Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

How are you doing? Hope you're feeling great.

My name's Ms. Afsal and I'll be your art teacher for this lesson, which I'm feeling really excited about, because today we are looking at the creative industries.

Our lesson is called Understanding the Creative Industries.

I wonder if it's something that you've been interested in finding out more about these industries.

Is it something that you'd like to work in perhaps in the future? Our lesson comes from the unit of work, Textiles in the Creative Industries.

So, if you're ready with some energy, enthusiasm, and focus, then we'll begin.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can explore how mood boards and illustrations show ideas in fashion.

We have some keywords in our lesson.

Let's go through them.

Fashion, mood board, illustration, and silhouette.

Fashion is the popular style of clothing, accessories, or appearance at a particular time.

A mood board is a collection of images, colours, fabrics, and textures that show the style or theme of a fashion idea.

Illustration, a drawing that shows how a design might look, including the clothes, colours, and fabric details.

And silhouette, the shape or outline of the garment.

These are our keywords.

Let's look out and listen out for them.

Our lesson is called Understanding the Creative Industries, and it has two learning cycles, exploring mood boards, and turning the mood board into design.

Let's begin by exploring mood boards.

The creative industries are a group of jobs where people use imagination, design, and artistic skills to make things that others enjoy or use.

The creative industries cover music, film, and TV, art and design, fashion, and games.

Some jobs that exist in the creative industries are game designer builds characters and stories and games, graphic designer designs, posters, logos, and websites.

Actor/dancer performs in plays, films, or shows.

Music producer records and shapes music.

Animator brings drawings to life.

Craft maker creates jewellery, ceramics, or furniture.

Illustrator draws for books, fashion, and games.

Fashion designer designs clothes and accessories.

Photographer takes creative photos.

Film director helps make movies or videos.

Can you think of any more examples of jobs that exist in the creative industries? Thanks for sharing any more ideas.

And now pause and share with someone, are there any jobs in the creative industries that you feel you might be interested in as part of your future career? Thanks for sharing.

Fashion is one of the UK's most exciting industries, combining creativity, culture, and innovation.

It's part of a sector that brings in over 100 billion pounds a year and employs around two million people.

Check for understanding.

True or false? The creative industry only includes jobs like painting and sculpture.

Pause while you decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected false, and now I'd like you to say a little more about your answer.

Perhaps you said something like this.

The creative industry includes a wide range of jobs, like filmmaking, fashion design, game development, music production, advertising, and more, not just traditional art forms. Fashion design is the art of creating clothing and accessories that are both useful and appealing.

Fashion designers think about style, shape, colour, texture, and function when designing.

Fashion designers choose fabrics, sketch ideas, and make a test sample.

After fittings and adjustments, the final piece is made and shown or sold.

There are different ways to become part of the fashion industry.

If you enjoy drawing, designing clothes, or styling, you are already on the right path.

Studying Art, Textiles, or Design & Tech helps.

After GCSEs, you can take a BTEC, A-level, or foundation course in fashion.

Building a fashion portfolio and gaining work experience are common pathways.

Researching and exploring careers, like designer, stylist, or content creator allow you to make informed choices.

Designers who work in the creative industry that make clothes are called fashion designers.

Dingyun Zhang is a fashion designer known for his futuristic designs, often featuring oversized puffer jackets and innovative textiles.

Demna Gvasalia is a fashion designer known for his deconstructed and often ironic take on everyday clothing, and Estefania Ruiz Molina is a designer who combines fashion and illustration with vibrant, expressive style.

Her work often explores themes of Romini identity, storytelling, and personal expression.

Designers use mood boards to explore style, inspiration, and identity.

It helps them communicate their vision before they begin sketching clothes or choosing materials.

Mood boards have a theme and usually a colour scheme.

So, we can see some themes here, recycling, identity, and futurism.

Pause the video and share with someone which of these themes and mood boards are you most drawn to? Thanks for sharing.

It's so hard to choose.

They all look so good, but I might go for futurism.

Check for understanding.

Which of the following is an example of a mood board? Is it a, b, or c? Pause here while you decide.

Well done if you chose c.

That is example of a mood board.

Sofia and Sam are talking about mood boards.

"I'm starting my mood board with cool colours like silver and blue.

I found pictures of shiny fabrics and bold shapes for a futuristic theme." And Jun, "Mine is recycling themed.

