Theme Ideas for Fashion Illustrations:
Once students have gained an understanding of drawing the figure in proportion, you can begin to assign various themes and challenges. The inspirations for them can come from everywhere in life. I have used themes such as:
- Athletic outfit (male or female)
- Futuristic
- Based on a fairy tale or children’s story
- A red carpet outfit for your favorite celebrity
- Animal influence (i.e. peacock, butterfly, etc.)
- Inspired by an artist, famous painting or work of art (see example on Deviant Art here)
- You and your dream date going to the prom
- Based on yourself
- Professional career clothing
- Birthday Party
- Picnic In The Park
- On The Catwalk
- Red Carpet Event
- Movie Star Glamour
- Superstar Style- Create an outfit for a Pop Star
- Black Tie for a couple
- School Dance
- The Outfit you are wearing
- A Dream Outfit
- A Prom Gown
- Men’s Clothing
- Jeans & Hoody
- Draw outfits you saved from magazine tear sheets
- The Future
- Based on Candy
- Based on a season
- Royalty
- Inspired by a decade in Fashion History (the 1920s, the 1970s etc.)
- The Elements- earth, air, fire, water
- Weather or season (snow, fall)
- Avante Garde
- A color- pink
- Funky
- Mythological
- Designer’s choice
- Fantasy costume
- Career Clothing
- Bridal
- Pattern
- Fairy Tale
- Sophisticated
- Any type of Uniform or invent a new one
- Boho Chic- Bohemian style
- Based on another culture- Grecian, Egyptian, Japanese
****For a printable PDF of these Theme Ideas for Fashion Illustration click here!
