Hello dear DeiFan readers! This lesson is dedicated to the topic of clothing. I would like to help you with several tasks at once:
- Learn how to draw a sketch of clothes; (principles of construction)
- Learn how to draw a person in clothes; (we are not talking about anatomy here, there will be a separate lesson for this)
- Learn how to draw folds on clothes;
Interesting fact. Humans are the only creatures that wear clothes. Animals do not do this, unless their owners forcibly pull a rag over a pet. Previously, clothing served to protect the human body from various disasters (physical damage, weather, cold, heat, etc.). And today it is rather an accessory that performs aesthetic functions. Today, all the men are beautifully dressed, and the women are brightly and brightly undressed. That allows you to determine with a high probability the gender, status, and income level of a person. As they say, they are greeted by clothes, but they are escorted by the fact that money cannot buy. Gucci brains are not for sale. I have been looking for a good drawing example for a long time, but it is very difficult for beginners to do it from nature. Yes, and I didn’t particularly want to write a lesson from nature, I’m still learning myself. So I decided to take clothes for painted dolls. Why is that? Firstly, it is easier to understand, and secondly, here we will only consider the basics (sketch) of building clothes. Later I will make detailed instructions for coloring different clothes. As an example, I give four beautiful girls in different clothes. I will not comment, because everything will be clear from the pictures. Just watch and remember.
How to draw clothes with a pencil step by step
Step one. First, draw a sketch. You can use the match man technique. This time, I decided to do it like this: 
Step two. Circles denote the body parts of the girls. 
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How do you like my girls in painted clothes? I'm waiting for your comments on this lesson, and also write what other types of clothes you want to learn how to draw. You can order a lesson here. I’m still interested in the topic of cosplay, but since I haven’t figured out the names of all types of clothing yet, I’ll put it off for later. Here, the advice of the girl is clearly needed. I also recommend watching other lessons where clothes are present.
Every day on the covers of fashion magazines there are new blouses, dresses, trousers and hats created by popular designers. However, few people think that before the wardrobe item was sewn, it was carefully drawn on paper - a sketch was created. In order to draw it correctly, you need to know a few basic rules. If you are starting your journey in the field of modeling, and do not know how to draw sketches of clothes - this article will be educational for you!
Sketch drawing rules
It should be noted that the sketch is not an accurate representation of the human figure, which means that drawing a person's face should not be too hard. More attention is paid to garments, accessories and details, while the main silhouette, as it were, remains in the background.
There are a number of rules on how to draw a sketch correctly, namely:
- As the main tools, you need to choose a hard pencil, which will make it easy to remove extra lines in the process of creating a model; quality eraser; thick paper, as the basis of the outline; paints, pencils or other tools for coloring the final version of the drawing.
- You should think in advance about the future posture of a person, since it is she who shows the created thing in the most favorable perspective.
- If you do not have enough experience in drawing and you find it difficult to create a skeleton on your own - the very figure of a person, you can use an alternative method - download a finished layout from the Internet and print it or draw it from another source.
If you want to learn how to create high-quality professional sketches, you should pay special attention to all the details - learn how to draw different poses of models, and often combine them in one drawing.
We draw a model for a sketch correctly
Don't know how to draw a model for your own drawing? It's time to learn it!
Below is a suggested step-by-step guide to building a model:
- The first line in the figure will be a straight vertical line, which symbolizes the future location of the model. At the top of the line will be the head, and at the bottom, respectively, the legs. This line must begin in the middle of the sheet, even in cases where the silhouette will sit, stand with an inclination or take other poses. This position of the line will create a proportional and high-quality drawing.
- Draw an oval for the head area - create all the details of the face and hair - not necessary, only in cases where it is of key importance, or you have drawing skills.
- Draw the model's hips - for this you need to visually divide the line in half and draw an equilateral square, just below the middle. If necessary, give the model a special pose - the square should be shifted in one direction or another.
- Correctly draw the torso and shoulder area - draw 2 lines from the hips, towards the center line, thereby creating a waist. Then draw two more lines from the waist to the shoulders, with a slight extension. It is important to note that the length of the torso, on average, is equal to the length of 2 heads. In addition, the width of the shoulders cannot be less than or longer than the line of the hips.
- Draw the neck and head area - adding detail to the model, and at the same time, comparing the proportions of the body and head.
- Draw the legs. Particular attention should be paid to their length - about 4 heads, and fullness - in the area of the knee and ankle, the leg is thinner than in the area of \u200b\u200bthe lower leg and thigh.
