Fashion Design - Art

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Winter Courses
Jan 3 - Jan 19

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Jan 24 - May 18

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AR 101
Fashion Art and Design
1.5 credits
In state $330.00 Out of state $991.50
Online: In state $352.50 Out of state $1,014.00

For Fashion Business Management and Textile Development and Marketing students. Studies basic proportions of the fashion figure, garment details and terminology, and principles of color.

AR 115
Introduction to CAD Software for Fashion Designers
2.0 credits
In state $440.00 Out of state $1,322.00

Acquire basic knowledge and hands-on experience with software applications typically used by designers in the fashion industry. Develop the computer skills needed to create original designs in various formats.

FF 111
Visual Design Concepts I
2.0 credits
In state $440.00 Out of state $1,322.00

This course teaches students to understand, analyze, and draw the female fashion figure, front, turned, and back views. Students learn how to communicate their design ideas in a fashion sketch through garment details, silhouettes, and color theory. Acquiring skills in design development sketching enables them to create simple design groups.

FF 114
Model Drawing I for Fashion Designers
1.0 credits
In state $220.00 Out of state $661.00

Students learn to draw fashion figure proportion, movement, silhouettes, and details from the fashion model in a variety of poses. Emphasis is placed on experimenting with various media and techniques to render the different characteristics of fabric.

FF 161
Fashion Art Studio
3.0 credits
In state $660.00 Out of state $1,983.00

Prerequisite: FF 111
Students learn to render various fabrics and design, using them in their fashion design projects. They develop original designs through research. Design journals, various presentation formats and design markets are explored. Module A covers designing and drawing fashion presentation groups. Module B covers drawing from live fashion models.

FF 245
Digital Design: Flats and Floats
1.5 credits
In state $330.00 Out of state $991.50

Prerequisite: FF 143 or FF 241 and FF 242
Students execute creative and complex fashion flats utilizing digital tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Excel. Working from actual samples, they learn industry standards to digitally illustrate flat measurements and develop detailed callouts with related information.