Illustrator Fashion Design Tutorial: How to Draw a Fashion Flat in 20 Mins (Part 1)

Illustrator for fashion is hard and it can feel like drawing your fashion flats takes FOREVER! Chances are, you just haven’t found the right Illustrator fashion design tutorials. (I know because there’s not a lot of good stuff out there!) 😖
In this 4-part Illustrator Fashion Design Tutorial series (which you’ll love), I’ll show you how to make it EASY! 😉
We’ll go through how to draw a fashion flat in just 20 minutes. That’s right, TWENTY MINUTES (because this is how fast brands expect you to be!). ⏳
Now, we’ll move at a swift pace and while there’s not enough time to show you every tiny step (that would take hours!), I’ve linked to more AI fashion design tutorials below that will help you out! 👊
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THIS IS PART 1: DRAWING THE OUTLINE OF THE BODICE 👗
Make sure to check out the other 3 parts!
PART 2: Reflecting half of your flat and adding more details ( • Illustrator Fashion De... )
PART 3: Simple tricks to draw complex details quickly: • Illustrator Fashion De...
PART 4: Secret shortcuts to add dimension to your fashion flats: • Illustrator Fashion De...
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REMEMBER TO SNAG YOUR FREE TRIM LIBRARY! 👇
I’m also giving away the trim library that you can use over and over on all your designs (plus the AI file of the finished jacket sketch so you can follow along). DOWNLOAD FREE HERE: bit.ly/FreeTrims
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MORE ILLUSTRATOR FASHION DESIGN TUTORIALS TO DRAW FASHION FLATS! 🤓
Placing Images in Illustrator (and the difference between embedded vs linked): • Linked & Embedded Imag...
How to Add Guides to Use as Reference: • How to Use Guides in I...
How to Draw Fashion Flats with the Pencil Tool: • Sketch Fashion Flats i...
How to Draw Fashion Flats with the Pen Tool: • How to Use Adobe Illus...
How to Quickly Edit or Reshape Your Fashion Flat (without redrawing anything): • Tricks to Sketch a Fas...
How to Create Zipper Brushes (that you can use over and over): • Zipper Tooth Pattern B...
How to Automatically Load All Your Trims and Brushes in Every AI File: • Creating Master Templa...
How to Create Symbols like Buttons or Zippers that You Can Easily Use on Every Fashion Flat: • Creating Symbol Object...
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ABOUT SEW HEIDI
Heya! Nice to meet you, I’m Heidi. I teach fashion designers like you the real world skills you actually need to learn to succeed in this cutthroat industry.
(You know, all the stuff you don’t learn at fashion school.)
I’ve worked as a contract designer for over a decade and run SuccessfulFashionDesigner.com. I’ve been able to make a healthy living doing work I love in fashion.
But I got started just like you, one step at a time. It began with some embarrassing hand sewn dresses and fashion sketches that would make a 3-year-old’s artwork look like a masterpiece.
Then, things changed. I learned how design was done on a large scale. I learned how to get things into production. And I learned all the skills I wish I knew when I was first starting out.
Now, I dedicate most of my time teaching you all of that. This content is hard to find anywhere else (because in fashion, people keep secrets), so I decided to create it...and give most of it away for free.
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[@alli-anngrin1730]

Thank you, Heidi! I've learnt soooo much by watching your videos! Some ppl on youtube have so much unnecessary talk that I just don't have a patience to watch it, but you make everything fast and clear. Even when you are limited in time like in this video, you still explain everything sooo good. This channel is a treasure on the whole youtube.

[@SewHeidi]

Aww thank you - so glad to hear!

[@noranova9696]

I just started studying Fashion and Design and I must say Sew I am so happy I discovered you!! I'm also subscribed for your weekly letters and all I can say is Thank you Thank you Thank you. If Karma works - I am sending you all the love and support that you give to people!

[@deborahwolff5651]

Heidi, I don't have Illustrator or Photo shop but gave knowledge and understanding on how to use it. Thank you for giving a demo in Illustrator ; very helpful!

[@myyymelodyyy]

very helpful! Thank you!

[@yenebettube]

Thank you ,Heidi I am learning so much for your video , I am a fashion designer students i know you will do many more videos

[@vibinglaura]

Your tutorials are gold! Thank you so much

[@SewHeidi]

You are so welcome :)

[@ghadabendary1438]

thank you sooo much, very happy to find you , please tell me how to sync the trim file that i downloaded with the program??

[@ZacharyBlaze]

You are a star ❤

[@TheOfficialProcess]

thank you very much

[@virginiamoore7732]

Wow, this is so insanely helpful! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@SewHeidi]

Aww yay!!!!!

[@9988goat]

amazing! thanks so much for your sharing!

[@SewHeidi]

You’re welcome!

[@YorgosVu]

Library = HUGE thanks ***** !!!

[@SewHeidi]

You are SO welcome!!! Happy to share :)

[@yoga-matter]

Thanks for you great and helpful tutorials. I have one question, how did you do the curvy line 2:58. The last hour, I did check all pencil tutorial I could find from you, but I could not find out..... I guess I did miss the right tutorial?

[@jeremymetherell6708]

You need to use the Pencil tool (N)

[@alphabetsouptoday]

I cant seem to use the pen tool and connect the paths??? what am I doing wrong. I just get the minus symbol beside the pen tool when I try to connect

[@maralsaeediniya]

Thanks Heidi, in which section can I find the zippers?

[@heavenshairanavarro2419]

Hi! thank you so much for the tutorial and thank you for the free portfolio guide and trend resources but i really wanted too the trim library and i can't see it :( can you please help me? thank youu ❤❤

[@heavenshairanavarro2419]

omg i found it!! And i just found all free access on your works, you're an angel! Thank you so much and may God Bless you always ❤ +1Subs

[@esthyga]

Hi Heidi! Fisrt at all, thanks a lot for your amazing work. I'm trying to download the trim library, but I don't get the confirmation e-mail, I don´t know why. Thanks for your help :)

[@SewHeidi]

Check your spam / promotion folder or email learn @ sewheidi . com for help :)

[@esthyga]

@@SewHeidi I got them! Thanks :)

[@bridgetcaslowitz666]

you should make a tutorial on how to get to the first page you open up to on Ai

[@SewHeidi]

This is the one: successfulfashiondesigner.com/tutorials/how-to-work-faster-in-illustrator-by-creating-custom-workspaces/

[@nickc975]

I cannot get the pencil tool asterisk to go away so I can add movement instead of just a pencil drawing.

[@andreas_adventures]

I'm a little confused. I used your tutorials to review Illustrator and got a job as an assistant designer. Whenever it came time to actually use Illustrator they said I was drawing wrong. They said you have to like use a bunch of connected shapes. I don't know what that means really. Do you?

[@vishalCHAUHAN-jz8jo]

Trums are not downloading not showing the options of downloaod

[@evgeniyavaradinova9985]

Hi, I can't find the link for the trim library :(

[@SewHeidi]

It’s in the video description - or you can email learn at sewheidi dot com for help ☺️

[@bigbabyg]

how are you able to just go back and add a path to a previous point because its driving me insane

[@Jeepnaut]

Dumb question: is there a way to draw in AI with a stylus?

[@SewHeidi]

Google can tell you :)

[@shwetajais1418]

yes , you can use stylus same as mouse .