- Draw the hands and feet - narrow the arms at the elbow and wrist, consider where they will be located - along the body or at the waist. The feet, in a straight posture, are presented in the form of triangles.
How to draw clothes on a model
Don't know how to draw clothes on an already finished model? Then you should familiarize yourself with a number of basic rules that allow you to create the perfect designer suit,
namely:
- Think over the design of clothes, its style, style, cut and color in advance. As an example, you can use popular fashion magazines and photos from fashion shows.
- Starting to draw on a sheet, do not forget to reflect small details, accessories, patterns, ruffles - then you will be able to create a complete and complete image.
- Draw bends and folds in clothes with great care - convey the details as believable as possible.
- For realism, it is worth considering in advance the density of the fabric and how it will sit on the figure - a denser fabric will hide some shapes, and a light one, on the contrary, will wrap around like a second skin.
- Be sure to draw the vertical folds of clothing - the way it flows along the figure - for dense fabrics - large wavy lines, for light ones - small intermittent ones.
- If your clothes have a pattern - pay special attention to it, taking into account the subtleties of tailoring the fabric - the places where the pattern connects or vice versa - it is interrupted.
- Color the drawing and complete it with shadows and partial shadows.
- Remove the extra frame lines and complete the image.
In order for the future sketch to reflect the features of the clothes you created as much as possible, it is worth drawing a flat layout of the thing. On a separate piece of paper, schematically depict the figure in front, side or back - from those angles that reflect all the details of the cut.
For a complete understanding of the procedure for drawing such drawings, you can watch video tutorials. By following the recommendations and practicing, even a beginner will learn how to draw a costume and a model!
Clothing is an important element of our life. Indeed, in a cultural society it is not customary to walk with an uncovered body. For this, there are different types of this or that clothing. Clothing has been around since the dawn of mankind. Ancient people covered their bodies with animal skins and bird feathers. With the development of spinning and weaving, fabric appeared, from which simple shirts, trousers, and dresses were already sewn. They were unadorned, but very practical and comfortable.
As human society developed, clothes, especially for the rich, were decorated with stones, gold, and silver. And for the poor, it remained just as simple. Times have changed, people have changed, clothes have changed. Now in the modern world, it is customary for many people to wear simple, comfortable, functional clothes on weekdays, and to wear smarter and more beautiful clothes for evening events or holidays.
Women are very fond of dresses and skirts, men are suits, and both sexes are happy to wear very comfortable jeans. We draw several items of clothing in stages in this lesson.
Stage 1. Long dress. Draw two lines - the borders of our dress. One is more even, the other is with a curve that marks the waist. We outline the contours of the dress along these lines. This is a neckline, two straps on the shoulders, a waist line, hips and the hem of the dress. Then we add straps at the back and make a cutout at the bottom on the side. All over the dress we draw waves showing the drapery. We make several such lines. We color the dress, not forgetting about the overflows of color.
Stage 2. Women's trousers. We make two lines on the sides and one stroke on top. At the top we designate a circle - a waist. From it we draw the sides of the trousers: hips, below we form the line of the knees and flare the trousers downwards. We show the folds at the bottom. Let's add wavy lines along the fabric, which will then indicate to us the light and shadow areas on the fabric. Beautifully drawn beautiful women's trousers turned out.
Stage 3. Coat. We draw two perpendicular straight lines, on top of another straight line. And on the sides there are two lines from the shoulders to the waist and from the waist to the hips. So we limited the contours of our drawing. then draw one side (side) of the coat. Then the other side. We make a collar. We draw sleeves. Below the fastener we show the lapel of the hem. Outline all the lines of the drawing well and color it in the end.
Stage 4. Jacket. Draw one vertical line in the middle and cross it with two straight lines, from which we will make one more line of sleeves. You also need to show two features - the width of the jacket. We begin to draw the sides of the jacket (sides). We observe naturalness in the show and draw folds on the fabric. Show the collar and two sleeves.
Stage 5. Jacket. (Continuation). Let's make a collar and a fastener. Then draw the sides (sides) and sleeves from the shoulders to the bottom. Let's shade some places on the jacket. Then we color everything.
Stage 6. Boots. Draw one straight line and one jagged line. We draw the upper part of the top of the boot with a dash, from it we lead the front and back sides of the top and make the transition to the heel. Then we draw a forward part - noses. We shade. Coloring.
Let's move on to the most interesting - to clothes drawing! In this tutorial, you will learn how to properly build a silhouette, determine the model's angle, and dress the body in fabric so that it looks natural.
