#dress reference

I’m almost done with my sketchbook so here are some of the various warm-up studies I’ve done!

Okay, so I’m trying to make a WEBTOON. Obviously it’s gonna take a while but for the life of me I can’t find enough references 😭

It’s gonna be a fantasy esque thing, but I can’t find any clothing that I like and it’s SO ANNOYING!!!!!

If anyone sees this, please reblog with clothing styles like these 😫😫

Any of these styles are welcome, I like all and will certainly incorporate shit like these.

ALSO CORSETS. OVERBUST AND UNDERBUST ALIKE

Aw, thank you, Anon! ^//^ That’s so sweet! I’m new to writing fluff—believe it or not, but I’m usually more comfortable with angst or, at best, hurt/comfort. I (used to) consider myself to be especially inept with romantic fluff, but I just can’t seem to stop with these two, and I’m delighted that you enjoy my fics!

I’m also happy for the suggestion/request! I personally don’t know much about fashion, so I’m happy you’ve given me something to look in to. I think “Intimacy Log” is fast becoming “the fic in which Entrapta gives Hordak all the nice things and helps him feel good about himself (and maybe they play around with sens-/sexuality)”, and I actually have an upcoming scene that might scratch that itch for you.

@repeteoffender53​ Okay so I am honestly still trying to figure that out. ^^; Let’s see what I can do, though!

Okay so I’m assuming when you write it like that, you’re referring to Madoka when she gets that white dress, right? I’m gonna try and post some image refs first and I’ll leave my own little commentary. I’m probably gonna babble on about the skirt since you kinda have to know how that works since... Well, that’s probably what you’ll be drawing when you’re drawing inner parts of the dress. At the very bottom will be links to skirt and ruffle tutorials so hopefully those also help! If that wasn’t what you were hoping for... Just message me and I’ll see what else I can do for you. ^^

Edit: And if you just wanted tips on that little starry sky affect, scroll down and you’ll find some tutorial links for that as well.

Okay so this first one looks like the second layer just... Continues under it. Don’t do that. It’s just cropped too short. I found other images where the cropping went lower and that part of the skirt did split down the middle. It is still important to use actual official art as a ref because it’ll give you the best idea on how to properly draw things like how the skirt might ruffle up. When you look at the figures below, they give you a more in depth idea of what the entire dress looks like, but it kinda bunches up at the end of the skirt and creates more wrinkles than originally intended. Granted, most figures are kinda supposed to do this, but drawing it more loosely gives it a more genuine feel, it’ll look much more like fabric and less like... Stiff plastic. It may not seem like a huge detail, but we all start off with that weakness of not drawing wrinkles in clothing correctly because we all kinda overdo it. Try your best to avoid that. Her dress isn’t held together with stretchy or super bunched up hemming.

This is a great ref to use when trying to figure out how to space the layers of her skirt. The first layer kinda just sits on top like a... Cupcake. Then, kinda starting from the middle, the second layer starts. They kinda split apart and flow to the back and underneath that, the third layer starts with what seems to be a different fabric all together that hangs much more loosely than the rest of the dress. Even in other images I found, this is still the case. Make it looser, don’t draw any ruffles. Add the little bumps at the edges though and still allow it to kinda float since.. Well, she’s a goddess at this point and everything about her defies the laws of gravity. The inner parts of it seem to have this pretty galaxy look to it, but it’s still just fabric. So when you draw it, try to keep that in mind!

Also enjoy my bad edit for more reference. Keep in mind where the layers would probably be sewn as you go further up and also that they probably don’t actually meet all the way in the middle. They’re not attached to the top half of the skirt, they’re attacked to the torso. That third layer probably starts off a little further to the left and right but I couldn’t edit that in MS paint without it looking weird.

This is a pretty good angle to get an idea of things like skirt length and the overall shape it should be taking! The top two layers kinda curve inward. The top one does this more adamantly since it uses much less fabric. It doesn’t weigh as much as the other two layers since it doesn’t have any fabric layers on top of it, too. So it looks kinda poofy and it has more shape. The second layer also has an inward curve, but it slowly starts to defy gravity a little less than the top layer. It has clothing on top of it and it has way more fabric so it weighs a lot more. It still looks really flowy though, so be careful not to make it drag too much!

The last layer is not only weighed down by other fabrics, but it has A LOT more fabric AND it’s made out of something different, as previously stated. Whatever it is, it definitely has a lot more drag than the rest of her dress and it seems very intentional, too. It kinda flows out like a regular long skirt. It’s still gravity defying like everything else, but it also has nothing holding it up and in some places, it even curves a bit more outward instead of in. You could honestly get away with a decent amount of wrinkles, but only depending on how and where you draw this skirt. If it’s something where it’s intentionally touching the floor, go for it. Gravity now exists and that skirt is kinda heavy. Otherwise, don’t go overboard. Let it move, but give it weight. Also keep this in mind when drawing the inside of the skirt because it won’t just look like an endless starry sky. Am I making sense? I hope so.

I don’t have much to say about this last one, just keep it in mind when you draw her dress.

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I said this before, but try remember that even though there’s a literally galaxy in her skirt, it’s still just that. A skirt. Give it those fabric lines, don’t forget to give it shape according to how the skirt should be acting. Don’t make it infinite unless you’re going for an illustration with that affect in mind. If you’re going for accuracy, do your lineart first and just stay in the lines. Below, I’ll also link some tutorials on drawing starry skies and galaxy art.

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That last link isn’t exactly a link to the original art (the original can be found in this art book which is over like 100 bucks) but it IS a link to where I found the images and it is a blog dedicated to offering tidbits on animating, so do what you will with that.

These images alone are actually pretty helpful.. I myself learned a lot just trying to type all of this up. I hope this was enough! The computer I post Tumblr content on and the laptop I draw on are two different machines and it’s not exactly easy to go back and forth to doodle over these or offer my own art as a ref. I did look around for more refs though and I’ve found some tutorials on things like drawing ruffles and skirts and whatnot along with starry sky and galaxy tutorials, so just check them out in your free time. I still don’t think it’s necessary to draw tight ruffles, but you can choose to do so as an artistic choice. On top of that, it might help with drawing the loose ones that Madoka’s dress has since it’s... Well, harder to find refs for that exact purpose.

How to draw complex folds and ruffles in fabric (tutsplus, whatever that is)

Explore How To Draw, Ruffles, and more! (pinterest)

Explore Easy Drawing Tutorial, Drawing Tutorials, and more! (pinterest)

Simple pleated skirt tutorial (deviantart)

Ruffles (pinterest)

An AMAZING and brief tutorial on animating flowing skirts (blogspot)

Galaxy drawing tutorial for SAI (youtube)

Galaxy tutorial for MediBang (youtube)

Starry Sky Tutorial (deviantart)

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