How to Draw Floral Patters When Designing Clothes
Designing clothes can be a challenge, but with practice, the task gets easier. Adding floral patterns to your designs is a way to add a unique flair to your pieces and also exercise your design skills. Floral motifs can be abstract, so if you aren't the best artist, don't worry - there's room for even the most "interesting" flowers when it comes to fashion.
Instructions
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How to Draw Floral Patterns When Designing Clothes
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Get sketching. If you aren't comfortable drawing other things, remember that sketching flowers is a good way to hone your skills and improve your technique. Practice perfecting proportion before moving on to creating your patterns.
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Create your pattern. Once you have the hang of drawing flowers, you can move on to drawing the pattern to create the appliques that will adorn your apparel. Remember to keep the size of the garment in mind when creating the flower pattern. Only dresses should have large flowers since separates don't have ample room to fit large appliques.
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Transfer the pattern to muslin. To create a flower pattern you can use throughout a collection, transfer the pattern to muslin. This will give you a pattern that you can trace onto the actual fabric that will be applied to the garment.
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Apply the floral pattern to the garment. You can apply the floral pattern many different ways. Prior to creating the garment, you may want to have an idea of where the floral pattern will go on the article of clothing. You can also use pins to apply the muslin pattern and get a loose idea of where you'd like to apply the pattern.
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Consider floral printed fabric. Depending on what idea you're trying to convey with your garment, consider using a flora printed fabric versus applying floral patterns. Appliques are usually used by seasoned fashion designers, so be sure you have the skill level to successfully work on such a task.
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Tips & Warnings
Overall, floral printed fabrics are easier to work with. When implementing floral patterns, consider using a different fabric to add texture and depth to the garment.
