How to Draw Ruffles and Ribbons

Ribbons and ruffles are necessary in order to make a female character instantly girly. Ribbons and ruffles might seem challenging to draw when you're trying to get the shading just right. This can easily be mastered.

Things You'll Need

  • Drawing Pencil
  • Drawing Paper
  • Small tortillion
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Instructions

  1. S Ribbon

    • 1

      Draw an "S" shape. This will be your ribbon indicator.

    • 2

      Add a secondary "s" that intersects and blends with your original "s" shape as shown.

    • 3

      Add your dark tones where your lines intersect. Extend the dark tones with your tortillion, creating midtones as shown.

    • 4

      Smooth your lines and leave upward-facing lines white. This indicates sheen and light. This is just a plain ribbon.

    Ruffles

    • 5

      Draw a wavy line as shown. Your line should look like half of a zipper in order to represent a fold better.

    • 6

      Draw the fold lines of the ruffle, drawing lines from upper "teeth of your "zipper" line.Then draw the top squiggle line.

    • 7

      Use the top part of the original line that you drew to indicate the underside of your ruffled fabric.

    • 8

      Draw your secondary fold lines as shown. This will add more depth to your drawing.

    • 9

      Add your dark shadows first.

    • 10

      Add your midtones and light sourcing. Blend with your tortillion.

    Bows

    • 11

      Draw an upside water droplet shape and a line as shown.

    • 12

      Add two heart shapes to the side of your water droplet.

    • 13

      Add your fold indication lines as shown.

    • 14

      Add your ribbon ends. The ribbon ends stem from the original teardrop you drew in step one.

    • 15

      Add your dark tones first. Blend into your midtones.

    • 16

      Add your secondary midtones and use your eraser to indicate shine.

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