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Exploring Fashion Illustration with Ashlee Rudert


  • Workshop SLC 153 2100 South South Salt Lake, UT, 84115 United States (map)

Date: Saturday March 15th & Sunday March 16th, 2025

Times: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Levels: All Levels

Cost: $250


Workshop Description

Explore the glamorous and expressive qualities of Fashion Illustration in this two-day workshop taught by artist and fashion industry veteran, Ashlee Rudert. We will discuss the unique conventions and aspects of illustrating garments and fashion figures, both as a creative outlet and practical use for design development. Working with ink, alcohol markers, and pencil, we will explore hands-on rendering of assorted textiles and garment silhouettes. Students will also learn how to develop figure poses for creating a library of fashion croquis for use in designing garments. In the second day of class, students will enjoy drawing from a live model to create gestural, spontaneous illustrations.

This class will be especially suitable for the intermediate level artist, but all skill levels are welcome. Demonstrations will be presented using the items from the materials list. However, intermediate/advanced level students may choose to do additional experiments with other types of media they are proficient in using (e.g. watercolor, gouache) or with digital drawing programs on a tablet. 


About the Artist

Ashlee Rudert is a recovering New Yorker, textile geek, designer, sewist, and visual artist. She moved to Utah in 2018 after leaving the fashion industry, taking up residence in the Salt Lake valley with some handsome but rowdy cats.