How to Draw Fashion

Fashion is everywhere. Sometimes, you can find the perfect outfit that you are looking for in a local department store. Other times, the only place that you can find exactly what you are looking for is in your own imagination. There are many different ways to draw fashion and its clothes and accessories. Below are just a few ideas that can help you get started.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Sketching Fashions

1. Start by drawing the outline of the body type that will fit the clothing that you are envisioning (adult male or female, child male or female, dog, cat, etc). The outline does not have to show a lot of detail. You may not need to include a head, hands, or feet.

2. Draw two outlines -- one for the front and one for the back.

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   Simply sketch out the design that you envision, following the shape of the body or demonstrating how you want the design to hang on the body.

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   Show the detail of your creation. Show any detail that you envision that makes your creation special to you. For example, if your design will have trademark logo on the back pocket, include that. This sketch is the blueprint for your design.

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   If you have a certain color that you are envisioning for this particular design, add to the sketch by coloring in your desired hues.

6. Above all, have fun with it. When you are doing something you enjoy, your end product radiates that.

Generating Sketches on a Computer

7. For those who are intimidated by the paper and pencil method, using a computer to create a design leaves little room for imperfection in the drawing.

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   There is software available, such as EDraw Max, that provides body outlines and clothing templates that you can click and drag to make new designs. The only limitation to this is that you may not find the exact style of top, bottom, or dress that you are looking for.

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   You may also use a program such as Microsoft Paint to freestyle a design on the computer. With this program, you can freestyle a drawing or you can cut and paste articles of clothing together.

Copying and tracing

10. For those who find a design in a magazine or book that is really eye-catching, but has a few things that you would like to tweak a little, tracing the design with a pencil and tissue or tracing paper is perfect. With this method, you can regenerate the design that you want and simply add in or erase parts of the design to make it to your own liking.

11. Do this another way on the computer by copying and pasting into a program such as Microsoft Paint or Picture It. Various tools are available in these programs to help you edit the design.

12. Realize that if you are designing for commercial use (with the intent to sell the design), you need to be wary of copyright infringement. This can ruin your reputation as well as your bank account.