Fashion Design & Illustration

This short course for fashion design is for beginners, creative hobbyists and anyone curious about the fashion design process. No prior experience in fashion or illustration is needed. It also suits those who want to explore the subject before committing to a formal fashion programme, or those who are looking for a fashion illustration course to build their drawing skills. 

As a short term fashion designing course, it builds core skills in research, drawing, design development and presentation. You finish with a basic collection portfolio and a certificate for fashion designers that can support applications to more intensive fashion programmes, and a clearer sense of which areas of fashion you want to pursue. 

• A fashion illustration course led by an experienced educator, with masterclasses from industry-active unit leaders 

• Taught at Marangoni Mumbai Training Center, part of Istituto Marangoni 

• A practical, studio-based fashion design illustration course that ends in a finished capsule collection portfolio 

• A fashion design certificate program in a four-week format, with a certificate on completion 

Students in this fashion illustration course learn essential fashion illustration techniques with pencils, fine-line pens, coloured pencils and markers. Design development includes explorations with paper, card and a range of fabrics and garments.  

The course combines practical drawing and design-development lessons with seminars on the wider fashion system. Participants work through research, inspiration, drawing, material exploration, technical drawing and digital presentation, and progressively developing their final collection. 

•  Vocational Approach to Learning 

Lessons follow the workflow used in fashion studios, from initial research to a finished presentation. 

• Fashion Drawing and Design Techniques 

Figure drawing, personalisation and rendering exercises build the visual skills needed to communicate design ideas. 

• Creative Research and Personal Inspiration 

Participants learn research methods and develop their own inspiration boards and collection concepts. 

• Trend Research and Market Relevance 

A trend seminar introduces trend movements and how to translate them into creative ideas. 

• Developing an Individual Design Collection 

Each participant develops their own capsule collection, from concept to final line-up. 

• Practical Application of Acquired Knowledge 

Drawing, fabric work and layout exercises put each new skill to use straight away. 

• Project Presentation and Final Holistic Critique 

The course closes with a presentation to tutors and constructive feedback on the full body of work.