This post is the second part of a blog series about fashion drawing, where I introduce you to some of the basics of sketching and illustration, specifically aimed at fashion design.

• High Fashion Body Drawing
• Fashion Body Drawings

Build on basic form

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Last time, we covered the proportions of the fashion figure and I walked you through the steps for drawing a nine-head figure in a static pose. Today I will expand more on that subject, and we will delve into the topic of drawing different fashion figure poses while applying the steps we learned previously, as well as how to draw movement.

Observe poses

When you set out to draw your own fashion figures, it is very helpful to look for different poses online or in magazines, and compile a folder or sketchbook with them as a reference. Look at them to analyze things like how the shoulders dip to one side when the hips sway towards the opposite side. Observe the angle that is created by the arm when the model places her hand on her waist.

Use them as a reference when drawing, but don’t do it mindlessly. While you draw the pose, think about the angles and proportions of the body in each pose. If you do this, you will start to learn the technical aspects of each pose and you will soon be able to draw them with no reference.

Locate movement

To add some movement to the static pose we have drawn, we need to first locate three important components of the figure. The vertical balance line, the shoulder axis and the hip axis.

Tilting the shoulder and hip axis is the first and most important way to add movement. The secret here is to always tilt these axes in opposite ways to maintain realism in the pose and have it look natural.

The movement of the arms is defined by the shoulder axis and the movement of the legs by the hip axis. Let the angle of these lines show you what to do next. The way in which you tilt these two lines will determine how the rest of the body needs to be drawn.

Another important thing to remember when coming up with your own poses is that the leg that is supporting the weight of the body needs to remain straight. This leg cannot be bent, otherwise, the pose will not look natural.

Use movement lines

Follow the guidelines from this post to draw your figure. Begin by drawing the body’s vertical balance line and dividing it using the nine heads method. Then place the shoulder and hip axis to define the pose and the movement within it.

These lines will guide you through how to draw the extremities. Use circles to indicate the location of things like the shoulders, elbows hips knees and ankles, as you can see in the first image above. Connect this points through lines to complete the basic structure.

Stemming off from this basic structure, you want to start giving the body some shape and defining its outline in a more detailed manner. As you move along, erase the initial guidelines and basic shapes to clean up the sketch.

Doing so will leave you with the undressed figure. In the next post of this series, I will be showing you how to dress a fashion figure and draw your design ideas onto it.

Hi, Today I want to show best method for drawing female fashion figure. I have already shared another method for figure drawing (Planning Fashion Figure Body , Drawing Fashion Figures Muscles) but this one is more advanced. In this method, first you will learn how to draw skeletal shape of the body. Then you will learn how to draw the curves of women body.

Advanced Fashion Drawing Tips for beginners

• Draw a vertical line on the center of the paper. It is your balance line. It also called plumb line.
• Divide it to 8.5 equal section.
• On the first section draw a head.
• Draw the shoulder line on the middle of the second section.

Note : The head length is the body length measurement unit and head width is body width measurement unit.

Fashion Figures Head

• The head width is 2/3 head length. divide head length to 3 equal section.
• In the first section mark 1/3 head length.
• Draw a semicircle in the first part.
• At the bottom of last section, draw tiny horizontal line for chin.
• Draw vertical lines form 1/3 to 2/3 then attach them to the both side of chin.

This is upside down egg shape.

Designing the basic shape of fashion figure

• The shoulder width is equal to 2 head width. mark 1 head width on both side of plumb line.
• The waist width is equal to 1 1/4 head width. mark it on the waist line.
• The hip width is equal to shoulder width. mark 1 head width on the both side of plumb line.
• Draw torso by connecting shoulder line to waist line and then to the hip line.

Joint placement and size

Note : For all joint draw small circle, in 1/4 head width.

• Draw two small circle on the both end of shoulder line.
• on the knee line mark 1/2 head width. These two point are the center of kneecap circles. Draw circles.
• Slightly above the hip line Draw hip joint.
• Draw ankle’s joint with little distance form plumb line.

Drawing the basic shape of the foot

• draw a line form the hip joint to the knee.
• For indicating calf muscles, divide the leg approximately three equal parts. Draw line with gentle slope to one third down and then connect it to ankle joint.
• Not its turn of the feet and toes. The width of the toe is 1/2 head width. Mark it on the both side.
• For figure’s toes, draw small triangular shape.

Drawing the basic shape of the hand

High Fashion Body Drawing

• First of all your should draw small circles for elbow and wrist joints . When hands hangs down the elbow is the level of waistline and wrist is the level of hip line.
• Draw circle for these joint.
• Then connect the arm socket circle to elbow and wrist joint.
• The hand is equal to 3/4 head width. Draw the hand as slim half-circle.

The basic shape of 8.5 head proportion fashion Figure is completed. Flow the steps bellow to develop your sketch.

Developing Your Fashion Figure

For drawing muscles you should first specify the exact location of base of the neck, armpit, end of the rib cage and ridge of the hip.

Fashion Body Drawings

Divide the distance between chin and bust( shoulder and bust line) to 3 equal section.

• The first 1/3 is the starting point of shoulder slope.
• The second 1/3 is under the shoulder joint.
• The half way between the last 1/3 is the armpit and starting point of the bust shape.

Divide the distance between bust-line and waistline to 3 equal sections. Then do the same process for waist to hip.

• 1/3 up the waistline : end of the rib cage
• First 1/3 down the waistline : starting of ridge of hip
• Second 1/3 down the waistline : panty line

Drawing women’s muscles and body curves

• The width of the neck is 1/2 width of the head. Connect the neckline form the head to starting point of shoulder slop.
• With gentle slope attach it to the shoulder end.
• Draw The clavicle bones slightly lower than the shoulder line.
• For drawing torso start from the armpit.
• Near the armpit, draw the bust form in half-circle shape.
• Indicate the nipples slightly lower than bust-line and slightly to out, with little + .

How To Draw fashion figures foot

• Draw a little line for crotch which is located 1-2mm down lower than hip-line.
• Draw the hip bone on both side then draw a panty for your figure.
• Draw the inside of leg, when you reach the kneecap, move inside.
• Draw the outside of leg from hip to 2-3 mm above the knee joint.
• Draw the outside of leg curving out in calf muscles and in at the ankle.
• Draw the inside muscles with the lower muscles going out and the ankle slightly higher than outside ankle.
• Indicate the shoe on the foot.
• Indicate the knee on the both legs.

Drawing fashion figures hand

• Draw the outer side of arm near to skeletal shape.
• Then draw inside of hand.
• For the hand just indicate the fingers and thumb. The complete tutorial hand will be published shortly.

Congratulations, the design of the figure has just come to an end. You need to practice more. In the next post you will learn how to draw fashion figure hands.