Can anyone here give me tips and/or tutorials on how to draw clothes??!?? It would be much appreciated, Thank you! 
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Beauty4Ashes
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I went to fashion design college for two years and have been doing fashion illustrations for a long time. So I might be able to help. But I'm not really sure what specifically you would like to know/want help with. Pm me or reply more in depth as to what it is you want tips with. It would be a lot easier in person, I could show you some stuff from school but hmm...if you have any ideas on what exactly you want explained, I would love to help 
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im just having trouble with clothes in general. i cant seem to give the clothes 'form' and when i try, it seem like all im doing is drawnig clothes, and not the body. its really hard to describe.... i suppose i would like to know how clothes fold when they're on a body. any help you have would be great.
its really hard to describe.... i suppose i would like to know how clothes fold when they're on a body. any help you have would be great.
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Hi...taboo
I don't know anything about drawing clothes, etc...but I did some searching for you and I hope this page will help you...
Fashion Design Tutorials and Tips:
http://www.fashion-era.com/fashion_tutorials.htm
I don't know anything about drawing clothes, etc...but I did some searching for you and I hope this page will help you...
Fashion Design Tutorials and Tips:
http://www.fashion-era.com/fashion_tutorials.htm
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Everything I've learned has been through library books and observation.
My suggestion would be to look through magazines that have a love of people (with clothes on) in them, or picture books and try to draw them. It takes a lot of practice to get the look you are going for, but if you pay close attention to the way that the cloth sits on the body or folds when they move, ect. you shouldn't have a problem with some practice. Another suggestion is to have a friend wear something similar to what you would like to draw and photograph them from several angles and in several positions. That should help you get an idea of how something looks from different angles and how it reacts to movement which are very helpful when drawing clothes.
Or, it helped me at least.
Hope I helped.
My suggestion would be to look through magazines that have a love of people (with clothes on) in them, or picture books and try to draw them. It takes a lot of practice to get the look you are going for, but if you pay close attention to the way that the cloth sits on the body or folds when they move, ect. you shouldn't have a problem with some practice. Another suggestion is to have a friend wear something similar to what you would like to draw and photograph them from several angles and in several positions. That should help you get an idea of how something looks from different angles and how it reacts to movement which are very helpful when drawing clothes.
Or, it helped me at least.
Hope I helped.
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Beauty4Ashes
All that I need, is a song in my heart. . .
the best way to draw clothing on a figure is to draw the figure first unless you are intending on doing a one dimensionsal flat drawing, such as a pattern producer would refer to in creating a pattern. Thus needing to be clearly defined and simple to follow the idea of the clothing.
It sounds like you want to draw clothing on a croquis figure. Practice drawing the human figure first. The best way would be to take a model drawing class or get a friend to model for you. At first, don't attempt to draw the clothes, but just get the position of the croquis figure you are following down and practice doing that in different positions. Such as bending one knee or with arm on the hip or behind the back. And pay close attention to where the weight of the body is being positioned to, because this will not only help you to draw the body accurately but also hugely impacts the way that the clothing will fit on the figure and how it hangs.
I'll try to explain the basic procedure for drawing a croquis figure, not so much in fashion Illustration proportion, but simply as to do with positioning of weight and clothing:
Say you copying something out of a magazine...Take a pencil and mark the very centre of the model's neck then draw a straight line vertically down from there. Put this centre line on the page you are drawing. This shows not only how far apart to space the feet but more importantly which leg the model is putting her weight upon. Because it will be the leg most lined up with the centre line. When a garment hangs upon the model's figure; the folds will fall towards the leg that is holding the weight, therfore causing the hem to sit lower and the hips will usually fall in the opposite direction, not only causing diagonal strecthes in the fabric but also adding a curve/wrinkles at the waist on the side the weight is positioned upon.
After drawing the centre line on your paper and lining it up with the centre of the models neck in the picture u are copying, position the legs proportionally and then on the magazine, take your pencil and draw dots on the models two shoulders, then connect them with a straight line, then on her bust points, and connect those also with a straight line, then do the same on her hips. if you repeat the same on your drawing before you draw it, it will help to show where the material will gather or wrinkle and where the hems hang higher or lower.
I'm not sure if that made sense. Because I can't give you a visual picture. And I've never tried explaining that to someone online. lol. But I was just trying to give you a very basic overview to drawing a figure and the way clothes sit upon the body. It's hard to do that simply in words, obviously.
grr...i wish I could draw a picture for you. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words Oh well, I hope I helped in some way and that I somehow made a bit of sense. If not, sorry.
p.s. Some good books I've used and would reccomend are:
*9 heads : a guide to drawing fashion
by Riegelman, Nancy.
* Fashion design illustration : women
by Ireland, Patrick John
*Fashion Sketchbook
Bina Abling,
(was one of our reccomended textbooks for school, but was too expensive to buy so I didnt)
God bless
It sounds like you want to draw clothing on a croquis figure. Practice drawing the human figure first. The best way would be to take a model drawing class or get a friend to model for you. At first, don't attempt to draw the clothes, but just get the position of the croquis figure you are following down and practice doing that in different positions. Such as bending one knee or with arm on the hip or behind the back. And pay close attention to where the weight of the body is being positioned to, because this will not only help you to draw the body accurately but also hugely impacts the way that the clothing will fit on the figure and how it hangs.
I'll try to explain the basic procedure for drawing a croquis figure, not so much in fashion Illustration proportion, but simply as to do with positioning of weight and clothing:
Say you copying something out of a magazine...Take a pencil and mark the very centre of the model's neck then draw a straight line vertically down from there. Put this centre line on the page you are drawing. This shows not only how far apart to space the feet but more importantly which leg the model is putting her weight upon. Because it will be the leg most lined up with the centre line. When a garment hangs upon the model's figure; the folds will fall towards the leg that is holding the weight, therfore causing the hem to sit lower and the hips will usually fall in the opposite direction, not only causing diagonal strecthes in the fabric but also adding a curve/wrinkles at the waist on the side the weight is positioned upon.
After drawing the centre line on your paper and lining it up with the centre of the models neck in the picture u are copying, position the legs proportionally and then on the magazine, take your pencil and draw dots on the models two shoulders, then connect them with a straight line, then on her bust points, and connect those also with a straight line, then do the same on her hips. if you repeat the same on your drawing before you draw it, it will help to show where the material will gather or wrinkle and where the hems hang higher or lower.
I'm not sure if that made sense. Because I can't give you a visual picture. And I've never tried explaining that to someone online. lol. But I was just trying to give you a very basic overview to drawing a figure and the way clothes sit upon the body. It's hard to do that simply in words, obviously.
grr...i wish I could draw a picture for you. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words
Oh well, I hope I helped in some way and that I somehow made a bit of sense. If not, sorry. p.s. Some good books I've used and would reccomend are:
*9 heads : a guide to drawing fashion
by Riegelman, Nancy.
* Fashion design illustration : women
by Ireland, Patrick John
*Fashion Sketchbook
Bina Abling,
(was one of our reccomended textbooks for school, but was too expensive to buy so I didnt
)God bless
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wow, this is great! thank you all for your help. *gets doodle book* i just wanted to say thanks and that if anybody else had any more helpful tips, dont hesitate to post!
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I'm still working on that... one thing I heard for folds was to keep in mind the material (thicker stuff will have fewer folds) and also remember texture and all that good stuff. And please no Britney Spears outfits!
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