I'm using plastic bottle images and soft greens.

I might add some fabric too, something that feels like plastic, maybe plastic bags." And now it's time for your first task.

I'd like you to choose one of the following themes for your mood board, recycling, identity, futurism.

Alternatively, you might choose your own theme, so pause here while you choose your theme.

Okay, you have your theme.

Now, I'd like you to create a mood board to explore your chosen theme.

You may choose to follow these steps to guide you.

Look through magazines for images that could fit your theme.

Use the internet to collect relevant images.

Look for interesting materials and fabrics that could relate to your themes and colour scheme.

Put all components together on a piece of cardboard or paper.

So, pause here while you create a mood board to explore your chosen theme.

I'll see you when you're finished.

All right, good to be back with you.

How did you get on with creating a mood board to explore your chosen theme? There are many possible outcomes, but you may have created something like this.

Wow, love these.

And let's hear a little about them here.

Sofia, "It's great you've decided to use recycling for your fashion illustration.

The message comes across very clearly on your mood board." And Jun, "Your mood board has a clear colour palette.

There are so many shapes and ideas for you to work with, Sofia." And now we're onto our next learning cycle, turning the mood board into design.

The fashion industry includes designers, milliners, footwear and accessories makers, illustrators, textile technologists, and pattern cutters all working together to create and produce clothing and fashion items. Illustration means drawing an image that helps explain or show an idea clearly.

In fashion, it's used to show what design might look like before it's made.

Fashion illustrators draw design ideas to show how clothes will look and feel.

They help visualise the style, fabric, and mood, acting as a bridge between the idea and the final product.

They're often the first step after a mood board or design concept.

Pause video and share with someone your impressions of this design idea you can see on the screen.

Thanks for sharing.

I'm loving those rainbow colours and the shape and the construction of this.

I'm intrigued to know how it would be created, what materials would be used.

Check for understanding, which of these is a job in the fashion industry? A, sound engineer, b, architect, c, illustrators.

Pause here while you decide.

Well done if you selected answer c indeed.

Fashion illustration is a job in the creative industry because it combines art and design to visually communicate clothing ideas, helping bring fashion concepts to life for designers, brands, and magazines.

There are lots of different techniques to illustrate a fashion design.

You could use watercolour, marker pens, collage.

Pause here and share with someone.

Which of these techniques are you most drawn to using? Thanks for sharing.

Check for understanding, true or false? Fashion illustrators make finished garments.

Pause here and decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected false, and now I'd like you to say a little more about your answer.

Pause here while you do this.

Perhaps you said something like this.

Fashion illustrators draw designs and ideas.

They help fashion designers show what clothes will look like before they're made.

This sketchbook page shows a style of fashion illustration using drawing, mark-making, photography, and materials to explore texture, colour, and design creatively.

Cecilia Carlstedt is a fashion illustrator known for mixing drawing, collage, and abstract textures to create expressive, modern images.

This fashion illustration was used as a design plan showing ideas for shape, texture, and materials.

The final outfit brings the drawing to life, using real fabric, weaving, and printed text to match the colours and patterns in in the sketch.

So, there we can see the fashion illustration on the left, and there is the finished garment.

It's wonderful to see the illustration in 3D now.

The bold pattern inspired this fashion illustration design, which was then used to create the final garment.

So, we can see that journey from pattern to illustration to garment.

The fashion industry helps people express identity, culture, and style.

A silhouette is the shape or outline of a garment, like A-line, hourglass, or oversized, each creating different looks and feelings.

For many years, the fashion industry promoted a very narrow idea of beauty, typically showcasing tall, thin, able-bodied models with Eurocentric features.

Most fashion silhouettes were designed to suit this one body type, excluding a huge range of people from being represented.

But things are changing.

Hurrah.

And we can see some examples of fashion figure templates.

While some designs stick to narrow ideals, others break the rules to celebrate diversity, individuality, and self-expression.

Love that.

Fashion can challenge or reinforce stereotypes, especially around gender, body shape, and culture.

And it's so wonderful when we see fashion challenging these stereotypes.

Fashion designers that push boundaries include, Natalie Trevonne is a blind fashion designer who creates inclusive, touchable designs that centre the needs and style of blind and visually impaired communities.

