Home Course in Fashion Art

This was one of many popular home study courses published to give the public access to the art and craft of drawing. This one was published in 1939 and distributed by newspapers across the country,

The text is clear and provides drawing and painting tips that are useful to any aspriing artist but particularly to someone interested in fashion illustration.

FASHION ART is one of the better-paid professions. With newspapers, magazines, mail-order catalogues, department stores, and pecialty shops, requiring thousands of fashion illustrations annually, there is always work for the good fashion artist. This book gives you practical instruction in this fascinating and profitable art. Simply and clearly it explains Composition, Figure Balance, Foreshortening, Perspective, Light and Shade, Tone Composition, Wash, and Pen Technique. A unique visualizing method helps you achieve deftness and accuracy in drawing the human figure. Many leading fashion artists began their studies at home. A liking for the work combined with the will to study and practice faithfully can carry you far on the road to a successful art career.