OBJECTIVES
The general objective is to equip the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to:
- sketch their fashion designs clearly and to;
- make a success of their position in the clothing industry;
- to develop the creativity of students so that they can develop their own style of designing;
The specific objective is to equip the student with knowledge of, and where applicable, to develop the relevant skills pertaining to:
- The basic principles of production/technical drawing;
- The sketching of specific ladies wear on the figure;
- The successful use of different art mediums;
- The sketch of textiles;
- The sketch of male figures and clothes.
CONTENT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERING
| MODULE | WEIGHTED VALUE | TIME ALLOCATION | |
| 1 | Own designed ladies blouse Technical drawing of blouse Design sketch of blouse Own designed ladies blouse |
10 | 1 week |
| 2 | Drawing of ladies pants Detail on pants: pockets, waist finishes, pleats and darts, fly openings, hem finishes Own designed ladies pants |
10 | 2 weeks |
| 3 | Drawing of ladies dresses Skirts, Fasteners, Waist finishes, Hip yokes, Pockets. Own designed ladies dress |
10 | 2 weeks |
| 4 | Drawing of informal ladies jacket Different styles Own designed ladies informal jacket: Design development sheet, Production / Technical drawings |
10 | 2 weeks |
| 5 | Art mediums Pencils, charcoal, coloured pencils, wax crayons, markers/felt tip pens, water colour paints, mixed mediums, pastels, collage, paper, other materials, mixed mediums. |
10 | 1 week |
| 6 | Drawing of textiles Detail on textiles, textures, draping. |
10 | 1 week |
| 7 | Drawing of ladies active wear Steps in the design process: Inspiration boards, design development sheet, production sketches, presentation sketches, choice of one outfit top and pants. |
10 | 3 week |
| 8 | Drawing of male figures Comparison between male and female figures, male figures, faces and hairstyles, hands and feet |
15 | 1 week |
| 9 | Men’s wear Outfit include: Men’s shirt, men’s pants, men’s informal jacket Steps in the design process: Inspiration boards, design development sheet, production sketches, presentation sketches, choice of one outfit. |
15 | 3 weeks |
| TOTAL | 100 | 16 weeks |
REQUIREMENTS FOR FASHION DRAWING
Each student must have the following:- Ring file for notes, Portfolio bag for projects (A2-size) Coloured cardboard for mounting of projects, Basic drawing and art materials such as pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B), eraser, ruler, water colour paint and poster paint (primary colours), brushes, black fineliner pen. Other mediums for example magic markers and pastels can be bought by students to start their own collection as funds become available
