Also called: Fashion Sketch Artist
Draws stylized fashion figures and clothing for designers, magazines, brands, and live events.
A fashion illustrator might sketch a designer's collection for a lookbook, paint watercolor portraits of guests at a luxury store event, or create ad artwork for a perfume brand.
Approximate; freelance commissions and live-event gigs.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Degree in fashion design or illustration.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Fashion Design, Illustration.
Growing slowly. Small niche.
Medium risk for 10 years. Digital and AI tools speed sketches; live event illustration and a recognizable personal style are what clients buy.
Classes: Fashion design CTE, Figure drawing, AP Studio Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1013.
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