Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion, second edition: A Complete Guide

by Basia Szkutnicka

• ISBN13: 9781780678375
• ISBN10: 1780678371
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-02-07
• Publisher: HACHETTE
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Summary

Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion explains how to create a flat using a simple and straightforward step-by-step method. This second edition includes more information on rendering drawings by hand and using a computer, and a brand new section on knitwear.

The main part of the book presents over 600 technical drawings of garment types, styles, and construction details, the basic key shapes of which are shown alongside a specially created and photographed muslin. This unique presentation illustrates the relationship between the three-dimensional garment and the two-dimensional drawing, allowing readers to really understand how to render flats.

Author Biography

Basia Szkutnicka is a successful freelance writer, design consultant, educator, and creative, specializing in womenswear, footwear, forecasting, color, line planning, and technical drawing. She has lectured all over the world on design process, and was a course director at the London College of Fashion for 15 years.