To draw is primarily to convey what you see or want to show to others. And, of course, I want to be able to convey my thoughts correctly and clearly. When drawing any character, we also draw his clothes (almost always). And in many ways, clothing creates the impression of a character’s reality, or breaks this impression.
Before wondering how to draw clothes, we decide what clothes we want to draw, or which genre. If you need only a sketch, then acquaintance with the first stages will be enough. If you are interested in learning how to draw clothes as realistically as possible, you will have to try, because here we will need to take into account not only the shape, as in the sketch, but also the shadows and folds. We will also get acquainted with the main features of drawing anime clothes.
Let's learn
how to draw clothes with a pencil.
To begin with, we will take into account that we draw clothes that are on the human body, that is, it does not keep a flat shape, but becomes voluminous, repeating the bends of the body. Let's get acquainted with three rules that will help to get an answer to the question of how to draw clothes.
1. There is no fold that is present or formed on the clothes for no reason, that is, if you decide to draw a fold, you must be sure that it really can be there. It’s not worth drawing just like that, think better and draw a justified fold, the appearance and existence of which you can explain. Remember that folds are diverse, they depend on the cut and fabric of the clothes, on what affects the fabric, whether the clothes fit snugly on the body. Do you still want to know how to draw clothes correctly?
2. Folds on clothes - this is a secondary thing, you can’t emphasize them too much, otherwise the character’s attention will be diverted to the clothes, and he’ll simply be lost in the background, sorry, rags.
3. Do all the folds draw? Of course not. It is desirable to single out only the main ones; secondary ones either do not draw at all, or mark a couple of strokes. I remind you that the main thing is not folds, although we pay so much attention to them.
4. The main thing is that clothes are on the figure, and it should be remembered that shadows and folds have an important mission - to emphasize the presence of this figure. It doesn’t matter what you draw: whether a hat, shoes, outerwear or underwear - in any case, they are worn on the figure.
5. Folds and shadows also indicate the presence of body movement. Whether the person whose clothes you are drawing is walking, sitting or just standing, you must show it.
How to draw anime clothes?
Clothing in anime, of course, differs from clothing in life, films, as well as animated films from different countries. However, you must first decide which type of anime you choose, which one you want to emulate. Now there is a huge variety of different sketches: in some, the sketches are similar to films, that is, the presence of folds and shadows on a difficult level. However, you can take an example from simpler sketches, where the volume is achieved by a couple of strokes for the folds, only slightly emphasizing the volume and movement, and by hatching part of the clothes to demonstrate its illuminated part.
If you are still interested in how to draw clothes, then first take some sample, read these rules, but do not forget about motivation - reward yourself for the acquired skill!