Drawing Fashion
Figures + Faces
How to Draw Beautiful + Proportionate Fashion Figures Step-by-Step
You crave putting your fashion ideas onto paper and make them a reality –
whether you want to create clothing or gorgeous fashion illustrations.
BUT you don’t know how to draw pretty fashion figures in different poses. And all your croquis either A) have the same pose, B) look kinda weird, or C) are inexistent.
I get you…
It’s so FRUSTRATING to have so many ideas and feel incapable of communicating them.
Maybe you feel like this? Frustrated, and…
- untalented and insecure every time you want to draw a figure or a face
- afraid you’ll never be able to create beautiful fashion sketches / designs / illustrations
- overwhelmed because you keep comparing your drawings to everyone else’s
- confused about the steps and advice you find in books, videos, or blogs
- unconfident about your drawing skills, so you put off creating new stuff
But, you don’t have to feel this way!
You are capable of developing the skills you need to bring your fashion ideas to life!
All you need is a step-by-step method that makes it easy for you to learn + grow those skills.
A method with tools…
- … that guide you step-by-step through the process of drawing a fashion croquis from scratch.
- … that break down the intimidating process of drawing figures into simple and achievable tiny steps.
- … that help you build your memory + visual + hand muscles so you’re ready to create your own freehand fashion figures.
This is what Drawing Fashion Figures + Faces is all about!
Whether you want to create fashion figures for your fashion designs or illustrations because you want to…
- apply to a fashion program
- get an internship
- show your work with no shame
- create your portfolio
- be one step closer to launching your dream business / career
- communicate your designs properly, so manufacturers can produce them, and people can buy them
- or simply do what you love + feel called to
By learning and following the method I teach you in this course…
You’ll be able to draw beautiful + proportionate fashion figures in any kind of pose. Creating pretty faces will be easy peasy for you. And you’ll be confident in your drawings + skills, even if you’ve never drawn before.
I created this course because I needed it when I was learning all things fashion
I’m a self-taught fashion designer + fashion illustrator, and I’ve worked in the fashion industry for over 10 years – I started working before graduating from industrial design in college. But, learning fashion drawing by myself was tough. There weren’t many resources at my disposal, and the books I could get left me more confused than when I started.
That’s why I started teaching fashion illustration + fashion design!
I know how lonely + frustrating + overwhelming it can be to be learning fashion by yourself and have the dream of becoming a fashion designer or illustrator and don’t know what to do next. And, I’ve been teaching for over 5 years, I’ve been lucky to meet wonderful people and teach in person in London + Milan + Dubai + Mexico, and I have hundreds of online students from all over the world. So, every single course that I create sums up everything that I’ve learned by experience + through my students, and I worked to make this course a resource I wish I had when I started learning fashion.
“WOW! Everything is put together so nicely, and the information is presented in such a great way to facilitate learning. I feel that I have learned so much already!
I’ve researched guides for fashion drawing online before, and this is the best one I have seen so far!! This is AWESOME!! I find this to be one of the most useful tools!”
– MEGAN PIZZITOLA
Here’s what you’ll get…
This course includes EVERYTHING you need to learn + create your gorgeous and proportionate fashion figures. It includes a total of 21 lessons, more than 18 videos, a 542 pages workbook, and more than 10 cheat-sheets and practice sheets ❤
And you have the option to get personalized feedback + an action plan from me!
WORKBOOK Step-by-step lessons in the Student’s platform and in the 542 pages Workbook. Plus more than 10 printable + super useful Cheat-Sheets and Practice Sheets.
VIDEOS More than 18 videos with step-by-step guidance to complement your learning. It’s time to gather all your materials, dive in, and start learning.
BONUSES Learn how to draw different kinds of faces + how to draw your fashion figures freehand with the 8 Bonus Lessons on the Workbook and Videos.
Overcome frustration, and start creating beautiful, proportionate, and stylish fashion figures in different poses.
“I adore Karen’s courses! After practicing with illustrations, now I’m able to do sketches, and I’m not using cheat-sheets anymore 😉 I’m so excited about being able to draw something nice, especially when I’ve never done this before!!”
