Fashion Illustration MCQs

1. : What is the primary purpose of fashion illustration?
(A) To sew garments
(B) To promote fashion brands
(C) To visually communicate fashion designs
(D) To sketch models

2. : Who is considered the pioneer of modern fashion illustration?
(A) Karl Lagerfeld
(B) Kenneth Paul Block
(C) Giorgio Armani
(D) Coco Chanel

3. : What is a croquis in fashion illustration?
(A) A pattern cutting technique
(B) A type of fabric
(C) A quick sketch of a fashion figure
(D) A fashion magazine

4. : The typical height of a fashion croquis figure is:
(A) 6 heads tall
(B) 8 heads tall
(C) 10 heads tall
(D) 12 heads tall

5. : Which of the following tools is NOT commonly used in traditional fashion illustration?
(A) Pencils
(B) Watercolors
(C) 3D printers
(D) Ink pens

6. : What does a “flat sketch” in fashion design represent?
(A) A stylized model drawing
(B) A 3D rendering
(C) A technical drawing of a garment
(D) A figure drawing without garments

7. : What medium is most often used for expressive, fluid fashion illustration?
(A) Charcoal
(B) Watercolor
(C) Acrylic
(D) Gouache

8. : What is the main difference between a fashion illustration and a fashion flat?
(A) Illustration is digital; flat is hand-drawn
(B) Illustration is expressive; flat is technical
(C) Illustration is colored; flat is not
(D) Flats are used for marketing

9. : What is the importance of line quality in fashion illustration?
(A) It defines fabric texture and movement
(B) It adds color to the sketch
(C) It makes the design symmetrical
(D) It eliminates the need for shading

10. : What software is popular for digital fashion illustration?
(A) MS Word
(B) CorelDRAW
(C) Adobe Illustrator
(D) Zoom

11. : What is the key element that makes a fashion illustration unique compared to other art forms?
(A) Focus on facial features
(B) Emphasis on fabric and garment design
(C) Use of geometric shapes
(D) Realism

12. : Which famous designer was known to produce his own fashion illustrations for collections?
(A) Gianni Versace
(B) Valentino
(C) Karl Lagerfeld
(D) Alexander McQueen

13. : Which body part is typically exaggerated in fashion illustration?
(A) Eyes
(B) Hands
(C) Legs
(D) Feet

14. : Which technique is used to show transparency in fashion sketches?
(A) Cross-hatching
(B) Overlapping lines and soft shading
(C) Heavy outlining
(D) Bright colors

15. : In fashion illustration, which pose is used to highlight garment drape and fit?
(A) T-pose
(B) Side pose
(C) Contrapposto pose
(D) Sitting pose

16. : What does rendering refer to in fashion illustration?
(A) Creating croquis
(B) Adding texture, color, and detail to garments
(C) Drawing flat sketches
(D) Printing the design

17. : Which of the following is NOT a common style of fashion illustration?
(A) Realistic
(B) Stylized
(C) Abstract
(D) Industrial

18. : Which illustrator is known for elegant and elongated fashion figures?
(A) Hayden Williams
(B) Tom Ford
(C) Marc Jacobs
(D) Donna Karan

19. : Which element helps in showing fabric flow and motion in a fashion sketch?
(A) Stiff lines
(B) Flat shapes
(C) Fluid and curved lines
(D) Sharp corners

20. : Why are proportion guidelines important in fashion illustration?
(A) To keep the drawing in color
(B) To draw realistic faces
(C) To maintain consistency and ideal figure stylization
(D) To draw shoes correctly