In this step-by-step guide, Lee Hammond reveals secrets that will help you turn your drawings into professional-looking fashion illustrations. You'll start with the basics - like how to draw the human figure as a combination of simple, interlocking shapes and how to use shading to give your work a realistic, three-dimensional quality. Next, you'll learn how to make the fashions look real - with convincing folds, drapes, patters and textures. Exercises and easy-to-follow demonstrations how you how to give your models expressive features, fashionable hair styles and just-the-right accessories. You'll learn how to add impact with cropping and creative backgrounds as you combine pose, expression and lighting to strike a mood and create attitude. If you have a feel for fashion and a creative flair, try your hand at fashion illustrations. This book makes it easy!