Fashion Design & Illustration
Summer 2024
Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30pm - two 5-week sessions
June 5th-July 3rd - Illustration Focus / July 10th - August 7th - Sketching Focus
Instructor: Julie Ann Brown
This course will focus on the artistic aspect of fashion design: sketching! Students will develop their own fashion figures to use during the course to sketch their own design ideas in color. They will have the opportunity to explore various media like markers, watercolor and digital media like ProCreate. They will use concepts like composition, light source and shadow to make their sketches more dynamic on the page. This course is perfect for those students who want to develop an artistic fashion portfolio.
Upon registration, students will receive a Syllabus which includes a supply list.
Results:
Fashion Portfolio of fashion illustrations and designs
Curriculum:
• How to sketch a fashion figure
• Fabric Rendering
• Mixed Media
About the Instructor
Julie Ann Brown has been teaching Fashion Illustration and Design at The Sewing Room in Alameda since 2019.
Since earning her BFA in Fashion Design at Otis, she worked in Southern California for two decades designing swimwear for labels such as Girlstar, bebe, Lucky Brand, Betsey Johnson, ále by Alessandra Ambrosio, Soluna and Isabella Rose. Her designs have been featured in Vogue, GQ, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Sports Illustrated.
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About The Sewing Room
At THE SEWING ROOM we specialize in Apparel Sewing and Fashion. Our instructors have experience with garment fit, construction, design in both the fashion industry as well costuming. Our Fashion Studies Program is an accelerated Fashion program for Middle, High School & Adult Students. In this semester long program, students learn the fundamentals of Fashion Design while being taught & mentored by industry professionals.
Through this program, students build a strong foundation of fashion centered skills while building their portfolio(s) and preparing for deeper study.
Jennifer Serr Owner and Lead Instructor at The Sewing Room, had a career in the fashion industry for two decades before opening shop. Jennifer is also Owner and Lead Designer at Bonjour Teaspoon Patterns - A sewing pattern company specializing in "Classic Style for the Modern Girl & Her Doll". She is also AUTHOR of the Book Sewing Camp Power.
"I started teaching students and about fashion and sewing almost two decades ago. I knew what it was like to have a burning passion to create well fitting, beautiful clothing, and wanted to share my skills and expertise with like minded people. Because I started sewing and designing when I was 7 years old, I know that there are very few boundaries for what drives a person to pursue a calling. Sewing and Fashion are my favorite things and I'm excited to share this expertise and passion with those who consider it their passion as well!"
