Fashion design - drawings

In this article we will talk about how to create a fashion design. Drawings, which depict sketches of clothing, can later become a model of beauty in the fashion world and win recognition from the public. As it may seem at first glance, it is not difficult to draw such a sketch - take a pencil in your hand and draw. In fact, creating a clothing project is a creative and time-consuming activity that requires certain skills and knowledge. Everyone knows that for the construction of a building, the first thing an engineer does is draft and a detailed plan of construction, and only after that begin to fill the foundation. Similarly, a clothing design is created, sketches drawn to the smallest detail, show how the dress or blouse should look like in the end result. How to draw a silhouette of a woman for a design of clothes, what are the techniques of execution, and also what is needed for work? The answers to these questions will be found later in the article.

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How to make sketches of clothes?

Each designer in the process of creating a new outfit carefully and carefully thinks out every detail of the future dress or skirt, determines the color scheme for the sketch and the physique of the person on which his work will look most spectacular.

To be more specific - it is not enough to determine that it will be a woman or a man, everything is much more complicated. It is necessary to take into account the age of a person, his height, the features of a figure, and so on. An important aspect in the creation of the image is the direction of fashion at the moment, because if the sketch is presented by an irrelevant, outdated model, it will be of little interest to anyone.

Important! The sketch is very important in the garment industry, because it is for it that technologists and designers create patterns and develop technology, the sequence of processing of parts.

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We create a fashion design. Drawings with a pencil

Creating a sketch for the design of clothes - the occupation is rather troublesome, and requires maximum concentration and assiduity. To make the drawing perfect, you must follow certain rules and order of actions, developed by fashion designers many years ago and popular to this day.

Tools required:

1. Simple pencil.

Important! Choose a pencil labeled H, with it you will apply light contour lines, if necessary - they can easily be wiped with an eraser.

1. Heavy paper in white, A4, A5 or paper.
2. Eraser of high quality, so that when wiping the strokes there is no trace left on the paper.
3. Markers, markers or pencils to color the model.

After preparing all the necessary tools, determine the silhouette of a person for the design of clothes. There are a lot of them, most of the clothing designers sketches are depicted in the form of sitting or walking on the catwalk models.

Important! You can try to create your own design of clothes, drawings with a pencil for beginners it is recommended to start with sketches of a running or sitting model.

Creating a sketch

Before you draw a conceived dress or pants, you should create on paper the basic proportions of the human silhouette.

Sequence of work:

1. On the table, put the prepared sheet of paper vertically.
2. With an uncritical click, draw a vertical line with a simple pencil. Start and end the line with a dot.
3. The vertical line must be divided into eight equal parts. Thus, you designate the placement of the head, shoulders, waist, hips, knees, calves and feet.

Important! If you are depicting a specific person, in this case, in the figure, depict the features of his figure.

1. On the line where the pelvis is supposed to be placed, draw an equilateral square.

Important! The width and height of the square depend on the size of the hips of the alleged constitution.

1. Next draw the torso and shoulders. As a rule, the width of the shoulders is equal to the width of the hips.

Important! If you decide to design a blouse, you do not have to draw the silhouette completely, it's enough to represent the upper part of the trunk.

1. Lastly, draw the legs, hands, head, neck and feet.

Important! Keep an eye on the elbows in the figure at about waist level, otherwise - your models for the clothing design will look unnatural.

There are alternative ways to create a human silhouette for further clothing modeling:

• Using computer technology. In this case, you just need to download the model of a woman, child, or man in the pose that suits you best, and draw things on a prepared template.
• The third option for creating a sketch involves the use of a carbon copy. With her help, you need to circle the outline of a figure from a magazine or newspaper.

Designing a clothing model

Before drawing a sketch of a clothing design on paper, you need to imagine how you want to see it in reality, and in fact, its length and style. After the outline of the dress "formed" in your head, you can proceed to apply it on paper.

Procedure:

1. Do not use strong pencil strokes to represent the overall silhouette of your thing, sketch the length of the product. If the model assumes folds or frills, indicate their direction and location.
2. With clear lines, apply the basic details of your blouse, mark the points of their connection with a dot-dash.
3. Consider and represent the neckline, collar, belt location and other details.
4. If the model involves embroidery or a special print, you must draw a mesh on the product, then each cell is filled with the desired pattern or remains empty. Thus, you specify the location of the pattern.

Important! The places where the darts are located and the places where the parts can be grinded can affect the layout of the drawing.

1. Dress or shirt, which will additionally decorate the decorative elements, there is no need to draw accurately on paper. Suffice it to note the location of the decor on clothes.
2. Draw additional elements on a separate sheet, preferably in an enlarged size.
3. When the sketch is completed, the resulting product should be painted in the intended color. The main lines are outlined with a black bold marker, the extra lines are removed with an eraser.

Important! When applying color, it is very important to correctly identify the accents on the product. Place the folds and shuttlecocks in a darker tone, and the illuminated places are light.

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How to make sketches of clothes? Useful advices:

• In the process of drawing a silhouette of a person, it is not necessary to clearly outline facial features, if the model does not provide exclusive make-up.
• It is also better to depict the hair with several strands, so that all attention is focused on the clothes.
• When depicting the silhouette of a person, do not make it too skinny. You should have an idea of ​​how your clothes will look on the standard figure, because most potential buyers do not have model parameters.
• Having the material for tailoring on hand, it will be easier for you to think up a sketch of a thing. Draw the texture of the desired fabric on paper is not easy, so first, read the initial theory of modeling, and practical exercises will help to get the necessary experience.

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Where can I get inspiration for creating sketches of clothes?

The success of creating a design sketch in most cases depends on the idea embedded in it. Do not think that famous couturiers, each time introducing a new collection, use only their own ideas. While conducting the show, the designer can modify a little, supplement or transform the outfit or combine several styles into one. We do not recommend you to make a frank copy of a famous brand, but on the contrary - paying attention to some details, combine them in your clothes with your ideas.

Useful advices:

• You can choose one of the old styles such as Gothic, Rococo, Egyptian and so on and stylize your clothes for them.
• You can take as a basis models of folk costumes: German, Georgian, Chinese.

Important! Famous world designers for creating their collections work in the style of the following areas: Military, Safari, Hippie, constructive, business, romantic and so on. You can also create clothes in one of them or combine the characteristic features of styles, while creating exclusive things.

• We recommend that you watch fashion magazines or fashion shows more often, which are broadcast on television in order to keep abreast of new trends.
• Very often, to stock up with creative ideas, fashion designers use live plants, animals, shells, embodying them in clothes using color, shape and design.

To get a quality sketch of clothes, you need to clearly understand what you want to get as a result. The success of your creation depends on the quality of your drawing. We hope that the recommendations from the article will help create a unique collection of clothes that will bring you worldwide fame and delight of the public.