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Fashion and style

Fashion Drawing and Design

With Narjis Al Ibrahimi

Draw fashion figures, explore skin tones and colour relationships, and represent fabrics, patterns and garment details on paper.

21 recorded lessons4 chaptersCompletion certificateLearn at your own pace
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Arabic recordings are available now. English recordings are coming soon and will be added to this same course without another purchase.

What will you learn?

Fashion Drawing and Design

Get to know the drawing tools and the strengths and limitations of different colouring materials. Begin with fashion figures in more than one pose, then practise hair and skin colouring.

Use the colour wheel and study the visual qualities of chiffon, velvet, houndstooth, snakeskin, fur, sequins and lace.

Continue with flat fashion drawings, denim, stockings and boots, checks and argyle. The focus is fashion illustration and visual presentation, rather than sewing or garment construction.

Learning outcomes

  • Draw fashion figures in different poses
  • Colour hair and different skin tones
  • Use the colour wheel to plan an illustration
  • Represent fabric textures and decorative patterns
  • Draw garment flats and fashion details

Your learning path

Course curriculum

Browse the complete lesson sequence. These are translated lesson titles and descriptions; current video recordings remain in Arabic.

01 · Getting started and fashion-drawing tools3 lessons
  1. Course introduction

    Practical demonstration: Course introduction. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    00:45
  2. Drawing tools

    Practical demonstration: Drawing tools. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    15:57
  3. Colouring materials: strengths and limitations

    Practical demonstration: Colouring materials: strengths and limitations. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    17:02
02 · Fashion figures, skin and colour6 lessons
  1. Drawing the fashion figure

    Practical demonstration: Drawing the fashion figure. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    14:23
  2. Drawing the fashion figure in another pose

    Practical demonstration: Drawing the fashion figure in another pose. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    11:05
  3. Drawing hair

    Practical demonstration: Drawing hair. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    12:23
  4. Colouring light skin

    Practical demonstration: Colouring light skin. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    11:00
  5. Colouring dark skin

    Practical demonstration: Colouring dark skin. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    10:20
  6. Using the colour wheel

    Practical demonstration: Using the colour wheel. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    08:30
03 · Drawing fabrics and patterns7 lessons
  1. Drawing chiffon fabric

    Practical demonstration: Drawing chiffon fabric. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    12:28
  2. Drawing velvet fabric

    Practical demonstration: Drawing velvet fabric. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    10:04
  3. Drawing houndstooth

    Practical demonstration: Drawing houndstooth. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    11:43
  4. Drawing a snakeskin pattern

    Practical demonstration: Drawing a snakeskin pattern. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    13:36
  5. Drawing fur texture

    Practical demonstration: Drawing fur texture. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    10:19
  6. Drawing sequinned fabric

    Practical demonstration: Drawing sequinned fabric. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    09:19
  7. Drawing lace fabric

    Practical demonstration: Drawing lace fabric. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    17:41
04 · Fashion flats and garment details5 lessons
  1. Drawing fashion flats

    Practical demonstration: Drawing fashion flats. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    10:11
  2. Drawing denim texture

    Practical demonstration: Drawing denim texture. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    12:23
  3. Drawing stockings and boots

    Practical demonstration: Drawing stockings and boots. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    15:34
  4. Drawing checks

    Practical demonstration: Drawing checks. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    17:08
  5. Drawing argyle

    Practical demonstration: Drawing argyle. Watch the steps, pause to practise and review the result before continuing.

    17:27

Tools and materials

  • Drawing paper
  • Graphite pencils and eraser
  • Suitable colouring pencils or markers
  • The additional materials demonstrated in the lessons

Materials, software and devices are purchased separately. Check compatibility and follow the safety instructions for the products you use.

Make time for practice

Watch a manageable part of the demonstration, pause and try the steps yourself. Keep your exercises so that you can compare them. Return to difficult sections and develop your work at your own pace.

Who is this course for?

Beginners interested in fashion illustration and presenting clothing ideas visually.

Record your progress

Your account saves lesson completion and playback position. Once eligible, request a completion certificate with the name you want printed on it. Newer members need to complete 60% of the lessons; eligible previous members can request directly. The certificate is emailed once per course and is not an academic or government qualification.

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Questions about this course

What language are the recordings in?

Arabic recordings are available now. English recordings are coming soon and will be added to this same course without another purchase.

Will I need to buy the same course in the other language?

No. Both website languages use the same course and enrolment. Your valid access opens the same course without another purchase. English recordings are playable only after they are supplied and verified.

How do I access my lessons?

Sign in with the account used for purchase. After payment confirmation, open My Courses and choose this course. Lessons are streamed in your account and can be paused and replayed.

How do I receive a certificate?

Request it from your learning space once eligible. Members registered after 10 October 2026 need 60% lesson completion. Eligible previous members can request directly. The certificate is emailed as an image and is not an academic qualification.

Are materials or software included?

The course price covers the recorded educational content. Required art materials, software and devices are separate. Review the tools list before enrolling.