The Connie Lim Method: Beginners Course
A comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to enter the realm of fashion drawing with a
step-by-step approach to master every aspect of fashion illustration!
Confused on how and where to start and what to learn first?
Do you want the confidence to just be able to draw on the spot and be able to communicate your ideas with ease?
Need a springboard to find your own fashion drawing style?
Let me give you the tools you need to unlock your creativity without frustration with my easy to follow online course!
Music: Mornings Musician: Jeff Kaale
Next ‘live’ online
course: 10 weeks
DATES: 09 July - 10 September 2024
Every Tuesday 7-8:30pm (London Time) Feedback session.
Join me weekly for feedback and guidance on your work during this live course! The live course runs for 10 weeks but you still access to the online course for 6 months from the start of the course.
Private Facebook Group for communication and uploading homework for feedback and downloadable PDF worksheets for homework every week.
If you can't make it to a session, don't worry - all feedback is recorded and uploaded for viewing at any time.
COURSE CONTENT
Week 1 / 09 July 2024 Induction/Briefing
Mastering the Tools (How to start a drawing)
How to draw the front face and look at proportions of the face.
Week 2 / 16 July 2024 Briefing of the the fashion face.
Tackling the face in various angles
Including the 3/4 angle, profile, and the tilted upward face.
Homework Check
Week 3 / 23 July 2024 Briefing of the elements of the fashion face.
How to draw the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.
Homework Check.
Week 4 / 30 July 2024 Briefing of how to draw the hands.
Structure break down of the anatomy
How to stylise the hands adding the fashion element
Live practice. + Homework Check
Week 5 / 06 August 2024 Briefing of how to draw the feet.
Structure break down of the anatomy
Tackling the front view, side view and 3/4 view
How to draw shoes. + Homework Check
Week 6 / 13 August 2024 Briefing of the fashion figure.
Proportions of the figure and looking at diverse bodies.
What is your type of character?
Breakdown of each part including how to draw arms + legs.
Homework Check
Week 7 / 20 August 2024 Briefing of how to draw poses from different angles and perspectives.
Learning about the dynamics between to upper torso and lower torso to create different poses.
Tackling foreshortening poses.
Homework Check
Week 8 / 27 August 2024 Briefing of the clothes and garments.
Texture breakdown
Fabric renderings.
How to draw drapes and make the garments look more alive!
Homework Check
Week 9 / 09 September 2024 Briefing of putting it together.
Practicing for the final illustration!
Homework Check.
Week 10 / 10 September 2024 Final illustration check and catch up. Tying loose ends.
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But why choose me?
I have been both an illustration and fashion design student. I intimately understand the trials and tribulations of both pathways. It's not easy and the self doubt, frustrations and fears can get in the way.. but trust in the process and just allow yourself to learn. You will improve!
Who am I?
I'm an active fashion illustrator in the industry working with brands such as Louboutin, Fashionary, L'oreal, Saks 5th Ave, ShowStudio, Alexander Mcqueen, Alberta Ferretti, Studio Canal and more.
I am currently represented by Acid Gallery in France selling original pieces and represented by Lipstick for live events.
I am a fashion educator teaching at many different universities across the UK at Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, Conde Nast, Kingston University to name a few.
I've been published in Taschen's The Illustrator: 100 best from around the world.
Testimonials
"A great way to sharpen your skills and have another perspective on how to approach fashion illustration." Watch the full testimonial here!
Miranda P.
"I felt like the course really pushed me to try new things that I was intimidated by before." Watch the full testimonial here!
Alex G.
It was very inviting and warm, a good environment to learn." Watch the full testimonial here!
Michelle Y.
“This course shows you near perfect depth of field while also incorporating your own style and unique hand.” Watch the full testimonial here!
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OTHER COURSES / MASTERCLASSES
BUNDLE MASTERCLASSES: FASHION FACE SERIES
A series of recorded masterclasses focusing on the fashion face. Addressing the front face, 3/4 angle, the tilted upward face and the profile. These are step by step online classes from sketch to the final illustration using anatomy as a base for a solid foundation.
DOMESTIKA COURSE
Learn how to combine traditional drawing and collage techniques to create a dynamic fashion illustration
Fashion illustration is an exciting up-and-coming genre of illustration. There is an explosion of creativity in the industry and many illustrators take inspiration from fashion runways and editorials to create striking visual expressions through drawing and painting.
In this course, fashion illustrator Connie Lim teaches you how to combine traditional drawing techniques with a more experimental approach using mixed media to create exciting fashion illustrations. Using an editorial reference as a starting point, Connie guides you through the process for achieving the perfect pose and styling for your illustrated fashion figure.