– ALEXANDRA FOMENKO
Here’s the journey we’ll embark on together…
The course content is broken down into four main sections, designed to TRANSITION YOU EASILY from your zero knowledge + zero skills to drawing foundation to drawing freehand.
MODULE 1: FACES
Drawing Faces to use them on your Fashion Figures
In this module, you’ll find the first 5 Bonus Lessons of this course. You’ll learn how to create them in big format, but the cheat-sheets include several sizes so that you pick the one you prefer. Lessons include:
- Front Face
- Profile Face
- 3/4 Face
- Uplifted Face
- Looking Down Face
You’ll learn how to draw eyes, noses, mouths, ears, and eyebrows for each view. And you’ll be encouraged to experiment with different sizes and shapes for them.
MODULE 2: EXTREMITIES
Drawing Extremities to use them on your Fashion Figures
In this module, you’ll learn how to create arms, hands, legs, and feet. You’ll use the practice-sheets from this course, and once you feel ready, you can use the same method to create the extremities of your fashion figures. Lessons include:
- Arms
- Hands
- Legs
- Feet
You’ll draw the extremities in different views, and with different proportions and sizes.
MODULE 3: FIGURES
Drawing Fashion Figures Step-by-Step
Yay, finally time to put it all together! You’ll learn how to create figures in different poses and views, and also how to manipulate the figure so it has the posture of your choice. This time, you’ll use the cheat-sheets because you’ll be building your memory + visual + hand muscles. Lessons include:
- Basic Figure (this is the figure standing still).
- Action Figure (here it all starts getting fun, this is the figure in a dynamic pose).
- Manipulating the Figure
- Walking Figure
- What is the Supporting Leg, and how it works
- 3/4 Front Figure
- Side Figure
- 3/4 Back Figure
- Back
MODULE 4: FREEHAND
Drawing Freehand Fashion Figures
Now that you’ve practiced and built some memory + visual + hand muscle (or once you do it), it’s time to use exactly the same method, but now without the cheat-sheets. Yes, you’ll draw freehand fashion figures! Lessons include:
- Basic Figure
- Action Figure
- Front Face
The whole course is set up for you to get to this point with confidence and enough practice, so it is as easy for you to draw freehand figures as it is to draw with the cheat-sheets.
“Your explanations, as well as your videos, have truly empowered me to be less fearful and draw everyday thanks to the easy process. The first glimpse at your lessons has melted self-limiting beliefs away.” – ALEXANDRA HALDE
This is the how the workbook and course look on the inside: the index, the lessons you’ll have, and how the lessons look 😉
“I have LOVED all of Karen’s content, videos, everything has been super helpful in my journey. I have learned SO MUCH from Karen and her courses in so little time!” – KELLSI BRAF
Enroll Now!
With Gumroad, you can use your debit or credit card, or you can pay directly with Paypal. If you have any doubts or questions send me an email to karenavila@fashionstepbystep.com. Before you pay, read the Terms + Conditions. Also, in this page, you can find the FAQs.
You have 2 options to enroll on
Drawing Fashion Figures + Faces
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ONLY COURSE
COURSE + ASSESSMENT
$49
The exact process I streamlined and follow to draw each fashion figure and face.
Access to the Fashion School site with 18 Videos to support your learning.
The easiest and simplest process to draw fashion figures and faces. Printable PDF Workbook, with 21 lessons total, and 542 pages.
With course content in written form for easy reference.
All Cheat-Sheets, and all their magic ready to help you.
All Practice-Sheets.
Learn EVERYTHING you need to draw beautiful fashion figures with a 3-phases method.
Ptsss: Use the step-by-steps from the lessons to create any posture you want – yes even those beautiful and inspiring poses that you find on magazines!
BONUS: 5 Lessons on how to draw faces
BONUS: 3 Lessons on how to draw freehand figures
BONUS: Practice-sheets for every lesson
$199
You get the course + personalized feedback on your work:
1. You’ll send me your latest work before working through the course and after, so I can send you my feedback + advice based on your personal situation and fashion drawing goals. 2. We’ll meet for one hour on Skype to tackle all your fashion drawing questions + struggles. 3. And, we’ll create an action plan for you to work during the next 3 months, also based on your personal situation and goals.
