The Fashion Institute of South Florida

Fashion Illustration: Elevate your creative expression in this immersive course. Guided by industry professionals, participants will learn to sketch their imaginative styles, create elegant croquis and poses, and translate their ideas into stunning designs.

Students will be introduced to the business of fashion by understanding the legal composition of a corporation and how to prepare a business plan. They will be able to understand the structure of a fashion company, the job description of each position, and tasks and responsibilities.

This program covers courses on each of the fashion design disciplines, including Adobe Illustration for Fashion Design, 3D Design, Draping, Grading, Garment Construction, Pattern Making, How to Launch a Clothing Brand, Garment Production, Fashion Collection, Textiles, History of Fashion, Trends.

During this course, students will be introduced to sewing equipment, tools, threads, needles and sewing trims. They will learn all the basic techniques for hand sewing, machine sewing, stitches and seam finishes, and become familiar with a professional vocabulary for sewing terms and definitions.

Throughout the span of this course students will learn how to create a garment flat or sketch in Adobe Illustrator CC. A flat is a basic digital sketch that displays a garment as if it were laid “flat.”