Fashion Illustration 1920-1950

Techniques and Examples

Author: Walter T. Foster and Paper Dolls Series: Dover Art Instruction

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Comprehensive, user-friendly guide combines four vintage instructional manuals by a famous teacher. Step-by-step drawings with helpful comments explain principles of figure and fashion drawing. Techniques include pencil, pen, wash, and opaque. Comprehensive and user-friendly, this volume combines four vintage instructional manuals by Walter T. Foster, the world-famous art teacher and publisher. In addition to explaining the principles of figure drawing, it provides a handy retrospective of fashions for men, women, and children from the first half of the twentieth century. This authentic guide to vintage styles features a splendid range of apparel, from ladies' lingerie and evening gowns to men's business suits and children's play clothes. Artists at every level of experience will benefit from tips on portraying figures in motion and at rest, along with advice on accurate renditions of clothing folds and patterns. Step-by-step drawings with helpful comments explain a variety of techniques, including pencil, pen, wash, and opaque.

About the Author

An accomplished artist and teacher, Walter Foster began producing his art instruction books in the 1920s. He wrote, illustrated, printed, bound, packaged, shipped, and distributed his books from his own home for decades, before moving the business to a commercial facility in the 1960s to accommodate his international trade.

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Comprehensive and user-friendly, this volume combines four vintage instructional manuals by the famous teacher/publisher. In addition to explaining the principles of figure drawing, it provides a retrospective of styles for men, women, and children. Step-by-step drawings with helpful comments explain a variety of techniques, including pencil, pen, wash, and opaque.