Costume Drawing Fundamentals
Costume Drawing Fundamentals (SPRING 2024)
Instructor: Kirk Shinmoto
COST: $680
Course length: 10 Weeks
-Mondays 7:30pm - 10:30pm PST. February 12th - April 15th
**For cancellations, the deadline for a full refund is 5 days before class starts. After this there will only be a 50% refund. No refunds will be given once class beings. Please be aware that by signing up you are reserving a spot in the class that cannot be taken by someone else.**
Course Description: This class will introduce students to the basics of drawing costume and drapery. Heavy emphasis will be placed on understanding not just the structure, but also the mechanics of folds. We will start studying the basic gesture and forms of the nude figure as a basis for building the clothing around it. This class will give students a better sense of how to design and simplify drapery when drawing from life, reference, or imagination.
Course Level: Recommended for beginning-intermediate Students. Figure/life drawing experience is recommended but not required
Class Format: This course will run for 10 weeks and will be taught through a combination of pre-recorded lectures and live critiques through Discord. Each week students will be given access to class lectures and we will then have a live, group critique session the following week to go over homework. We will also have a short live meeting the first week to go over class materials and to answer any additional questions students may have. All lectures and critique recordings will be made available for students to download and review. Class will be limited to 10 students.
Homework: There will be homework assigned every week based on the lecture material.
Materials: This class will be taught through a mixture of digital and traditional lectures and demos. we will discuss techniques for both mediums. Students are welcome to use whichever medium they prefer.
Costume Drawing Fundamentals
Week 1 - Gesture and Basic forms
Basics of gesture and form working with the nude figure.
Week 2 - Basic Construction /landmarks
Basic figure construction using landmarks. Nude figure.
Week 3 - Clothing Construction
Developing a basic breakdown for garments using seams.
Week 4 - Introduction to mechanics of folds
General movement of fabric and understanding points of tension.
Week 5 - The Seven basic folds
Identifying and constructing basic folds.
Week 6 - Basic folds continued
Continuing construction of basic folds.
Week 7 - Shoes
Construction of Shoes
Week 8 - Complicated garments
Understanding how to design and simplify complicated garments.
Week 9 - Lighting and Composition
Design strategies for rendering clothing.
Week 10 - Details and Accessories
Final Critique with a bonus lecture on strategies for drawing props, details, and accessories
