Christopher HartFashion Design Studio: Learn to Draw Figures, Fashion, Hairstyles & More

This book has EVERYTHING you need to get very good at drawing croquis and fashion models. And, if you are thinking of going into a fashion design or illustration program at a school like F. I. T., or Parsons or Pratt Institute, then learning everything in this book will put you way ahead of the pack when you apply with a portfolio. I highly recommend this wonderful book.

A great book to have on hand for reference from an expert illustrator. A must for fashion designers.

Bought this for our 9 year old granddaughter, she loves it, learning to draw and sketch very well.

Very nice.

Bought this for my 12 year old daughter and I to use when we draw together but I have been the one to use it the most so far. I have some experience drawing & am just getting into sketching/drawing people. I am drawing his examples on every page from the beginning & I can see my progress! Very enjoyable book, the author presents bite size information which build your skills as you approach the end of the book. going to check out his other books.

It's wonderful to see Hart do a book for his fans on fashion design. While I already own a couple other books by different authors on this topic, it is always refreshing to see how Hart handles it. The instruction is superb and the things he includes are not only believable but things an artist in fashion design is going to use. Nothing foo foo found on a runway...this sticks to the simple yet chic instructions on how to draw fantastic designs. Anyone that is learning to draw the human body needs this book as well. They work well together...at least in my opinion.

My daughter is 8 and even though she is a good reader and loves design, this book was still a little difficult for her. She still is excited for it though.

Christopher Hart is a genius when it comes to teaching art. Unfortunately, this book doesn't quite live up to the bar he's set with previous works. It teaches elementary figure drawing, along with faces, hair, hands, feet, and clothing. But his previous books did a much better job. This one skims over the basics, never quite giving enough information. The only element that sets this book apart is the fact that it touches on clothing and fabric, which his other books skipped.Its one redeeming quality is that it doesn't limit you to drawing stick-thin models. Some actually have curves! As for the clothing and hairstyles, much of it looks vague, lacking in detail. And the looks are seriously dated. The author's comic origins show through quite a bit, too. One model is wearing a cape with a triangular turtleneck collar, looking exactly like some alien superhero.I would not recommend this book if you're serious about learning fashion illustration. I know it's intended for girls who are learning to draw, but I wasted years of my life being unable to draw the way I wanted to, simply because I read books like this, instead of books that actually taught good drawing skills. I hate to be so critical, since Christopher Hart's other figure drawing books are so good. But this one just isn't.Recommended instead:* Figure It Out! (Christopher Hart Figure It Out!) Christopher Hart's essential book on figure drawing.* Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy Christopher Hart's other essential book on figure drawing. It focuses more on anatomy, so you learn which ankle bone is higher, how to shape collarbones, and so forth. Very useful if you want your drawings to look realistic.* Contemporary Fashion Illustration Techniques The text is translated, so it doesn't always make sense, but the illustrations are self-explanatory.* Fashion Illustration for Designers A high-end textbook for designers who want to learn fashion drawing, very in-depth.* Character Costume Figure Drawing: Step-by-Step Drawing Methods for Theatre Costume Designers Intended for theater costumers who need to design and draw their own costumes. Especially good for learning to draw dancers.