How to Draw Blue Jean Pants

Drawing blue jeans can take some practice and work.

Learning how to draw is not an easy process; it takes time, dedication, skill and a lot of paper and pencils. If an artist is going to portray people, she typically needs to be able to convincingly clothe them (unless she wants to work entirely in nudes). One of the most common types of casual clothing that an artist is going to run into is blue jeans. As such, learning how to draw blue jeans is a valuable addition to an artist's repertoire.

Things You'll Need

• Pencil
• Eraser
• Artist's examples (model, photos, etc.)

Instructions

1. Study your artist's example. Photographs of people wearing blue jeans are very helpful, but if you have a model who can wear a pair for you then so much the better. Pay attention to how the jeans drape when they're worn, in addition to how the shadows fall across them. Take note of how they're put together and where you can see the seams.

2. Sketch out a basic figure. Make sure that you have at least the lower body on the page, and that the pose of the hips and the legs is correct. Add in feet as well, because footwear might affect the way the jeans are portrayed.

3. Decide on the look you want the jeans to have; if they should be tight or loose, ripped or pristine, clean or dirty, boot cut or pipe leg. Also decide what sort of footwear your figure has on. If your drawing has on knee high boots for instance, you need to decide if the jeans are tucked into them or if they are pulled down over the boots.

4. Sketch the basic outline of the jeans. Don't worry about details or shading yet. You're just trying to get the basic fit of the jeans down. Show how they fit on the figure.

5. Clean up your outline. Add in wrinkles and shading to show exactly where the jeans are tight and where they're loose. Check with your artist's examples to make sure that what you have on your paper looks realistic.

6. Add in all the details. Draw the belt loops, the pockets, the belt, the fly and all of the stitching that would be seen. Shade in the strength of the jeans' color as well. Clean up all the unwanted marks with your eraser.

Tips & Warnings

• Pay attention to texture while you're drawing. Bright blue jeans will reflect light differently from dark ones. Also, rough and worn jeans may have tears or fraying edges.

References

• Learn to Draw Expressively: Drawing Realistic Texture