding either a garment you have in your closet or pick something from a website. Just make sure you can see ALL the details. Also when drawing flats of tops be sure to add the back of the garment at the neck line (see my pictures to see what I mean). For example if you have a V-neck top you should see a shaded area that is meant to be seeing into the inside of the garment to it's back. Happy drawing!!!

It's all about the details

Hello all! So today the focus is all on garment details and fastening systems. Garment details are any "extra" thing that is actually sewn on the garment. For example ruffles, flounces, cuffs etc. And then fastening systems are anything used to open and close the garment for getting it on and off. Like buttons, zippers, velcro etc. So what we had to do was pick a picture out of a magazine/pattern book (I personally prefer pattern books) and draw the entire garment with all the details and fastening systems and then label off to the side what type they were.

Garment Details

Fastening Systems

One major thing when drawing buttons to NEVER forget...ALWAYS have the button hole!!! So go find a picture in a magazine or pattern book and practice drawing all the details. Even look up what some of them are just for the sake of being able to throw around that terminology. It's fun! haha. Good luck!