Watercolor Fashion Illustration: Silhouette, Color and Flow
A course by Jessica Durrant , Fashion and Beauty Illustrator
Bring fashion illustrations to life by experimenting with watercolor. Learn the best artistic techniques to create truly original fashion drawings.
Bring fashion illustrations to life by experimenting with watercolor. Learn the best artistic techniques to create truly original fashion drawings.
Immerse yourself in the elegant world of watercolor fashion illustration with Jessica Durrant, a prominent figure in the fashion and beauty illustration industry. Distinguished by her emotionally-charged portraits, Jessica's work amalgamates traditional fashion illustration with a bold, contemporary twist. Her unique style, influenced by Japanese art, Scandinavian design, and vintage aesthetics, seamlessly fuses the classic charm of line work and elegance with the vibrancy of watercolor. Having worked with acclaimed clients such as Lancôme, Sephora, Lavazza, and Spanx, and earning features in prestigious publications like Vogue, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, Jessica brings a wealth of experience and artistic insight to this course.
In this online course, Jessica introduces you to the magic of watercolor in fashion illustration, focusing on the wet-on-wet technique. The course culminates in a final project, where you'll unleash your creativity to produce two stunning illustrations based on your dream fashion designs.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 20 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (45)
- 2,446 students
- 15 lessons (3h 10m)
- 20 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create 5 or 6 illustrations based on your own dream fashion designs.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in the world of fashion illustration, and wants to manifest their ideas in watercolor.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary. Just a few art supplies and a passion for fashion!
In terms of materials, you need brushes, paints, and paper. Jessica covers in detail the materials you need in unit 2.
Reviews
A course by Jessica Durrant
Jessica Durrant is a fashion & beauty illustrator with over a decade of experience. She grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work is inspired by her travels around the globe, music, film, fashion, architecture, vintage illustration, Scandinavian design and her life itself.
Her clients include The Washington Post, The Gates Foundation, Simon Malls, Target, Sephora, Dior, IKEA, Starbucks, Vogue Japan, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ralph Lauren, Talbot’s, Brandon Maxwell, Spanx, Diptyque, Chantecaille, Jimmy Choo, Ebay, Nature Made, Lancôme Paris, Burts Bees, Elizabeth Arden, L'Oreal Paris Kérastase, Avène, NYX Cosmetics, Lavazza, Bayer, and QVC. Harper's Bazaar named her a fashion illustrator to follow on Instagram. Durrant has also collaborated with CHANEL, Oscar de la Renta, and Elie Saab. Her work has appeared in Season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Emily in Paris. Her work was featured in British VOGUE June & July 2019.
Jessica completed three fully illustrated books for L'Oréal Paris Kérastase. As well as illustrated the book Why French Women Wear Vintage. And most recently the newly published Random House Clarkson Potter book The Silhouette Solution with over 50 fashion illustrations.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
The Art of Watercolor
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My Essential Painting and Drawing Supplies
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Playing with Watercolor
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Gestural Illustrations in Watercolor and Inks 1
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Gestural Illustrations in Watercolor and Inks 2
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U3
Finding Your Artistic Style, Creating a Mood Board, and Starting the Illustration
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Honing your Style & Pulling Inspiration 1
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Honing your Style & Pulling Inspiration 2
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Abstracting and Simplifying Silhouettes
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Creating a Dynamic Fashion Illustration with Watercolor, Depth, and Contrast 1
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Creating a Dynamic Fashion Illustration with Watercolor, Depth, and Contrast 2
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Imitating Sheer Fabric and Floral Applications 1
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Imitating Sheer Fabric and Floral Applications 2
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U4
Editing and Sharing Your Artwork
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Scanning and Editing Your Artwork for a Slick and Professional Look
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The Magic of Editing and Reconfiguring Your Art for Endless Creativity
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FP
Final project
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Watercolor Fashion Illustration: Silhouette, Color and Flow
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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gabivitorino
Curso excelente! Ao mesmo tempo que tras tecnica, tras liberdade. O que nos permite colocar parte de quem somos no trabalho, criando assim nossa identidade na arte.
nlcorteso
excelente curso
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vagacosmos
Un buen curso y buena experiencia. He podido conseguir algunos tips interesantes.
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blvc.art
Great course and teacher!
nata_6
PlusThank you, I really enjoyed the course!