Last fall I taught a class at Mesa College in San Diego on Photoshop for Fashion Design. I was filling in for Susan Lazear who was taking a sabbatical semester to travel the world and research ethnic fashions. It's pretty different teaching a software class after the more social and interactive classes and workshops in Photo Styling that I usually teach. But the students were wonderful and dedicated and worked hard to develop their skills in the challenging but exciting program of Adobe Photoshop.
The final project was my choice - they needed to create professional-quality presentation boards. I decided upon "earth-friendly fabrics."
The challenge was to provide information on a fabric (or fiber), research its production and dyes, etc., and develop it into a fashion design. The presentation boards include a photo montage about the fabric, Pantone colors, flats, and fashion drawings. I was thrilled with the results of their research and happy to see them exploring the issues of sustainable fashion fabrics.
Some of the materials used were: felted recycled yarn (seen here), bamboo, soy, organic cotton, recycled plastic bottles, and peace silk. You can view small samples of the class project at our Class Gallery.
The final project was my choice - they needed to create professional-quality presentation boards. I decided upon "earth-friendly fabrics."
The challenge was to provide information on a fabric (or fiber), research its production and dyes, etc., and develop it into a fashion design. The presentation boards include a photo montage about the fabric, Pantone colors, flats, and fashion drawings. I was thrilled with the results of their research and happy to see them exploring the issues of sustainable fashion fabrics.
Some of the materials used were: felted recycled yarn (seen here), bamboo, soy, organic cotton, recycled plastic bottles, and peace silk. You can view small samples of the class project at our Class Gallery.
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