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How to Draw a Dress
Draw a dress in 12 easy steps, about 9 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: a round collar.
Step 1: A round collar
Draw a shallow scoop near the top, like a wide smile. From each end, hang a petal to a point.
Step 2: The top
From each end of the neckline, draw a short shoulder out, then curve down to a narrow waist. Join them.
Step 3: Big twirly skirt
From each end of the waist, draw a long line down, flaring out like a bell. Stop near the bottom.
Tip Join the bottoms with 7 soft bumps that sag in the middle.
Step 4: Puffy sleeves
From each shoulder, draw a puffy oblong out and round, back to touch the top's side. Add a cuff smile.
Step 5: The knot
In the middle of the waist line, draw a small tall oval for the knot of the bow.
Step 6: Two big bow loops
From each side of the knot, draw a big fat petal loop out past the dress, back to the knot.
Tip Add a short line from the knot into each loop.
Step 7: Ribbon tails
From under the knot, draw 2 ribbon tails hanging onto the skirt, one left, one right. Notch each end.
Step 8: Swishy pleats
From 2 dips in the hem, draw a long gentle line up into the skirt. Stop halfway up.
Step 9: Polka dots
Draw rows of small dots across the skirt, all the same size, shifted like bricks.
Tip Keep every dot a finger away from the lines.
Step 10: Yellow polka dots
Go over your lines, then colour all the polka dots yellow.
Step 11: Purple bow
Colour the whole bow purple, ribbon tails too.
Step 12: Colour the dress pink
Colour the top, sleeves and skirt pink, going around the bow and dots. Leave the collar white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dress, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
