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Have you ever wondered how to draw ruffles? In this tutorial, you will quickly learn how to draw a ruffle skirt step by step. Those playful ruffles will add spontaneity to your fashion designs and make them even more charming.
Step 1: Draw a trapezoid
Define how long and wide you want the skirt to be by drawing a simple trapezoid. Don’t make the slope too steep.
Step 2: Curve it
Bend the waistline down slightly as well as the hemline, except for the spot over the front leg.
Always bend the hemline up when it’s reaching the front leg, this way you show dimension to the illustration.
Step 3: Ruffle lines
Mark how many ruffle levels. Usually, you would want to repeat the way the waistline and the hemline are moving. But as they are different because of the front leg, try to fade the ruffle levels gradually.
Step 4: Triangles
Draw little triangles at the sides of the skirt as shown in the example illustration.
Step 5: Ruffles
It’s time to draw the actual ruffles over the guidelines. See how the ruffles look like waves and begin from the tip of the triangle and stand equally up and down from the guideline. Notice the backside of the skirt that is visible under the hemline.
Step 6: Lining/underside
Now draw the underside of the ruffles.
The ruffles from the left show only the left side of the underside. The ruffles from the right show only the right side and those in the middle show both.
Step 7: Draw a ruffle skirt’s realistic folds
It’s time to draw the folds that the ruffles form. It is important to note that you don’t draw the lines perfectly straight and parallel to each other. It is more as they bend towards their upper part in a cone-like fashion.
Once you master “How to draw ruffles“ you can apply the technique whenever you like in many different ways in your fashion illustrations. If you’ve liked this tutorial and love to draw skirts you may check out these two tutorials of HOW TO DRAW A TUTU SKIRT and HOW TO DRAW A FLARED SKIRT.
Happy drawing!
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40 comments
Kate Botha
Hi this skirt is easy but a little tricky
Bella
Thank you sooo much
Karol
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
You just simplified the complex job. Thanks
eilleenlewisEilleen
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, very informative. :)
Nasiba
best tutorial ever!!!!!!! thank you
Tope
Best tutorial I’ve seen on ruffles, thank you!
Brighter than the Stars Designs
Thank you so much for making this tutorial, Ms. Teya! You helped me improved in drawing ruffles so much!
Andrew Brasington
Could you apply this idea, make it larger, put it on the end of a dress and have something like a cocktail dress? How would you give it more body, or I guess, more poof?
artcrazy10yearold
Could you do a tutorial on tween fashion figures.
FashionLove
I totally agree.
brianna
these are some crazy cool pictures
Jasa SEO Murah
I read this article fully on the topic of the difference of most recent and previous technologies, it’s amazing article.
maurix
:lol: I love all this big & little Mammas today learning to be Fashion Designers Online :) without loosing 4 Years of hard Study & learning …..anyway take a look at the Fashion today you know why it so ugly …..
good luck
Tayler
Hi I loved doing the skirt but I can’t draw the way you do and could you plz show us how to do bathing suits?
tatyana
[quote name=”Deanna”]can you show to draw a high low skirt :-) :D please and thank you[/quote]
pleasee and a crop top
Deanna
can you show to draw a high low skirt :-) :D please and thank you
I Draw Fashion
[quote name=”203.250.143.226″]This is a topic that’s close to my heart… Thank you!
Where are your contact details though?[/quote]
You can get in touch using the contact form from the CONTACT menu at the top ot the page :)
Love,
Teya
fashion lova
I love this fashion website from every other fashion websites I seen this is the useful I go on her every day I’ve become better and better from this website
203.250.143.226
This is a topic that’s close to my heart… Thank you!
Where are your contact details though?
Cierra
Omg!! I love it
MalBryte
You make drawing fashion clothes so fun and easy.Now I can surely improve on my drawings.
Kat
Thank you so much, Teya! You’re website is awesome and you’ve taught me so much! Blessings.
I Draw Fashion
[quote name=”Mahkaela.”]Is there a way to get what this website offers in book form or free Ebook form? Thanks[/quote]
Hi, I Draw Fashion is a free site and as long as it depends on me it will stay this way.
Currently there are 45 tutorials and when they get to 50-60 I will collect them in a free ebook :)
Thanks for asking ! :)
Mahkaela.
Is there a way to get what this website offers in book form or free Ebook form? Thanks
kimmy
thanks! i love it
madison
:lol: omg i love tht imma try it
Lily
This is amazing,! :P
Maddi
OMG!!! Thank u sooo much! I’ve been looking 4 tutorials but this is the best ever! :D
tefi
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :lol: omg i love it :)
nikki
this is zoo cute and also easy to draw, thanks!!!! :lol: :D
Ada Clover
thanks~~Nice
Sarah
:lol: Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!! I made a really pretty skirt with YOUR help!!!!! Thanks again!!!
sarah, age 10 :lol: :lol:
I Draw Fashion
[quote name=”maurix”]:lol: I love all this big & little Mammas today learning to be Fashion Designers Online :) without loosing 4 Years of hard Study & learning …..anyway take a look at the Fashion today you know why it so ugly …..
good luck[/quote]
Thank you for commenting. It’s an interesting point.
However…it is not an exeption to see a great fashion designer that has education in a field that has nothing to do with fashion.
Some of them can not even sew by themselves :)
I really believe that fashion is something that is part of yourself as a being and you can become a great designer with and without a degree. A degree can NOT give you the passion or the inspiration. Just rulls that you will have to break later anyway :)
Love,
Teya
hollyholly
Love the girl with the knee socks just went to buy some!!! :P
Jasmina
thank you ,. it helpt me a lot :lol:
sally
thanks for the ruffle skirt tutorial. Very helpful!!!!!! :lol:
chanel
very,very nice :* thx teya :X
Nashalie
I love this tutorial your great!