A handbook of costume drawing : a guide to drawing the period figure for costume design students / Georgia O'Daniel Baker ; illustrated by Helen Redel Pullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Georgia O'Daniel.

Contributor:

Pullen, Helen Redel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion drawing.

Fashion design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Guide to drawing the period figure for costume design students

Place of Publication:

Boston : Focal Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Perfect for students of costume design and history, A Handbook of Costume Drawing illustrates and describes the dominant male and female costume silhouettes for major historical periods ranging from Egyptian dynasties through the 1960s. Important details, including head and footwear, hair styles, fashion accessories, shoulders, waist, hem, and neckline are provided to maximize the historical accuracy of each design and to help you fully recreate the look and feel of each period.

Contents:

Cover ; A Handbook of Costume Drawing: A Guide to Drawing the Period Figure for Costume Design Students ; Copyright ; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Basic Figure and How Clothes Fit the Body; The Figure; Standing Figure; Back View; Profile View; Muscle Structure; Skeletal Structure; Relaxed Figure; The Face; The Eyes; The Hand; The Foot; Rendering the Details; Capturing the Mood of the Period; Chapter 2: Materials and Techniques; Pencils; Inks; Watercolors; Watercolor Pencils; Felt-Tip Pens; Papers; Brushes; Drawing File; The Light Table

Chapter 3: Learning to See ColorHue; Value; Saturation; Complements ; Simultaneous Contrast; Warm/Cool Color Usage; Changing Color; Color in Light; Summary; Definitions; Chapter 4: Rendering Fabrics; Satin; Velvet; Crepe; Chiffon; Fur; Chapter 5: Computer Aids for Costume Rendering; Areas to Consider for Computer Rendering Enhancement; The Face; The Background; The Pose; Color Changes; Lettering; Special Effects; Makeup; Personalizing Your Sketch; Chapter 6: Creating a Period Silhouette 3000 B.C.-1969 A.D.; 3000 B.C.-1200 A.D.; Egyptian: 3100-30 B. C.

Biblical (Assyrian, Persian, Hebrew): 1250-333 B. C.Archaic Greek: 800-480 B. C.; Classic Greek: 480 B. C-A.D.146; Roman: 753 B. C-A.D. 476; Byzantine: 324-1453; Romanesque: 900-1200; 1200-1620; Early Gothic: 1200-1325; Middle Gothic: 1325-1425; Late Gothic: 1425-1485; Early Renaissance (Italian): 1485-1520; Late Renaissance: 1520-1560; Elizabethan: 1560-1590; Late Elizabethan and Jacobean: 1590-1620; 1600-1700; Cavalier: 1620-1660; Restoration: 1660-1680; Baroque: 1680-1715; 1700-1800; Rococo: 1715-1774; Neo classic: 1775-1789; Directoire: 1790-1799; 1800-1900; Empire: 1800-1815

Romantic: 1815-1848Crinoline: 1840-1868; Bustle: 1868-1890; 1890s: 1890-1900; 1900-1960; Edwardian: 1900-1909; Teens: 1910-1919; 1920s: 1920-1929; 1930s: 1930-1939; 1940s: 1940-1949; 1950s: 1950-1959; 1960s: 1960-1969; Chapter 7: Creating a Portfolio; Overview; Costume Sketches; Number of Pieces; Variety; Budget/Prices; Photographs; Research; Presentation; Practice; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162) and index.

ISBN:

9781136083334

1136083332

9780080507934

008050793X

9781136083341

1136083340

OCLC:

852758696