Most women have their dream wedding planned out, sometimes well before they meet their future husband. This dream usually includes the ideal wedding dress. I know. I have had a plan for my wedding laid out in my head since I was very young.
When it came time for me to put that thought to paper, I was concerned because my drawing skills are not that great. However, once I was able to find simple instructions, I could get my dress on paper.
Before you begin drawing, make sure you have the paper of your choice and a pencil. You will start off drawing some very basic shapes, and some of the lines will need to be erased later in the drawing process.
How to Draw Your Wedding Dress
The first thing you need to draw at the top, center of your page is a shape that is almost a square box but with a slight taper at the bottom. It looks a bit like a flower pot.
The next part of the dress is the waist and below section. Most of the time, this will be a longer vertical rectangle that connects to the upper square. If you want a shorter dress, this rectangle won’t be as long.
Drawing the Neck and Shoulders
Once you settle on a length, you want to go back up to the top to create the neck and shoulders. You do this by drawing a wide “V” from the top of the box. Make the V a box letter to form sleeves.
The button of the V will be a little below the top line of your box.
The shoulder area will be raised a bit above the top of the box. Here is where you want to erase part of the top line of the box above the V of the neckline.
Contouring
The next step is to do a bit of contouring on the sides of the box to make a waistline. The curvature of the lines can be slight or extreme, depending on your body shape. You then want to erase the straight lines.
Drawing the Bottom of the Dress
Next, you want to work on the bottom area of your dress. If you want a straight gown, there is no need to do this step.
About halfway down your long rectangle, put a diagonal line on each side. Then add a large “C” on one side from the bottom of the angled line to the corner of the rectangle. This will add some depth.
If you want, you can also put a couple of curvy vertical lines on the front of the dress and connect the other diagonal line with a smaller C. You might want to extend out your large C if you’re going to add a train.
Erase all the unneeded lines from the original rectangle. This should leave a beautiful wide-bottomed dress.
Now get a fine point pen. Trace over the pencil lines to make the lines darker and permanent. You also can give the dress a light color at this point if you choose.
