Although some designers include
flats with their illustrations, it is often
appropriate to prepare a separate
presentation board for flats and
thematically link them to your other
boards. In some sections of the
fashion industry this is common
practice, such as for active
sportswear and product categories
of menswear. Presenting flats on
a separate board can enable a
designer to give more artistic
expression to an illustration without
competing with a flat as part of the
same composition. Increasingly,
presentation flats are being drawn
and coloured with the aid of digital
graphics software. If you pursue
this approach you should consider
how it will work alongside your
other boards.
Used by more advanced fashion
students, the purpose of line-up
sheets is to present and edit final
collections in a line-up format that
allows the outfits to be evaluated
for their overall look, including their
catwalk/runway appeal. The designs
are drawn on the figure and not as
flats, with attention to styling, fit and
proportion. It is important, therefore,
that they are drawn to a consistent
scale and that the poses are not
overly dramatic as the purpose of
the line-up sheet is to enable critical
evaluation of the capsule collection.
They may be included in a final
portfolio but should not detract from
or duplicate final illustration work.