Table of Contents

Part 1: Drawing Tips 1. Getting Started - Design the Rendering Layout 2. Tracing Is Not Cheating 3. Bodies are Tubes - Clothing Wraps Around 4. Hems are Round 5. How to Draw Faces and Hair 6. How to Draw Hands 7. How to Draw Feet and Shoes 8. How to Draw a Suit – Step by Step Draw Along 9. How to Draw Hats – Step by Step Draw Along 10. How to Draw Patterns Part 2: Painting Tips 11. Good Habits Save Time – Little Effort, Big Payoff 12. Painting 101 - Tools, Washes, and How to Plan Your Painting Order 13. Highlights and Shadows - How to Use Them and Where to Put Them Part 3: Line Work Tips 14. Dynamic Line Weight 15. Line Work Does Not Equal Outline 16. Unique Situations 17. Analysis and Reflection

About the Author

Jessica Parr is a professor at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, where she teaches Costume Design and Technology. She has designed and constructed costumes for theatres throughout the country, including Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Struthers Library Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival, Barter Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and the Santa Fe Opera. She is the author of Forties and Fifties Fashion for the Stage: Patterns from Vintage Clothing (Routledge 2018).