Digital fashion illustration for people who can't draw

Fashion Illustration for People Who Can’t Draw (Using IbisPaint X)

Beginner-friendly course using the tracing method. Get croquis, digital tools, and confidence-building techniques

MODULE 1

- Welcome & Getting Started

- Course overview: What you’ll learn

- Who this course is perfect for

- Downloading IbisPaint X

- Course tools: Croquis, images, brushes, ipv files 

MODULE 2

- Getting to Know IbisPaint X

- Touring the interface

- Tool functions explained (pen, eraser, selection, bucket)

- Saving your files correctly

MODULE 3

- Tracing Your First Croquis

- Importing croquis or model image.

- Reducing opacity & setting up tracing layers

- Step-by-step tracing of body outline

- Coloring your croqui

- Saving your croquis layer for future reuse

MODULE 4

-Drawing a basic pencil dress

- Colouring a dress

- Using Pinterest/inspo images as tracing guides

- Easy outfit layout tricks

MODULE 5

- Intermediate Outfits + Design Variations

- Drawing skirts,corsets,sleeves

- Creating variation with one design

MODULE 6

- Importing fabric prints

- Mixing fabric prints with laces 

- Choosing color palettes and Pantone colors 

- Drawing a Color block dress.

- Drawing a jumpsuit 

MODULE 7

- Creating a Fashion Mood Board

- What a fashion mood board is.

- How to save inspo images and arrange them.

- Adding titles, color palettes, and sketches

MODULE 8

- Creating Fashion Flats

- What are flats and why they matter.

- Tracing just the outfit (no croquis)

- Labeling details: zip, seams, fabrics

- Showing front + back views simply.

MODULE 9

- Making Color Variations

- Reusing one outfit sketch for 2–3 versions

- How to change colors while keeping everything clean

- Why clients love seeing colorways

MODULE 10

- Backgrounds & Presentation Tricks

- Making your sketch pop.

- Adding backgrounds (plain, gradient, texture)

- Using Canva to present your illustration

MODULE 11

- Final Project + Submission

- Design and illustrate your own full look (5)

MODULE 12

- BONUS – From Sketch to Instagram Post.

- What to post (flat, colored, process)

- Using hashtags & captions for fashion art visibility

MODULE 13

- Sketching couture dresses

🎁 BONUSES (Included):

- 3 Fashion Croquis Templates 

• 5 Outfit tracing photo refer
• ences

- Brushes

- Canva Fashion Board Template

- 3 Fashion illustration ebooks.