How do i dress gothic lolita?

How to draw a gothic lolita dress?

• I'm into gothic lolita right now and want to design my own dress. Can you show me how?

• Answer:

  I'm afraid you're going to have to learn how to draft patterns from someone else, if you want to actually design and make a dress. I suggest learning about lolita fashion. When you're familiar with how the fashion looks like and the aesthetics involved in certain styles with in lolita fashion, it will be easier to draw it. Here are some good places to start: http://hellolace.net/ http://lolita-tips.tumblr.com/ (read the guides for beginners) As you can see, lolita fashion does have a particular look (i.e.: it's not fair to call some Torrid dress "Gothic lolita" just because it's black and has lace on it) , and so when you're drawing an outfit, you want to see if it looks like this kind of silhouette: http://lolitapoupee.blogspot.com/2010/08/basics-lolita-silhouette.html When drawing, I suggest getting the human body drawn before throwing the clothes on it because it'll help you figure out how the clothes properly lay (also, it's good to get it over with instead of feeling bothered by the details of the clothes you're about to draw). There are plenty of art books in the market that shows you how to draw people, and these should break it down easily for you. Practice, practice, practice!