Bolte, Mari. Fashion Drawing Studio.

Bolte, Mari.  Fashion Drawing Studio.     Capstone Publishers     2013  144p  ISBN 978-1-62370-005-8    elem/ms (Grades 4-10)  Paperback  E-BN  Nonfiction   

This book will please girls seeking to understand the differences among various fashion styles, from the colors of the clothing to the poses that make the fashion style believable. The fashion styles discussed include rock star, Hollywood, skater, Harajuku, all-American girl, and girly girl.  In a four-step process, initial human body line drawings morph into the final product, and this will help novices understand how body poses are created and how brushes, pens and other drawing materials can accentuate fashion drawings.  Artists will learn the specific concepts used to pull together a particular wardrobe and how to experiment with their own colors and patterns on their own finished products. This is a perfect book for aspiring illustrators (especially of graphic novels), fashion designers, and art students.  Buyers of this title should be aware that it is reprised in Capstone’s Fun Fashions You Can Sketch, which presents each chapter as a separate book.  The series books add a chapter about accessories for each fashion style. Excellent ideas and factual knowledge are presented that are necessary for fashion illustrators, book illustrators, and art students interested in the human body form.          

The book is strongly recommended for all library collections, whether for browsing or for information on fashion trends and the art of creating fashion. It is perfect for fashionistas or art students. 

Summary: For future fashion designers, art students, or those who wish to illustrate books, this book provides contemplative tips on the components of various fashion styles, coloring drawings, and making line drawings morph into a finished product.

Fashion drawing                                                   --Lois McNicol

Bolte, Mari. Girly Girl Style: Fun Fashions You Can Sketch.

Bolte, Mari.  Girly Girl Style: Fun Fashions You Can Sketch.      Capstone Publishers     2013  32p   ISBN 978-1-62065-035-6      series: Drawing Fun Fashions elem/ms (Grades 4-10)   Hardback    E-BN  Nonfiction 

This book will please girls seeking to understand what makes for feminine fashion, from the colors to the styles and accessories that proclaim femininity. Starting with line drawings that morph into the final product in a four-step process, novices will come to understand how body poses are created and how brushes, pens and other drawing materials can accentuate fashion drawings. Artists will learn the specific concepts used to pull together a feminine wardrobe and be able to experiment with using their own colors and patterns on their own finished product and contrast that with the clothing presented by the author.  This is a perfect book for aspiring illustrators, fashion designers and art students.  

Buyers of this title should be aware that it is a reprise of one chapter of Capstone’s Fashion Drawing Studio, which contains additional chapters on other fashion styles.  The other chapters in the larger book are the basis for the remaining titles in the Drawing Fun Fashions series.  Drawing Fun Fashions looks at six fashion styles.  It provides tips on drawing the human form wearing the fashions.  The core concepts of the elements needed to create a particular kind of fashion, and the use of brushes, markers, and crayon, are covered in these excellent books.  They are strongly recommended for all library collections, whether for browsing or for information on fashion trends and the art of creating fashion. They are perfect for fashionistas or art students.

Summary: For future fashion designers, art students, or those who wish to illustrate books, this book provides contemplative tips on the components of girly-girl fashion, tips on coloring drawings, and the way that line drawings morph into a finished product.

Fashion drawing                                                   --Lois McNicol