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Title: Elements of Design


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Elements of Design
  • Color, Shape, Line and Texture

2
Shape
  • The overall shape of a garment is its form or
    silhouette, its overall outline.
  • The shape is created by the cut and construction
    of a garment.

3
Shape
  • Clothes can reveal or disguise the natural body
    contour.
  • Clothing shapes that are most flattering to a
    person emphasize his or her good features and
    hide the less attractive ones.

4
Using Shape in Clothing
  • To look larger
  • wide, full shapes

5
Using Shape in Clothing
  • Look smaller
  • trim, compact silhouettes

6
Using Shape in Clothing
Look taller straight tubular shapes
7
Using Shape in Clothing
  • Form fitting clothes reveal any unattractive
    contours a body might have.

8
LINE
  • A distinct, elongated mark as if drawn by a
    pencil. Eyes follow lines up, down, side to side
    or around.

9
Line Types
  • Straight - bold and severe, suggest dignity,
    power and formality.

10
Straight Lines
  • The straight line is seen in the light blue, blue
    and tan stripes going across the T-shirt.

11
Line Types
  • Curved - rounded, circular or flattened out.
  • increase the size and shape of the figure
  • give a soft, gentle, youthful, charming, graceful
    and flowing feeling.

12
Curved Lines
  • The curved line is seen in the inner and outer
    edges of the collar.

13
Line Types
  • Jagged - change direction abruptly and with sharp
    points.
  • For fun/ not serious events
  • can create a jumpy confused feeling if overused.

14
Jagged Lines
  • The jagged line is seen around the edges of
    the black diamond shape in this blouse.

The jagged line is seen in the design, knitted
into this sweater, across the chest and arms.
15
Vertical Line Directions
  • Vertical - up and down
  • gives the impression of being taller/thinner.
  • gives a feeling of dignity, strength, poise and
    sophistication.
  • Blue vertical lines are seen in this mens dress
    shirt.

16
Horizontal Line Directions
  • Horizontal - from side to side, like the horizon
  • gives the impression of being shorter and
    heavier.
  • gives a relaxed and calm feeling, suggests rest
    and gentleness.

Red, white, gray and black horizontal lines are
seen in this sweater.
17
Line Directions
  • Diagonal - slanted, the degree it is slanted
    determines the visual effect on clothes.

18
Diagonal Line
  • The diagonal line is seen in the white line that
    goes from the shoulder to the waist of this
    garment.

19
Diagonal Line
The diagonal has been created at the hem of
this skirt.
A diagonal line is created by the arrangement of
flowers in the fabric of this dress.
20
Line Directions
  • Horizontal Slant - adds width
  • This pocket has a horizontal slant which adds
    width.

21
Line Directions
  • Vertical slant - adds height.

This pocket has a vertical slant
22
Line Applications
  • Structural - formed when parts of the garment are
    constructed. (darts, pockets, collar)

collar
placket
seam
23
Structural Lines
  • Structural lines are seen in knitted into the
    fabric of this garment.
  • Structural lines are also seen in the button
    placket and row of buttons.

24
Line Applications
  • Decorative - Created by adding details to the
    surface of the clothing. (lace and trim)
  • too much detail causes competition between the
    lines and creates confusion.

25
Line creates many optical illusions
26
I Illusion
  • I illusion
  • Vertical lines carrying the eye upward without an
    interruption will give the illusion of tallness.

27
T Illusion
  • The T illusion
  • As soon as a horizontal line crosses a vertical
    line, the eye will move back and forth creating
    the illusion of heaviness in that area.
  • The eye goes upward until the black fabric stops

28
Y Illusions
  • The Y illusion - creates the feeling of height
    as the eye is guided upward with nothing in its
    way to impede its motion.

29
Upward Arrow Illusion
  • the upward arrow takes the eye upward and then
    suddenly downward to create an illusion of less
    height.

30
Size How the garment lines divide the figure
  • Illusion of more height and thinness.
  • Narrow center panel or button placket, vertical
    trimming, neck to hem closing or princess seam
    lines.

placket
Seam line
Narrow overall shape with vertical lines added
31
Size How the garment lines divide the figure
  • Illusion of larger, heavier figure.
  • Widely spaced vertical lines
  • large bold stripes
  • large stripes, even vertical ones

32
Size How the garment lines divide the figure
  • Illusion of more body width and less height.
  • Wide overall shape and horizontal effects
  • full garment, uneven horizontal stripes,
    contrasting belt, square neckline.

Square neckline
Full shape
33
Texture - the fabrics character
  • The surface quality of goods.
  • The quality of roughness, smoothness, glossiness
    or stiffness.
  • Texture is determined by a fabrics fibers, yarns
    and method of construction.
  • Structural Texture-is created when fabrics or
    garments are manufactured.
  • Visual texture is printed onto the surface of
    fabrics or garments.

34
Smooth Texture
  • Smooth, flat textures make people look smaller

35
Shiny Texture
  • Shiny Textures make the body look larger because
    they reflect light.
  • They make fabric colors look lighter and
    brighter, thus making the body look larger.

36
Rough Texture
  • Rough textures tend to subdue the colors of
    fabrics.

The texture of this jacket is fuzzy.
37
Sheer Texture
  • Sheer fabrics reveal the true body shape. It
    tends to soften the figure when used over a soft
    lining.

This blouse is sheer
38
Dull texture
  • Dull textures make a person appear smaller
    because they absorb light.
  • The dull texture of the blouse and jeans, make
    the person appear smaller.

39
Clinging, soft Texture
  • Clinging, soft textures reveal the bodys true
    silhouette.
  • This blouses soft texture, reveals its true

40
Stiff, crisp Texture
  • Stiff crisp textures make the total shape appear
    bigger because they stand away from the body.

This linen jacket makes the body appear larger
because it stands away from the body.
41
Visual Texture
  • A motif is one unit of a design that is usually
    repeated.

A small, overall print tends to make the wearer
look smaller.
42
Visual Texture
  • Large, bold patterns increase the apparent size
    of the wearer.

The large flowers on this dress, makes the wearer
appear larger.
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