This document provides instructions for drawing a basic fashion figure in 8 steps: 1. Draw a vertical center line and divide it into 8.5 equal sections. 2. Draw the head, shoulders, waist, hips according to the section units. 3. Add details like joint circles and basic limb shapes. 4. Develop the figure by indicating muscles between landmarks like the neck, armpit and hips. 5. Draw curves for the bust and torso between the bust, waist and hip lines. 6. Add a panty line and shape the legs inward at the knees and ankles. 7. Indicate shoe shapes on the feet. 8. Draw arm shapes near the skeletal

1. FASHION
DRAWING
Basic Principles

2. FASHION FIGURES

3. ADVANCED FASHION DRAWING TIPS FOR
BEGINNERS

4. • 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.
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
FOOT

8. DRAWING THE BASIC SHAPE OF THE
FOOT

9. DRAWING THE BASIC
SHAPE OF THE HAND
• 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.

10. 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 figure drawing
• 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.

11. DEVELOPING YOUR FASHION
FIGURE

12. RAWING 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 + .

13. 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.

14. 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.