Gertie's New Fashion Sketchbook: Indispensable Figure Templates for Body-Positive Design (Gertie's Sewing)

A wonderful sketchbook with info on why it was created and helpful tips on how to draw certain elements of fabric.The outlines are very faint but I found this great for changing some bodies and allowed the outfits to stand out.

I was very sceptical about this book after reading some reviews but I do pleased with itI wanted to sketch out designs but I can't draw accurate body shapes , this book takes that step awayI love the fact that the body shapes are a lot more realistic than most "croquis" I have seenYes the designs are feint but it's the clothes you want to see , I don't have a problem seeing the in normal daylight at allThere's also some useful information at the front tooAll in all I can't recommend It enough, I have only just started to make clothesI don't use patterns so I love to sketch my ideas out , this book has given me the confidence to do so

Ignore the other reviews about the body shapes not being right. Sure they're not skinny with long legs but they're certainly more akin to my shape!

It's a good sketch pad the illustrations are very light. I like the break down of explaining the eras of dress throughout the years aswell. I would recommed ..

Really great, sturdy and the pages are perfectly muted to allow the design to be the star of the book. Will certainly buy again.

Great item, for my daughter to pursue her career choice

Body shapes very stumpy

Love Gertie & her attitude towards shape. I use this with Textiles students to help promote a healthy body image.

Some people say the croquis are too faint, but I think that's good since a person can adjust the form to their liking. I also love that they're not skinny women and that they have curves, as do I.I've had it for a long time, but today is the first time I used it, having a thing about making a mark in a brand new book. hahaAnyway, it was fun to use, and it was great for me since I'm bad at drawing the human body. So this is quite a helpful tool for me.There are croquis in various poses.A croquis is a figure of the human form used in fashion design.Also, there's plenty of room for notes and fabric swatches, which I'd like to add in the future.I included a picture of my first project, which I added to the book today, to show one possibility of what can be done with it.

The impression of the human figures are helpful, but the pages should be bigger and longer

Il blocco è carinissimo, solido, di dimensioni un po' piu grandi del solito (punto a favore!), carta abbastanza pesante. La varietà di pose mi è piaciuta molto, in alcune pagine ci sono 2 modelli mentre in altre 3, e le combinazioni di pose sembra non ripetersi mai. Ma la cosa che piu mi è piaciuta è la flessibilità delle modelle e la leggerezza del tratto con cui sono stampate - so che alcuni possono trovarle difficile da vedersi, ma per disegnare è fantastico, perche consente di modificare le linee del corpo a proprio piacimento, ed una volta disegnati i vestiti, non si vede piu il corpo stampato al di sotto! Ovviamente poi è meraviglioso il fatto che le figure siano piuttosto realistiche, e che si possa comunque renderle piu snelle o robuste a seconda di come si seguono le linee stampate.

Tolle Alternative zu den Topmodell-Blöcken. Der Block enthält lauter ‚leere‘ Seiten, auf denen Figuren angedeutet sind, zu Beginn gibt es ein paar einleitende Worte/Illustrationen. Meine 11 jährige Tochter ist begeistert, die Figuren sind kaum, aber doch zu sehen und in einer Vielzahl vorhanden.Nur Sticker und sonstige Ergänzungen gibt es nicht, es handelt sich hier um Vorlagen (siehe Foto) zum Entwerfen von Mode.

This was a great Sketchbook. Even though I didn't use it, it was perfect for what was intended and I enjoyed passing it on to another who will use it well.