However, if some people can't express their design ideas well through painting even after systematic study and training in school, it will bring great difficulties to their creation.
2. Mastery of style, color and fabric: Style, color and fabric of clothing are the three basic elements of clothing design. The style of clothing is the external contour modeling and component detail modeling of clothing, and it is the basis of design change.
The external contour modeling consists of the length and latitude of the garment, including waist line, skirt length, shoulder width, hem looseness and other elements. The most common contour shapes are "A", "X", T, H, O and so on.
The external contour modeling of clothing forms the lines of clothing, which directly determines the popularity of styles. The modeling of parts details refers to the design of collars, sleeves, pockets, cutting structures and even pleats, zippers and buttons.
3. Rich imagination: Imagination is the wings of fashion designers. No matter how good the skills of designers are, they can only be called craftsmen or tailors, not real design cities.
The essence of design is creation, and participation itself contains innovation and unique significance. Flowers, birds and trees in nature, decorative objects around us/rich national and folk themes, music, dance, poetry, literature and even modern lifestyle can give us good inspiration and design inspiration.
For thousands of years, in the long history of clothing, it is precisely because of the rich imagination and original spirit of our predecessors that we have left us rich and precious wealth.
4. Understanding of fashion design theory and history: The primary stage of fashion design is to master some basic techniques and skills, and more importantly, a successful fashion designer should have a design mind and keen creative thinking. It is not enough to master the basic skills and draw beautiful renderings.
At present, clothing design majors in art colleges have set up clothing theory courses. Through these courses, students can learn about Chinese and foreign art history, design history, costume history and costume aesthetics, at the same time, they can broaden their horizons, broaden their design ideas and stimulate their design inspiration.