Drawing Tools and Materials to Design Watercolor Fashion Illustrations

I am exciting to share with you a selection of drawing tools and materials from a wide variety available.

Among all of them the most basic and reliable for fashion design drawing is watercolor. Normally all you need is paper, pencils, and watercolors, but you can optimize the result of your work by combining your favorite tools and materials to ensure quick and consistent quality. The result is what matters, rather than the traditional rules for drawing tools and materials.

Fashion Illustration by Marianne Goldin

Be inspired from the various drawing materials below. After you test them, I recommend you to use the ones you like the most.

FOR LINE DRAWING


  • Pencils (The degree of hardness is printed on each pencil. (2B, 3B etc) F and HB medium, EX is extremely soft )
  • Mechanical Pencils have more elaborate casings that support mobile pieces of pigment core, which can be extended or retracted through the casing tip as needed.
  • Blending Stump  Blending Stumps are made of paper formed to a firm stick with points at both ends. The ends are used to blend areas of pencil, charcoal or pastel drawings and when they become too soiled or worn down, they can be reshaped by sanding.
  • Drawing Pens ( Bold/Medium/Fine )
  • Pen Brush are a little like ink painting, a little like pen and ink drawing, and a quick and easy way to write in Japanese or Chinese if you know how. Great for all types of surfaces including canvas, fabric, wood and ceramic.
FOR COLOR CREATION


  • Paint dish
  • Pallet - The watercolor palette, also useful for acrylics and other water based media, is typically a rectangular or round dish with wells or indentations for mixing paint.
  • Brush water
  • Water dispenser
  • Wiping cloth

FOR CLEAN AND CORRECT WORK


  • Rules and templates
  • Snap-off blade knife
  • Erasers( Normal /Kneadable )
  • Paper Tape
  • Desk Brush
  • Spray Fixative

FOR RECORDING SKETCHING


Artists select fine watercolor papers by finish and by weight. Manufacturers generally sell three or more finishes, usually labeled Rough, Cold Press, and Hot Press.
For transparent watercolors, most artists prefer a Rough or Cold Press finish. A smoother finish, such as Hot Press, is desirable for opaque watercolors, and for printmaking and drawing.

  • Sketch Pad
  • Drawing Pad
  • Kent Paper Pad
  • Maker Pad
  • Copy Paper
  • Tracing Paper ( Roll ) 

FOR GREATER SUBSTANCE:


  • Brushes ( Thick Medium/Fine )

Watercolor brushes typically have long, absorbent hairs, and the best are of natural fiber. By tradition, a watercolor brush has a short handle, since the artist executes fine detail and works close to the paper or medium.
High-end watercolor brushes, such as Kolinsky sable pointed rounds, are prized for their ability to keep a fine point, useful for detail work. Desired qualities include resiliency and snap.
The cost and scarcity of high-quality natural fibers has fostered the development of good synthetic alternatives. Synthetic watercolor brushes can be used with other media.

FOR COLORING

  • Color Pencils - Soft water soluble pencils. You can use dry or use a brush to wash over to achieve a watercolour effects )
  • Markers -  Markers contain a reservoir of soluble ink that is wicked onto a drawing or writing surface through a felt or nylon tip. With the exception of archival markers, most markers are not lightfast, even if they are classified as permanent.
  • Pastels -There are two types - oil pastels and chalk types ) Quality of the pastels is very important

FOR COLORING WITH BRUSH


  • Gouache - Is an opaque watercolor paint. Whereas transparent watercolors allow you to see the “white” of the paper below the paint, gouache can be applied in solid colors. This allows an artist to paint in layers from dark to light. Gouache dries to a matte finish, which makes it easy to scan or reproduce electronically, since there is no glossy shine.
  • Acrylic - Can be diluted with water, but become waterproof when dry. Can be used with a variety of techniques.
  • Solid Watercolors - are more vibrant than solid watercolors, but more not versatile. 
  • Watercolors - contain dyes as well as pigments, suspended in an aqueous medium. They are especially brilliant and transparent. Because they are moist and fluid, they are suited to thin washes and airbrush application as well as conventional brushwork. Many of the more brilliant colors are fugitive, so liquid watercolors are used most often for illustrations that will be scanned for reproduction.

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