Plus…
The exact process I streamlined and follow to draw each fashion figure and face. Access to the Fashion School site with 18 Videos to support your learning. The easiest and simplest process to draw fashion figures and faces. Printable PDF Workbook, with 21 lessons total, and 542 pages. With course content in written form for easy reference. All Cheat-Sheets, and all their magic ready to help you. All Practice-Sheets.
Learn EVERYTHING you need to draw beautiful fashion figures, and get PERSONALIZED ADVICE + an action plan.
BONUS: 5 Lessons on how to draw faces
BONUS: 3 Lessons on how to draw freehand figures
BONUS: Practice-sheets for every lesson
This happens when you buy now…
The process is quite simple:
You can pay with Paypal or Credit Card via Gumroad – just click on any of the buttons in this page, a Gumroad box will pop up, then click ‘I want this’, when you click ‘Pay’ you’ll have the option to pay with Paypal,Credit Card, or Debit Card.
Then, you’ll receive an email with instructions to create your username and password, so you can access the Fashion School Site and all the materials.
Who am I? Why should you learn from me?
Hi, I’m Karen!
For years, I’ve seen people struggling with fashion drawing. Actually, I struggled a lot when I started learning. When I began learning fashion drawing it seemed like nothing could help me to improve my skills. I was overwhelmed + frustrated, but I wasn’t willing to give up. And since no method was helping me, I decided to take a chance and create my own methodology and my own tools.
I summed up what I had learned + the frustrations I had felt, and I created the method and tools that I needed, which allowed me to create fashion figures with the proportions that were right for me, and it worked – my method and tools worked not only for me but for other people too!
And the improved version of that method and those tools is what I teach and share in this course.
When I taught myself fashion design and illustration, I didn’t like to buy an expensive book to find out wishy-washy explanations, much less to enroll into a workshop or course and be more confused than when I started. So, in every single one of my courses, I push myself to literally tell you exactly what to do – with extremely detailed instructions.
You don’t have to read all the books about fashion drawing, and feel clueless anyway. You don’t have to attend any other course, and keep avoiding the pencil and paper. And you definitely don’t need to spend any other day feeling hopeless about your fashion drawing skills.
I want you to feel confident and be prepared. And, learning how to draw fashion figures is the first step towards your dream of becoming a fashion designer + illustrator.
Do you Have Questions?
Drawing for the sake of drawing is not helping your fashion figures look pretty + proportionate. If you’re starting out, you need a process + structure. This course gives you a step-by-step and easy method + framework that you can use over and over again. And with repetition, you’re building your memory + visual + hand muscles, which results in a tangible improvement of your drawing skills.
It’s okay if you’ve never grabbed a pencil to draw anything. You don’t need any drawing skills of any kind to get started!
This course has been outlined and created to help you whether you have zero, little, or some drawing skills. If what you want is to create beautiful + proportionate fashion figures with ease, in this course you’ll have step-by-step instructions + guidance + hand-in-hand support.
One of the most frustrating things about teaching myself fashion drawing (and all things fashion) was that I was never sure if my work was alright. There were times when I needed feedback or advice, but I had to figure things out by myself because I didn’t have anyone to guide me.
But, that doesn’t have to be true for yourself.
I LOVE to interact with my students and let them know my thoughts about their work + how they can improve it.
So if you enroll in the ‘only course’ option, you can share your work on our new community. I hop on there every week to see what everyone’s up to, and we have monthly live calls to answer questions + give some feedback.
And, if you enroll in the ‘course + assessment’ option, we’ll take the feedback to the next level: more personal + throughout. In this option, we’ll work like this:
- You’ll send me your latest work before working through the course and after, so I can send you my feedback + advice based on your personal situation and fashion drawing goals.
- We’ll meet for one hour on Skype to tackle all your fashion drawing questions + struggles.
- And, we’ll create an action plan for you to work during the next 3 months, also based on your personal situation and goals.
Once payment is processed, you’ll receive an email from me with the instructions to create your username + password so you can access the Fashion School Site. When you enroll, you’ll be able to login to access all the course material. Inside you will find your course supply list, the workbook, and all what you need. You will also find each lesson walks you through creating your fashion figures.
