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Fashion Illustration

Figure sketches, drape rendering, digital illustration in Procreate & Illustrator. The portfolio sketchbook.

Duration3 months · 240 hours
CertificationDiploma in Fashion Illustration
ModeOn-campus · full-time
Next cohort{{TBD cohort start date}}
01Overview

The programme

Illustration is how a designer communicates before she sews. A confident illustrator can present a collection, sell a buyer, and convince a tailor what she actually wants — all from a sketchbook.

The course starts with the figure, by hand, on paper. It moves through fabric rendering — how to make silk look like silk and brocade look like brocade — and then opens up to digital tools: Procreate on iPad, Illustrator on desktop.

By the end, the student has a working portfolio sketchbook and a parallel digital portfolio, in formats suitable for printing, presenting, and sending to a design house.

02What you will learn

Modules

  1. 01Figure sketches: proportion, gesture, balance
  2. 02Faces and hairstyles for the fashion figure
  3. 03Drape: gravity, gather, pleat, flow
  4. 04Fabric rendering: cotton, silk, brocade, sequins
  5. 05Indian garment rendering: saree, lehenga, kurta
  6. 06Composition and the editorial page
  7. 07Procreate for fashion illustration
  8. 08Adobe Illustrator: flats and technical drawings
  9. 09Colour rendering: marker, gouache, digital
  10. 10Working from a mood board to a final plate
  11. 11The portfolio sketchbook
  12. 12Final illustrated capsule
03Who this is for

The student we have in mind

  • —Foundation graduates moving into illustration
  • —Working designers strengthening their portfolio
  • —Illustrators pivoting into fashion
  • —Self-taught artists seeking a structured route
04Included

Tools & materials

  • ✦Drawing kit (pencils, markers, paper, ruler)
  • ✦Course-period iPad access for Procreate work
  • ✦Adobe Illustrator desktop access in studio
05Faculty

Who teaches it

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06Outcomes

Where graduates go

Pathways
  • —Studio illustrator at a design house
  • —Freelance fashion illustrator
  • —Editorial and magazine work
  • —Independent designer portfolio
Starting income (indicative)

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Alumni note

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07Investment

Fee structure

Base fee

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EMI

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Scholarship

Merit and need-based scholarships available — apply during enquiry.

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