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09) Introduction to Footwear Design

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Shoe Design 2 585 213 80

About this class

This course will introduce you to the world of Shoe Design and equip you with the tools to design for the footwear market. You will learn about research, mood
boards, drawing, range building, presentation footwear language and terminology. Through a series of lectures and workshops, you will learn what is the process behind designing your own footwear collection.

Class Outline

Week 1:
1.Introduction to shoe terminology:
 Types of shoes, parts and components.
 Foot anatomy
2. Development of Mood board for your collection.

Week 2:
Trend Research
Consumer profile

Week 3:

Introduction to shoe drawing.

Week 4:
Developing your collection from mood board.

Week 5:
Collection Development continued
Finalization of sketches (6)

Week 6:
Introduction to color
Rendering techniques and Mediums
Selecting material, trims and finishes

Week 7:
Technical and manufacturing details

Week 8:
Portfolio compilation and final presentation.

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

  • Good Quality A4 sketchbook. (Watercolor paper)
    Pencils HB
    Watercolor pencils
    Felt tip pens (0.3mm)
    Cutter, Scissor, UHU stick glue, Eraser
    Recent Fashion magazines
    High-resolution images of the theme that interests you for your collection.
    Your favorite pair of shoes.

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:
  • Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
  • Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
  • Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
  • Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
  • Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Wed, 28 Feb, 2018
End: Wed, 18 Apr, 2018
Lessons: 8
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: VCUQatar, Room 355
Cost: QAR 850

Instructors

Waj 1 150 108 80

Wajiha Pervez
Lecturer

Wajiha is an Interdisciplinary designer, maker, materials enthusiast and traveler from Pakistan. She completed her graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and is currently an artist in residence at the Firestation Artist in Residence. Living between Netherlands, Qatar and Pakistan, Wajiha has gained knowledge of a broad spectrum of international design. Dividing her time between work, exhibitions, research and workshops, Wajiha aims to share her knowledge and create meaningful dialogues between human, environment and culture through design interaction.

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