Harris Reed redefines gender norms by mixing traditional tailoring with bold, sculptural silhouettes to create inclusive theatrical designs that spark conversations about identity and fluidity.

Ryan Rix designed stylish, fully adaptive clothing tailored for people with disabilities, proving that inclusivity and fashion can coexist.

And Kazna Asker blends streetwear with cultural identity and activism.

She uses her designs to challenge stereotypes and amplify underrepresented Muslim and Yemeni voices in contemporary fashion.

Fashion illustrators may use the template of a figure as a starting point.

This fashion illustrator has then added a bold design to clearly communicate their fashion idea while also making the silhouette more inclusive.

Sophia and Sam are talking about fashion silhouettes.

"I want to be inclusive in my design.

I believe fashion illustration should represent all human shapes, sizes, sexualities, and disabilities, so I'll reflect that in my choice of silhouette." And Jun, "I'm making a gender neutral design so anyone can wear it.

Fashion should include everyone." Illustrating a fashion design can look like this.

Start by looking at your mood board for inspiration.

Choose a template to work on top of, or draw your own.

Gather materials that reflect your mood board.

Cut out collage pieces from your gathered materials.

Arrange and glue your collage pieces over your template to create your illustration.

And now it's time for your next task.

So, first of all, I'd like you to gather your materials.

So, choose your fashion template to trace over.

Collect a range of interesting materials that relate to your mood board.

Pause here while you have a go at this part of your task, gathering your materials.

Okay, it's great to be back with you.

How did you get on with that part of your task, gathering your materials? You might have gathered some interesting materials to collage, some scissors, and a glue stick.

Next, I'd like you to decide which silhouette you would like to create for your garment.

Consider and discuss.

Will the silhouette of your garment be oversized, A-line, exaggerated, hourglass? Do you want your template to be female, male, or gender neutral? Will the arms of the figure be resting on the hips or alongside the torso? So, pause here while you decide which silhouette you would like to create for your garment.

Okay, great to be back with you.

How did you get on with that discussion and deciding which silhouette you would like to create for your garment? You may have said something like this.

Here's Jun, "I want to create an oversized silhouette with lots of volume in the skirt.

It'll be a gender neutral design, so I'm choosing a template that looks neutral too.

I chose a natural pose as I wanna focus to be on the skirt." And now I'd like you to create a fashion illustration using your mood board for inspiration.

Using your collage materials from task B2, create a fashion illustration.

Consider your choice of silhouette and how you'll arrange the collage pieces to create this look.

Work on top of a fashion template or create your own outline of the figure.

So, pause here while you have a go at this part of your task, creating a fashion illustration using your mood board for inspiration.

I'll see you when you're finished.

Okay, it's great to be back with you.

So, how did you get on with creating a fashion illustration using your mood board for inspiration? You may have created something like this.

How wonderful, and Jun, "I designed this outfit using old newspaper and magazine pieces to reuse materials instead of throwing them away.

It's a gender neutral design, so anyone can wear it.

One day I'd love to make it outta real paper too." Wonderful to hear from Jun.

Pause video and share with someone, what's your impression of Jun's fashion illustration? Thanks for sharing.

Here's Sofia, "I made sure my design could include disabled people by making it easy to wear and comfortable to sit in.

It's fun, colourful, and really fashionable." Thanks for sharing that, Sofia.

Pause the video and share with someone what's your impression of Sofia's design.

Thanks for sharing, and now I'd like you to share with someone your fashion illustration and sharing the inspirations and ideas behind your design.

Pause here while you do this.

Thanks for sharing your inspirations, ideas, and your fashion illustrations.

In our lesson, Understanding the Creative Industries, we've covered the following, the creative industry is a broad sector that includes fashion, art, music, film, and design areas that rely on imagination and visual communication.

In fashion, designers often begin with a mood board to collect inspiration, colours, and textures.

They then sketch silhouettes to explore shape and style, followed by detailed illustrations that show how the final garment might look.

These steps help bring creative ideas to life and communicate them clearly before anything is made.

Well done, everyone, for joining in of this lesson.

It was great to explore the creative industries with you to look at what some of those different roles are that exist within these industries.

And then in particular, we were looking at fashion, and then it was wonderful when you came up with your own ideas and finishing up with that wonderful fashion illustration.

I hope you're pleased with what you've created, and I'm really looking forward to seeing you at another art lesson soon.

Until then, stay creative.