Exercise 4 Collaged research on figures This is a very quick and quite literal way to translate your research into design ideas and not one that is really used in industry very often, but it is an ideal technique to try as a novice designer. It will require you to make several copies of different pages of your research, so use a photocopier or scanner to help you at this stage. You will then need to draw out a series of fashion figures or templates (discussed in chapter 5) onto layout paper or directly into your sketchbook. You can then begin to simply cut and collage different aspects of your photocopied research directly on to the figures. This technique allows you to immediately see the design potential The technique does require you to consider several anchor points on the body, which you will need to start developing your collages from. These are: 112/113 · neck · shoulders · bust · waist · hips. Arms and legs (that is, sleeves and trousers) should also be given consideration as points to develop from. This technique concentrates essentially on the possibilities of shapes and