Launched during the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival in March 2010, The Patsyfox Drawing Salon offers boutique classes in Fashion Illustration for inspired beginners through to more experienced illustrators. Classes are strictly small in size and offer personalised tuition and demonstrations by Angie Réhe, creator of the Patsyfox illustrated blog (www.patsyfox.com), and lecturer in Fashion Design and Illustration at RMIT University. Learn tips and secrets discovered through 20 years working in the fashion industry as a designer and illustrator. Classes held in the creative environment of Fashion designer Nevada Duffy’s studio/retail space in Fitzroy. Learn, be inspired, have fun.
Introduction to Fashion Illustration is aimed at complete beginners or those with some drawing experience. In a short amount of time it will take someone from the very foundations of fashion illustration through to an understanding of the various media most useful in this discipline. Excellent for recapping previous drawing skills also. Everyone can learn to draw; they just need the right approach and techniques. Tips and short cuts included.
When: Tuesdays 6.30pm – 9.30pm from 24th April 2012
(8 weeks)
Cost: $495.00 (plus materials, though most are included)
Venue: Nevada Duffy studio/retail space, 165 Gore St Fitzroy.
Creative Fashion Illustration Ongoing advanced classes – pushes existing skills to new levels through a series of creative exercises featuring exploration of media and techniques. The world’s best illustrators will be examined and discussed. Emphasis is on discovering and developing each person’s unique style. Suitable for those wishing to study design or illustration, current design/illustration students, or professional designers/Illustrators. (Intro Fashion Illustration or some drawing experience is required.) Featuring a wide variety of creative and technical exercises, which respond to the requirements of the group, the outcome will be an impressive folio of creative illustration work. 2012 will see the repertoire of Illustration exercises expand to include such things as Fashion Illustration from a live model.
When: Super Sunday Sessions 1.00pm – 5.00pm
May 6th & 27th, June 10th
Cost: $75.00 per session (materials included)
Venue: Nevada Duffy studio/retail space, 165 Gore St Fitzroy.
Personalised tuition to individuals or small groups is also available.
