How to Design Tops and Dresses

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Put on some music if that helps you think

   You could even flip through a fashion magazine (Chatelaine, Elle, and Cosmopolitan are great) for ideas.
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   Step 2: or even watch a fashion program to help you decide what style you want.

   , Later, you can draw the sketch on plain paper. , It doesn't have to be fancy
   -- you can always go back and fix things later.
   
   Right now, your goal is to get your idea on paper.
   
   Details come afterwards. , This will be the top of your top/dress. ,, Have a figure so it's more fitted.
   
   Fitted outfits are more flattering than clothes that hang on you like a sack.
   
   You can draw sack like baggy clothes if you want to. , You could make it long or short, lacy or regular, hemmed or not hemmed, angled or straight.
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   Step 3: Collect your supplies and decide if you are going to draw a sleeveless

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   Step 4: spaghetti strap

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   Step 5: strapless

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   Step 6: or three quarter length sleeve (long sleeve and strapless are simple).

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   Step 7: Make sure you're drawing on lined paper so you have guidelines and a better sense of proportion.

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   Step 8: Start with a basic shoulder sketch.

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   Step 9: Draw a curved line.

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    Step 10: Then draw two thin lines coming down for the corners.

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    Step 11: Go down the page where the waist will be and do a slight inward curve to show that the model has a figure.

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    Step 12: Do the bottom of your top/dress however you want.

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