4 July 2008
Your Turn Now !
Because us fashion lovers dream of having their very own range, here’s a few tips to get you started ! I’ll update this category as the weeks go by so you can learn some of the basics about drawing your own fashion ranges – you never know, the next Chanel could silently sleeping in you, just waiting for the right moment to pop up !
First of all I’m going to go through some important things you need to know before drawing your models and clothes. The human body is a magical creation and unless you’re Leonardo Da Vinci, there are many natural fantasies you may not have noticed about us and these few secrets will make your piccies all that much better !
Proportion is an essential part of drawing but it can get quite complicated. Although fashion definitely takes proportion to the extreme, some rules are not to be broken. So that you can quickly get started without taking a degree at Art College, here are one or two main points you should try and remember when drawing people, so that it looks more like reality.
When you draw a full body, the top half (from the top of the head to just below the hips) should be equally as long as the bottom half (the legs down to the ankle) of your drawing. From the ankles to the tips of the toes is the last section of your drawing, obviously much smaller than the latter. Although models are known for their long thin legs, getting used to drawing a basic human shape is important before you start beautifying them up. You’ll find your own style as you play around so try to get the foundations right from the very beginning.
You should also know that eyes should be separated by an eye-size gap and that feet are – believe it or not – the same length as your forearms. Heads are tricky, we often tend to draw them slightly larger than we should but no need to get big headed (haha… grown), keep it about the same size as the hip area (from the tip of the waist to the inner leg). The upper arms should be only slightly smaller than the thighs and the chest about the same length as the upper arms. The feet slighty smaller than the head. Finally the chest is about 1 ¾ times the head.
To start of this may seem confusing but all it takes is practice. Try out simple body part shapes in a row, so that you draws each part in comparison (slightly smaller, slightly bigger…) than the last. A good order for doing so is the following :
Foot – head – hips – chest – upper arm – thigh.
I’ll leave it at that for today but many more tips are to come to keep your eyes peeled and your pencils at the ready ! Happy drawing folks !
*AimyRose*
