Fashion Design on Computers provides a series of practical skill-development discussions using the computer as a design tool.

Written in a style that is easy to follow, it is “down to earth” and designed to be accessible so everyone can understand the process. It teaches the basic concepts of CAD and then lets the student apply them.

Contents

Skill Level: Elementary

1. The Design World
2. What Equipment and Programs Should This “Brain Center” Use?
3. Computer Lingo
4. The Basics: Introduction to the Terms, Tools, and Steps of Working with the Computer
5. Special Tools and Skills and Program Applications for Lines, Drawings, and Images
6. Fundamentals of Drawing and Designing on Computers: Visions Become Realities

Skill Level: Intermediate

7. Working with Free-Hand and Line Drawing, Using Pens, Brushes, Filters, and More
8. Designing a Line: The Elements for Creating a Successful Line
9. Re-“Sourcing” the Net: Locating the Right Fabrics, Findings, and More
10. Color and Computers: Is What You See What You Get?

Skill Level: Advanced

11. Advanced Fashion Design Rendering Fabrics, Flats, and Prints
12. Design, Render, and Simulate Knits on the Computer
13. Creating, Rendering, and Simulating Woven Fabric on Computer Using Commercial or Industrial-Based Software
14. Marketing the Line

Index

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