Fashion Illustration

Role

Fashion Design Student

University

UNAB, Chile

Duration

1 semester

Overview

During my exchange at Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile, I completed a semester in Fashion Design, exploring design, materials and creative processes through a series of individual exercises in fashion illustration and technical drawing.

Approach

Instead of a single collection, the work was a set of separate exercises. I combined hand illustration with Copic markers and pencil, and digital figure illustrations created in Adobe Illustrator.

1.Sketching from references

Figure drawings in pencil based on photographic references, studying pose, proportion and the way garments fall on the body.

2.Marker rendering

Copic markers bring color and volume to the drawings, from fitted dresses to textured garments such as a fur vest.

3.Technical drawing

Flat drawings of garments, such as trousers, shown from different views to describe fit and construction clearly.

4.Garment variations

Studies of the same jacket in different versions, exploring details and proportions.

5.Volume and layering

Pencil studies of oversized outerwear and layered volumes, exploring texture and the drape of fabric.

6.Digital illustration: tailored suit

An Adobe Illustrator illustration of a white tailored suit with wide-leg trousers, built from a reference photo and a base figure.

Digital illustration of a white tailored suit

7.Digital illustration: draped gown

A second Illustrator piece focused on the movement and layers of a draped gown with a cape.

8.Garment details

Drawings of outerwear and shirt details, including belts and layered closures.

Techniques

Copic markers, pencil and Adobe Illustrator.

What I learned

The exchange strengthened my independence, cultural awareness and adaptability, and deepened my interest in fashion design.

Skills developed

Across these exercises I developed:

Illustration:: Hand-drawn and digital figures that capture pose, proportion and fabric.
Rendering:: Color, volume and texture built with Copic markers.
Technical drawing:: Flat drawings that describe garments clearly.
Digital workflow:: Turning photographic references into clean vector illustrations in Illustrator.

Conclusion

The semester at UNAB broadened my design practice into fashion, from the first sketch to a finished digital illustration, and deepened my interest in pursuing fashion design.