There’s also a space below each lesson where you can post questions that arise as you’re learning. This set-up allows you the freedom and space to work through the lessons at your own pace. If you’re like me, sometimes you need to see something more than once before it sticks. If you see something you want to view again, simply hit rewind and watch it again! If you’re busy with life, at home, or have a full-time job, this framework allows you the freedom to work at the best time for you, without worrying about having to clear time in your schedule.
I outlined the course so you take one lesson per day, during 21 days. This makes it easy for you to practice + assimilate the lessons, and it’s also a great plan if your schedule is a bit tight.
But it’s completely up to you, so you can go as fast or as slow as you want. In my experience, people process the material at very different speeds, some might want to fly through the content in one week, while others are much more deliberate with their practice.
There won’t be “locked” content so you get access to everything right off the bat!
Making progress in any kind of goal you have means you’re showing up + doing the work. So, the only way you can make sure you really make progress and grow your skills through this course is by showing up + watching the lessons + putting them into practice + doing it all over again.
There’s no magic pill to improving your skills, but it really is that simple: you do the work = you get better at it.
As I mentioned before, it depends on how much time you devote to practice and draw. But most of my students see a considerable (and big!) improvement after the first couple of lessons.
Actually, one of them, a businesswoman who had never drawn anything in her life, felt that her first attempts seemed like drawings an eight-year-old made. But, after a couple of days of using + practicing the method I teach in this course, she found herself surprised at how much improvement she was able to make. And after another couple of days, she was creating complicated fashion figures.
So, this course + its method are here to help you grow your skills faster and easier, and as you use it + practice it you’ll see your abilities get better and better.
I summed up everything I’ve learned so far about drawing fashion figures + faces, plus all the frustrations I had felt when I was a beginner. I created this method and the tools that allowed me and people struggling with drawing fashion croquis to create them easily and proportionately. This method and these tools worked not only for me but for other people too! And I’ve worked with my students, for over 5 years, to refine this course + this method so it is as easy as possible for you.
My setup allows you the freedom and space to work through the lessons at your own pace. You may need to see + practice something more than once before it sticks (like me!). If you see something you want to view again, simply hit rewind and watch it again! And if you want to practice a pose, simply print another cheat-sheet and create the pose!
If you’re busy with life, at home, or have a full-time job, my framework allows you the freedom to work at the best time for you, without worrying about having to clear time in your schedule. You’ll get access to everything and forever. You can login 24/7/365 and watch or rewatch any of the lessons, and print or reprint the workbook + cheat-sheets.
I’ve broken down everything into manageable steps so you don’t have to worry about sifting through an hour-long training to go over one detail. Your bonuses are printable! You can print these off and have them on hand as you go through the material for super easy learning.
The whole course + workbook + cheat-sheets are more affordable than some of the books you can find on fashion drawing – some start at $115, and don’t have videos, printables, nor access to your teacher.
Besides, you’ll have access to your instructor (that’s me!) and your amazing classmates. And if you enroll in the option ‘course + assessment’, you’ll be able to ask me all your questions, get personalized feedback, and have an action plan you can follow after this course.
You won’t need a lot of materials, you only need:
- Paper. Bond paper is perfect
- Pencil. I like to use 2H and HB
- Eraser
- Ruler (this is optional)
- Circles + Ovals templates (these are optional too)
- Printer. Well, you don’t have to buy the printer itself :P, but you’ll need to print the cheat-sheets and practice-sheets from your workbook
I truly believe in this course 100%, it was born from a true need and a real struggle, it helped me when I was a beginner, and it has helped hundreds of my students in real life and online. Due to the nature of the materials, I’m not able to give refunds (sorry!). However, you can tell me via email or through the community if you need me to give you a kick in the pants to actually use the course and get learning. And of course, I’ll help you get unstuck and I’ll respond all your questions.
You can do this! I believe in you!
LIFETIME ACCESS, yay! After enrolling you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own. Besides, you get ALL FUTURE UPDATES 😊
Have more questions?
Send them directly to my email! – karenavila@fashionstepbystep.com
I’ll be HAPPY to get back to you!