Silhouette
Until you have thoroughly mastered the structure of clothing, we will draw a fashion sketch as if dressing the “body” that you have learned to draw in.
Note that while each line is an important element in the final sketch, it doesn't have to look realistic. More importantly, keep a properly constructed drawing until you achieve the desired design. By repeating the pattern repeatedly, you will be able to model and create your own design.
In fashion design, try to avoid fuzzy shapes. When presenting your ideas as a sketch, be sure to consider where the fabric hangs and avoid designs with features that don't match gravity or good mobility. Acting in this way, you will find "your silhouette".
Relationship between tissue and body
There is a space between the body and the tissue. It is necessary for mobility and for creating style. Study which parts of the body will and will not touch the fabric by looking at your own clothing, and depict this in lines in your drawing. Pay special attention to the arms and legs, not forgetting the force of gravity.
Determine the angle
Fashion sketches will look more convincing if both the model and the clothes on it are depicted with a certain three-dimensional effect. Below are 4 models from different angles. If you think of the body as a tube, it will help to understand how important it is to draw the edges of the clothes correctly.
When drawing horizontal lines, such as the hem, as opposed to vertical lines, such as the lateral line of the body, it is necessary to consider its continuous line towards the back. Make sure you set the viewpoint correctly so you can render your design correctly. The standard point of view in fashion design is at the height of the model's eyes and at a distance of 2-3 meters from her.
How to Draw Undercuts, Gathers, Folds and Drapery
Undercuts, gathers and folds are used to increase or decrease the volume of a garment. They need to be considered for structural and functional reasons when doing a sketch. You need to know the rules that will indicate where and in what direction you need to add or reduce volume.
Clothing designers always focus on the volume and direction of the drape, which is determined by the direction of the grain of the fabric, the shape of the body, and gravity. First draw the drapery on a separate piece of paper in order to understand how you want it to look on the fabric and where to place it.
Fabric Characteristics/Pleats
While drapery creates beautiful lines when static, lines that appear when moving are called folds. When two design points on a fabric are torn apart vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, creases can occur. All you can do is draw soft curved lines back and forth between these design points.
Draw folds starting from the center of the body and representing the texture of the fabric so as not to ruin the shape. Study the direction of tissue flow.
Use different line options
By varying the thickness of the lines or creating different levels, you can dramatically increase the amount of information conveyed about your design. Adding a little shadow along the edge of the raised fabric will soften the lines.
As shown in the picture above, the effect of adding levels to the edge of the waistline is obvious.
The pocket is an important detail in your design.
The collar (upper left) looks like a folded piece of paper, while the next one (second from left) looks softer. Just a slight difference in lines enhances the image and can express the thickness of the fabric.
fashion sketches
If you sketch from a real model, spending no more than 10 minutes on each sketch, you will very effectively increase your ability to "grab" the essentials. The purpose of the sketches is to train your eye and improve your freehand drawing skills, the details are not important here. Just focus on your observations. First, draw the body with thin lines, and then gradually add details after you “grab” the whole picture.
One day, when you get what you wanted, after erasing the unwanted lines, you will see barely visible vertical and horizontal lines. Draw people around you that you like. I highly recommend trying different poses and styles other than the fashion sketches of professional models.
Materials from Naoki Watanabe's book "Contemporary fashion illustration techniques" were used.
New ideas are constantly born in my head for making a model of a dress or skirt, and maybe a suit. And when you manage to make your first successful thing, a feeling of euphoria fills you, you want to create again and again, create your own collection of clothes.
To get started, you will need to master a small drawing technique. You need to learn how to draw a person specifically for your sketches, so that the invented models of clothes look good, and every detail that creates the individual style of the model is visible. Even if at school it was hard for you to draw little men, it's okay, we will draw a little differently. The first thing you need is to draw a silhouette of a person, calculate the proportions in the size of the torso and legs. The generally accepted proportion of a person's body relative to his head is on average 7.5:1. But in the drawing of a sketch of clothes, in order to make the invented model look more interesting, the legs are lengthened by one unit, respectively 8.5: 1. But do not overdo it in the length of the legs, otherwise the whole picture will be distorted.
Decide how long the dress or skirt will be, outline the necklines or collars. And then draw as if you are dressing a person. If you plan to create a costume, then start drawing a blouse, then trousers or a skirt, and put on a jacket on top. Draw those details of things that are visible from under the suit. Naturally, underwear in this case is not worth drawing. If you need to indicate the place of the seam, mark it with a solid line, and draw a zipper with a dotted line. Complete the sketch with details that will be part of your model - these are pockets, decorative overlays or zippers, jewelry.
