07-01-2013, 04:37 PM
Visual Library Building 9: (Traditional) Japanese Fashion
Following on from the Japanese trend, I'm thinking we can do some traditional Japanese clothing, the reason why traditional is in brackets is because if you want to do modern Japanese fashion, go for it. Totally up to you, I know some of the modern stuff is crazy and one day I will probably make it a topic, but with the list of available topics it may be a while.
So if you want to do modern stuff do that, otherwise traditional is going to be the focus. So long as you are drawing, I'm not complaining :)
Also, if anyone wanted to start making suggestions as to what else to do, I will add them to my list and they will be subject to the very rigorous test of picking what ever I feel like Monday morning to do for the week :)
![[Image: traditional-clothing.jpg]](http://www.buzzle.com/images/people/japanese-culture/traditional-clothing.jpg)
![[Image: dzn_MON-Factory-House-by-EASTERN-Design-Office-18.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wmEjJKtJYHs/SwHATVUVULI/AAAAAAAABpE/nOcbunv4NLA/s1600/dzn_MON-Factory-House-by-EASTERN-Design-Office-18.jpg)
![[Image: furisode3.jpg]](http://fashion.3yen.com/wp-content/images/furisode3.jpg)
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And the boring stuff I will include with every post so that new comers don't have to go searching:
- Each week I will come up with a topic, it can be anything from boots to machinery.
- Find some images to study, but don't just copy them, maybe do some technical drawings, take written notes (I'm not asking you to write an essay, just things worth noting), some specific detail and generally just get a better idea about a topic.
- I think I'm going to put a new one up each Monday (NB: My time, Sunday for the western world.)
- It's not a competition, its really just about sharing knowledge, one person may pick up an interesting detail or a keen observation than another person may have missed. Just building the number of visual cues that can be extrapolated to design something interesting and new when necessary.
- One last thing, the drawings do NOT have to be pretty finished renderings. A quick sketch of a building façade with details marked and notes will have just as much use as a beautifully rendered copy of a photograph. The point is the content and thought behind it, not how well you can render.
Following on from the Japanese trend, I'm thinking we can do some traditional Japanese clothing, the reason why traditional is in brackets is because if you want to do modern Japanese fashion, go for it. Totally up to you, I know some of the modern stuff is crazy and one day I will probably make it a topic, but with the list of available topics it may be a while.
So if you want to do modern stuff do that, otherwise traditional is going to be the focus. So long as you are drawing, I'm not complaining :)
Also, if anyone wanted to start making suggestions as to what else to do, I will add them to my list and they will be subject to the very rigorous test of picking what ever I feel like Monday morning to do for the week :)
And the boring stuff I will include with every post so that new comers don't have to go searching:
- Each week I will come up with a topic, it can be anything from boots to machinery.
- Find some images to study, but don't just copy them, maybe do some technical drawings, take written notes (I'm not asking you to write an essay, just things worth noting), some specific detail and generally just get a better idea about a topic.
- I think I'm going to put a new one up each Monday (NB: My time, Sunday for the western world.)
- It's not a competition, its really just about sharing knowledge, one person may pick up an interesting detail or a keen observation than another person may have missed. Just building the number of visual cues that can be extrapolated to design something interesting and new when necessary.
- One last thing, the drawings do NOT have to be pretty finished renderings. A quick sketch of a building façade with details marked and notes will have just as much use as a beautifully rendered copy of a photograph. The point is the content and thought behind it, not how well you can render.