Learning how to draw a corset and corset laces will improve your fashion sketches and sexy lingerie designs. The corset is a compliment for the female body and can be designed to suit evening gowns, luxurious lingerie, and even casual wear. In this tutorial, you will also learn how to draw lacing, which has so many different applications in fashion design, not to mention the shoelaces!
Start by drawing a nice, curvy female torso. Make sure you make the waistline slightly smaller than usual since this is the effect corsets cause. Use the “How to draw female torso” tutorial to help you. From the center of the breast pull two vertical lines towards the model’s waist. These are bust Centerlines. Draw a horizontal line to mark the bustier top line and mark its bottom line.
Step 2: Corset silhouette
Add dimension to your sketch by perfecting your corset’s outlines. Notice how the bottom line is now slightly curving up and that the corset is outside of the body on the sides. Change the horizontal line at the bust to a wavy line. The picks of the wave are exactly on bust Centerlines.
Designing new silhouettes is the best part of being a fashion designer. Use your imagination to create interesting top and bottom lines for your collections!
Step 3: Cut it!
Use the bust Centerlines to build the so-called “princess seams”, that is typical for this kind of outfit. Follow the changes: the line is moving out, while on the chest. Then it goes slightly in like the corset outline does, and at reaching the waistline it goes out again. Draw two parallel lines between the cheats – this is where the corset closing is about to happen.
Step 4: Draw some lacing holes
On the sides of the vertical line, you just made start drawing small circles. They represent the holes that the lacing will go through in order to close the corset. Make sure the holes are nicely aligned both horizontally and vertically.
For the sake of better explanation the holes are in different colors. The right side of the lacing will go through all the blue holes. The left side of the lacing will go through all the red holes
Draw the first part of the lacing between the bottom two holes.
Step 5: Right lace
Here is where the magic happens! Starting from the bottom-most blue hole move up, using diagonal lines. You will go through only the blue holes and remember the rule of thumb: Start behind, finish upfront! This means that the lacing will start from the vertical line next to hole N1 (creating the illusion it is behind) and will finish in hole N2 going over the vertical line. Erase all unnecessary lines.
Step 6: Left lace
Basically the logic is the same as in the previous step, except for one little detail. The left part of the lacing will go under the right one. Meaning that you should stop when you reach the already drawn lacing. Use the same technique as in the previous step, but touching only red holes this time.
Step 7: Draw the ribbon
The corset lacing is ready, now it’s time to draw a beautiful ribbon and clean up your illustration from unnecessary lines and give it a nice color of your choice. For a more finished and stunning look of your fashion illustration, you can match the corset with pairs of leather pants and high heels.
I hope this step by step tutorial was useful for you, now get inspired and draw some beautiful, sexy corsets for your fashion portfolio!
Happy drawing!
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22 replies on “How to draw a corset“
Bentlea
Without the pictures it still would make sense and it’s hard to find websites like that!!??
[quote name=”sexy lingerie”]Was hoping this would show how to draw a corset well, but it doesn’t. It just shows how to draw a bustier. Which is a shame. Corsets generally only lace up at the back – they have a busk at the front. And they are curvy at the waist, unlike this. They also don’t have a gap between the bottom edge and the hips – they fit flush. And they definitely don’t have crease marks at the waist! Or elsewhere for that matter.[/quote]
Hi, You can draw the the lacing whereaver your imagination takes you :-) It is easy to apply the shown method to the back of the corset and create a different design. Regarding gaps and creases – in case the chothes are made of fabric they will Always have them. The illustrator can prefer not to draw them, but this will make the setch less realistic. Have fun creating beautiful designs!
Was hoping this would show how to draw a corset well, but it doesn’t. It just shows how to draw a bustier. Which is a shame. Corsets generally only lace up at the back – they have a busk at the front. And they are curvy at the waist, unlike this. They also don’t have a gap between the bottom edge and the hips – they fit flush. And they definitely don’t have crease marks at the waist! Or elsewhere for that matter.
I really found this really helpful ! The problem is that I don’t have other ideas to do another design than this one! :sad: well, I thought of the back! Like in most wedding dresses! I think that will work and again thank u! :-|
Like a previous comment has said, this is more of a bustier, not a corset. A true corset laces in back, and has a busk down the center front in front. Not to mention that this is an incorrect method of lacing and tying off a corset.
