Adonis King Collection: Eyewear Design
Adonis King, Adonis King Collection
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1. Trailer
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2. Research and Moodboard
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3. Sketching Eyewear
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4. Callouts and Measurements
2:12 -
5. Materials and Color
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About This Class
Adonis King is an American fashion designer, actor and founder of the luxury eye-wear line & Brand Adonis King Collection. King designs and sells unisex eye-wear and accessories on his website and in select luxury boutique stores across the globe. Adonis has designed eye-wear for stars such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Kelly Osbourne, Shaund Ross + many more. Adonis King was born in June, Wasington DC but raised Virginia.
ADONIS KINGÂ COLLECTION CONTEST!
Because we are so excited to see what you come up with for designs, we are running a limited time contest for all students who submit a project in this class: We will choose our favorite student-designed style to produce and feature in a future collection! Not only will you be compensated as a collaborator, your design will have the chance to be carried in some of the top fashion retailers in the world... We can't wait to see what you create!
Through exclusive video lessons, written project steps, and curated resources, this class will empower you with the following skills:
- Researching and generating a mood board for eyewear design direction
- Creating an eyewear sketch based on measurements, branding, and trends
- Applying colors and materialsÂ
By taking part in this class you will design a style of eyewear of your own. This class is for anyone who wants to learn more about the world of eyewear design, challenge their creativity in a new way, or take an idea from sketch to reality.
Meet Your Teacher
Adonis King is an American fashion designer, actor and founder of the luxury eye-wear line & Brand Adonis King Collection. King designs and sells unisex eye-wear and accessories on his website and in select luxury boutique stores across the globe. Adonis has designed eye-wear for stars such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Kelly Osbourne, Shaund Ross + many more. Adonis King was born in June, Wasington DC but raised Virginia.
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Sketch your own eyewear design
Research and Moodboard
  1. Research for inspiration
Research for inspiration on the internet, in magazines and in inspirational environments
Internet:Â
http://blog.stylesight.com
https://www.pinterest.com
Magazine:
You can pull images from current and old magazines
Inspirational Environments
Walk through your neighborhood or other enviornments and snap photos of buildings,items, the sky,
ANYTHING that catches your eye.
Eyewear History Books
FASHION SPECTACLES SPECTACULAR FASHION
By: Simon Murray & Nicky Albrechtsen
EYEWEAR A VISUAL HISTORY
By: Moss Lipow
  2. Cutout and pull photos
Cutout and pull photos
Gather all of the images / photos from your journey of reasearching, then organize to make cut-outs.
 3. Piece together moodboard
Piece together moodboard
Gather all of your image cut-outs and tap or paste them onto a Board, Paper, Your Wall.
You can also create a moodboard on Photoshop or Illustrator if you advanced.
 4. Identify theme for collection
Identify theme for collection
You can view your Moodboard and come up with a cohesive theme for your collection of designs.
 5. Submit photo of moodboard
Submit photo of moodboard
Send us an image of your Moodboard. If you physically made one, You can take a photo or even scan it.
If you are more advanced, you can send a JPEG file of your Moodboard that was made on Illustrator or Photoshop or even PowerPoint.
Sketch and Measurements
1. Sketch shapes inspired by moodboard in sketch book
Sketch shapes inspired by moodboard in sketch book. These shapes will be connected and transformed to create your temple, bridge and frame.
2. Create 3 eyewear sketches from shapes
Play with the look and feel of the shapes and textures to create eyewear for your collection
Choose an images from your mood board that most inspires you. You can pick a texture,shape,color or more to incorporate into your designs and lead you with ideas for your eyewear sketch.
3. Choose 1 favorite sketch
Choose 1 favorite sketch
When you are in the process of choosing your favorite sketch, make sure it is a style that is not only fashionable but also functional.
Add measurements to sketch
4. Add measurements to sketch
You can use our measurement guide to help with the basic measurements.
If you have no idea about measurement of sunglasses, it may help to use a pair of your own glasses as a guide to get a feel of the measurements.
5. Share all 3 sketches (1 with measurements)
Now that you have 3 sketch concepts, share them in your student project area to get feedback from you fellow students!
Material and Color
1. Find color inspiration in moodboard
Find color inspiration in moodboard
Use your Moodboard & Theme to get the colorway ideas for your sunnies
2. Add color call outs to sketch
Add color call outs to sketch
Mark all of the details on the sunglasses to add the colors you want. Be sure to mark the Temple , Frame, and Lens + Other Details. Its important to add key notes that will show an example of the colors.
You can do this straight on your sketch. You can also Scan or Take a photo of your sketch onto your computer to use the document to type your call outs.
3. Add material call outs to sketch
Add material call outs to sketch
Mark & Add Material Call outs on the Temple, Frame and Lens + Other Details.
4. Submit sketch with color and material call outs
Submit sketch with color and material call outs
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