If you’ve wondered how to draw skinny jeans and not knowing it has stopped you from creating great fashion designs, then this is your place! This step by step tutorial will cover the basics of drawing jeans, starting with the skinny jeans type. You can later add some additional effects to you sketch like the torn effect shown in the “How to draw ripped jeans” tutorial.
In the first place, you need to draw the legs of your model in the pose that you want them to be. Sketch the waistline and the hemline. Noticed how the waistline is slopping? This is because our model is standing on her left leg only.
Always draw the waistline inclined from the supporting towards the relaxed leg.
Step 2: Add some volume to your skinny jeans
Even though the fashion figure is really skinny the tummy creates a volume that makes the waistline curve down in that area. Curve it up again when it reaches the supporting leg. Draw parallel lines to hint the belt and the hem. Regardless of how skinny the jeans that you are drawing may be, there is always some extra volume to add around the legs. It may be barely visible, but add it in case you don’t want your jeans to look as stitched tights.
Step 3: Draw the seams of your jeans
Draw the seams following the form of the leg. Mark where the belt loops are going to be.
Step 4: Draw jeans’ creases and folds
Drawing the creases and folds of a clothing is crucial in order to make one fashion illustration look professional and well done. For tips on how to draw folds on pants different than jeans, check the How to draw folds tutorial here.
The creases around the crotch have to be drawn like this: those of the supporting leg go up, and those of the relaxed one, are curved around the leg. The knee creases of the supporting leg are just over and under the knee, as it’s the most bulging part of the body there. The creases of the relaxed leg are radial as shown. There are also some small folds at the bottom of the jeans. Draw the pockets and the closing.
Step 5: Touch realistic looks
The folds affect also the outline of the clothes. Crinkle the outline everywhere you have creases. To create the illusion of wrapping around make the size of the belt loops bigger and let the belt itself wrap the body adding volume from the sides. Draw the button of the jeans.
Step 6: Add details
Here you give your jeans stitching around the pockets and the seams. Draw the buttonhole adding just two little dashes and don’t forget the little pocket, that is so, so typical for jeans.
Now that you completed this tutorial you are ready to draw skinny jeans in different colors, shapes, and styles. Be creative and design your own unique collection. Work on the buttons, stitching, and pockets to make each design different. If you don’t feel sure about drawing denim fabric check out the How to draw denim tutorial or if you want to draw pants with a whole different texture you can check out the How to draw a leather pants tutorial.
Happy drawing!
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Everything created for free use is published in the blog and each month a new template is added. A male templates have beed requested a few times and I’ll propably make one in the early autumn because untill then everything is planned.
If you need a custom fashion template I am available for commissions too. Feel free to contact me from the contact from and I’ll be happy to assist you.
This website is such a help with my coursework, im going to a fashion show and we need to draw there outfits with our own twist this is such help!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
OMG!!!! :eek: I Never Knew How Easy It Was To Draw Skinny Jeans… This Really Helped Me Alot :lol: Thanx Alot For The Help, I Had Thise HUUUGE Project Coming Up And I Had To Sketch An Outfit I Was Scared I Would Fail Because I Knew Nothing About Sketching :cry: Untill I Found This Web Site,, Thank You So Much :D :lol: :-) ;-) 8) :roll:
[quote name=”josie”]thank u so much! this was so helpful!ive been working on a figure forever but just couldnt get the jeans right. this added just the right touch. i was wondering if u could add a tutorio on ho to add holes to ur jeans? :lol:[/quote] This is a great idea!!! I will add it to the tutorial soon :) Thanks for reminding
thank u so much! this was so helpful!ive been working on a figure forever but just couldnt get the jeans right. this added just the right touch. i was wondering if u could add a tutorio on ho to add holes to ur jeans? :lol:
[quote name=”sally”]this is really great this really helped me. when will you post more how to do. I was wondering if u can make how to draw a dress or a floral top.[/quote] Thanks fot the comment, Sally! Soon I am going to post a “How to draw wedding dress” tutorial. I could do in the future another tutorial for more casual dresses too. Floral print comes in February, that iwill be the month of the prints tutorials :-)
Thanks for the comment, Kristen! I use Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils, and I will certainly talk more about these in later tutorials. The technique works great with any other media, though.
Soso
how to draw ripped jeans?
nicca
how do you draw on a pc, i mean apart from having a pen and paper
stanly Benson
Hi….. Please can you include a male template. I have been having a lot of trouble drawing the male figure. You can email it to me .
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I Draw Fashion
Hello Stanly,
Everything created for free use is published in the blog and each month a new template is added. A male templates have beed requested a few times and I’ll propably make one in the early autumn because untill then everything is planned.
If you need a custom fashion template I am available for commissions too. Feel free to contact me from the contact from and I’ll be happy to assist you.
Kindest regards,
Teya
Kamille
:-) Thanks so much for the tutorial!
Lorena
Oh thank god I found this page! I just started studying Fashion Design and this is going to be super helpful! I’ll tell my classmates about this page
Sophie
love it !!! :lol:
could u do tutorial for shorts?
it would be great :D :D :D
thank u
Fifi
super helpful!!! love it, and maybe you could do a tutorial on shading :P , hair, and just general body? that would be awesome! :-) :D :D :D :D
Nesicha123
this is a big help! :D can u put a tuturial about jean skirts next
anjie
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You and your site has been a lifesaver!!!! :D
Lily
This website is such a help with my coursework, im going to a fashion show and we need to draw there outfits with our own twist this is such help!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
kiara
OMG!!!! :eek: I Never Knew How Easy It Was To Draw Skinny Jeans… This Really Helped Me Alot :lol: Thanx Alot For The Help, I Had Thise HUUUGE Project Coming Up And I Had To Sketch An Outfit I Was Scared I Would Fail Because I Knew Nothing About Sketching :cry: Untill I Found This Web Site,,
Thank You So Much :D :lol: :-) ;-) 8) :roll:
jasmine 85202
Thank you so much i can draw but i knew i was missing something i always wanted to be a clothes desghiner :lol: 8) :lol: :-) :-| 8)
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sexy
I Draw Fashion
[quote name=”josie”]thank u so much! this was so helpful!ive been working on a figure forever but just couldnt get the jeans right. this added just the right touch. i was wondering if u could add a tutorio on ho to add holes to ur jeans? :lol:[/quote]
This is a great idea!!! I will add it to the tutorial soon :)
Thanks for reminding
josie
thank u so much! this was so helpful!ive been working on a figure forever but just couldnt get the jeans right. this added just the right touch. i was wondering if u could add a tutorio on ho to add holes to ur jeans? :lol:
Sha
Love your tutorials there great
sree
:-* that is super techinqiue nd i can drew very simply
I Draw Fashion
[quote name=”sally”]this is really great this really helped me. when will you post more how to do. I was wondering if u can make how to draw a dress or a floral top.[/quote]
Thanks fot the comment, Sally! Soon I am going to post a “How to draw wedding dress” tutorial. I could do in the future another tutorial for more casual dresses too. Floral print comes in February, that iwill be the month of the prints tutorials :-)
sally
this is really great this really helped me. when will you post more how to do. I was wondering if u can make how to draw a dress or a floral top.
steven martin
Steven Martin
This is an awesome drawing ever!!
taylor
my pants that i drew tuned out very well! this is really helpful!:)
sam
wow this is really nice!! plz tell how to make skinny leather pants.. need help with rendering as well!
I Draw Fashion
Thanks for the comment, Kristen! I use Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils, and I will certainly talk more about these in later tutorials. The technique works great with any other media, though.
Kristen
:lol: that is a great techinqiue. What do u use to color?