In reality if you made this, it wouldn’t have the slimming effect that corsets do, if that is what you desired. Pretty yes, functional no.
Was hoping this would show how to draw a corset well, but it doesn’t. It just shows how to draw a bustier. Which is a shame. Corsets generally only lace up at the back – they have a busk at the front. And they are curvy at the waist, unlike this. They also don’t have a gap between the bottom edge and the hips – they fit flush. And they definitely don’t have crease marks at the waist! Or elsewhere for that matter.
Very useful and also applicable to shoe laces right?I wanted to ask you if you use fixative and also what brand of pastels do you reccomend?Do you think Conte A Paris is good for both pastels and fixative?
Bentlea
Without the pictures it still would make sense and it’s hard to find websites like that!!??
Anonymous
I lovedddd your sute . This is what i needed . Thanks a looootttt
Jacky
wow nice
Jacky
wow i love it … so sexy
latisha
no i sucked at drawing it!!
Mollie
Thank you sosososo much, can you please show how to draw a map dress or textile? xoxoxo
I Draw Fashion
[quote name=”sexy lingerie”]Was hoping this would show how to draw a corset well, but it doesn’t. It just shows how to draw a bustier. Which is a shame.
Corsets generally only lace up at the back – they have a busk at the front. And they are curvy at the waist, unlike this. They also don’t have a gap between the bottom edge and the hips – they fit flush. And they definitely don’t have crease marks at the waist! Or elsewhere for that matter.[/quote]
Hi,
You can draw the the lacing whereaver your imagination takes you :-) It is easy to apply the shown method to the back of the corset and create a different design.
Regarding gaps and creases – in case the chothes are made of fabric they will Always have them. The illustrator can prefer not to draw them, but this will make the setch less realistic.
Have fun creating beautiful designs!
sexy lingerie
Was hoping this would show how to draw a corset well, but it doesn’t. It just shows how to draw a bustier. Which is a shame.
Corsets generally only lace up at the back – they have a busk at the front. And they are curvy at the waist, unlike this. They also don’t have a gap between the bottom edge and the hips – they fit flush. And they definitely don’t have crease marks at the waist! Or elsewhere for that matter.
Plus size corsets
This post is really amazing and helpful. With the help of this post, I can draw the best for me and will ask my designer to design it for me.
aaliyah
smexy ness :P :P :D :-) :lol:
Dana
I really found this really helpful ! The problem is that I don’t have other ideas to do another design than this one! :sad: well, I thought of the back! Like in most wedding dresses! I think that will work and again thank u! :-|
Val
Like a previous comment has said, this is more of a bustier, not a corset. A true corset laces in back, and has a busk down the center front in front. Not to mention that this is an incorrect method of lacing and tying off a corset.
In reality if you made this, it wouldn’t have the slimming effect that corsets do, if that is what you desired. Pretty yes, functional no.
Fatima
Awesome tutorial for corset! I just love it.
Now I can make my own design corset. Thank you Teya! :D
AlexaFaie
Was hoping this would show how to draw a corset well, but it doesn’t. It just shows how to draw a bustier. Which is a shame.
Corsets generally only lace up at the back – they have a busk at the front. And they are curvy at the waist, unlike this. They also don’t have a gap between the bottom edge and the hips – they fit flush. And they definitely don’t have crease marks at the waist! Or elsewhere for that matter.
Dany
This is amazing,thanks,I never knew how to draw it right!
I drew it and looks great.(:
Mollie
[quote name=”Mollie”]Thank you sosososo much, can you please show how to draw a map dress or textile? xxx[/quote]
or how to draw a satchel? xxxx ;)
Celeste
This is fantastic! Helped a lot, thanks! :lol:
harsha
u r 2 good :lol: :lol: .its very important assignment 4 me.can u show how to drw & color velvet fabric :roll: thnx……….
razan
love it … you are amazing ….. i wish i can have lessons from you … but i live in dubai … thanx for the tutorial ….
Bre
Very useful and also applicable to shoe laces right?I wanted to ask you if you use fixative and also what brand of pastels do you reccomend?Do you think Conte A Paris is good for both pastels and fixative?
Clover
nice…. useful toturial~
Clover
nice…i love it… useful toturial~~