Martin DawberThe Complete Fashion Sketchbook: Creative Ideas and Exercises to Make the Most of Your Fashion Sketchbook

The book have exercises that challenge you in new ways to use your sketchbook as a designer. I would always just sketch designs in my sketchbook and wouldn't think to use it for the many ideas listed in the book. I also would never completely fill my sketchbook. I would recommend this book to any aspiring fashion designer who is kind of new at using their sketchbook and don't know where to start in it. After reading this book you will get over the fear of messing up the clean white pages in your sketchbook. I do warn that if you expect for there to be material that teaches you how to sketch designs that this is not the book. I would recommend Fashion Sketchbook by Bina Abling for that matter. Other than that, this book is a great buy.

Love this book!~ It takes a fresh and inventive approach to using the sketchbook as a design tool.Truly wish that this was used as a text for fashion design classes. Many of the current texts are stale and uninspiring. This book gets you thinking outside the mundane.Note that another reviewer said this won't teach you to illustrate -- disagree a bit on that -- one example is the "inkblot" exercise -- easily applied to illustration. Moreover, the author is a fashion illustrator so his sketchbook ideas are are informed by that discipline.Plan to do all of the exercises in this book to shake loose the cobwebs!

The spine was torn. And other parts were worn. But I could manage it. But as a gift it was obvious how used it was...

This is a must have for fashion design students. I can't recommend it strongly enough.

I love it. It has exercises and explanation. You won't regret. The most useful book that I have ever bought!!!!! It isn't book like bla-bla-bla...you must have a good Idea to create, it teaches you how make that idea first!!

It was nice and thank you..

Not really what I expected-/ less of as het book snd more of a fashion class. Would be better got young adults than my middle school daughter.

The best approch to fashion design principles and process.

This book literally changed my LIFE. If you are a fashion student this is the most AMAZING knowledgable book with all the information you ARE NOT getting for teachers. I ripped up all my sketchbooks to begin my end of year FMP project last minute after buying the book. I READ THIS OVER AND OVER, I'm already a distinction student but this has changed me completely. Im so lucky I read some good reviews and took the risk. This book has moved me, I do everything on my own. No more waiting for your next lesson, task-task of sketchbooks and some amazing designer references in the book.

Amazing Book!! I've been doing sketchbook work for 4 years of my studies yet this book contains ideas I never thought of and has really helped. With inspiring text and pictures. Would recomend it to anyone that is studying fashion it is an essential!!

Yep this is good especially if you are studying fashion I would recommend this book it's very nice and gives you lots of ideas. Would recommend it.

Changed my life...literally

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