How to Draw Cartoon Jeans and T-Shirts

Learning to draw cartoon clothes looks so easy to do, yet once you begin, it's harder than you thought. Following a few suggestions, to help you achieve your goals, will make drawing much easier. Remember that you want to understand how to do it. With this thought in your mind, you can do it.

• Looking at your own clothes or someone that may live with you can be your model.


• Hanging them on a close hanger would probably be the easiest way to see them. You also could lay them in front of you, just so you have a proper view of them. Experimenting with a live model would be nice too.


• Following the outlines of both pieces of clothes with your eyes, now draw them. You can begin with doing each separately and then doing them together.


• Drawing in simple straight or curved lines, without any sketching involved, is the best way to begin your learning process.


• When you have completed the full outline, now you can begin drawing simple notations of any pockets in either, folds or creases, zipper, seams, belt hoops and belt. Remember to keep these only drawn as lines, some maybe straight, curved or in a shape-as a circle. Curled lines may also be added to imply a bent knee pattern.


• Keep looking at other cartoon clothing pictures. Whether in the comic section of the Sunday newspaper, or on TV, cards in the store or comic magazines.


• Knowing that every artist that does cartooning has their own style should help you with yours. That's why there are so many artists. You learn the basics as a beginner, practice, stay simple and get better.