Add Colour, Print & Texture to Your Fashion Illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

The moment we’ve all eagerly awaited has finally come! Welcome to Lesson 6 in our fashion illustration course, where we’re about to unlock the secrets of adding colour, texture and print to your black and white digital fashion illustrations. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the fascinating process of introducing vibrant colours, captivating prints, and fabric textures, using Adobe Illustrator‘s powerful tools—namely, the eyedropper, clipping mask, and swatch palette tools.

Fashion Illustration Tools of the Trade

Discover the potential of the eyedropper tool, a magic wand that lets you capture and replicate any colour from your palette. Next, dive into the world of adding texile prints with the clipping mask tool, allowing you to seamlessly integrate printed fabrics into your designs. Lastly, master the swatch tool to add rich textures, elevating your illustrations to new heights

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Once you’ve mastered all of these individual lessons, you will be able to create your own fashion templates, customised with the face, hair, makeup, and body poses. Furthermore, with these learned skills, you can now transform those fashion templates into beautifully illustrated fashion designs, utilising colour, texture, and print to showcase your ideas in your portfolio and to potential clients.

We really hope you have enjoyed this course! Please take a look at our other courses in digital pattern making, fashion design, and basic block creation. There is something for everyone!