If you have ever wondered how to draw a woman in a dress, there are two obvious tasks you need to accomplish. First, you need to draw the figure of the woman. Then of course, you need to know the parts of the dress in order to draw that. Easy enough, right? So, why not add an extra element of challenge and draw the woman in motion?

That is what we'll aim to do with this lesson. The video and the steps below will show you how to draw a lady in a dress, spinning around in a field of grass.

First things first. Let's get a little more familiar with what we will be drawing.
<h2>What to Look for in the Woman and the Dress</h2>
I do not claim to be a fashion expert, and I am certainly not one to know all the characteristics and fine details of a woman's dress without having a resource to help me. For that reason, I found this photo of a woman wearing a dress that we can use as a reference. This will help in the next step when trying to draw the woman's figure in motion. It will help even more later on when we need to draw the twirling dress.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/woman-wearing-dress-spinning-around.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2133" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/woman-wearing-dress-spinning-around.jpg" alt="woman wearing dress spinning around" width="472" height="800" /></a>

Before we begin drawing, let me point out just a few noteworthy things from the photo to keep in mind. Since the woman is twirling, you can notice her figure leaning back. Also, you can tell she is twisting to her right. Her torso is slightly more turned than her lower half. She is also using her left arm to bring her dress along for the spin. Since the woman is in motion, you notice her hair and the bottom part of the dress trailing along.

The dress has lace along the bodice and along the edges of the shoulder straps. There appears to be a knot in the back where pieces of the garment are tied together. The upper half of the dress is form-fitting, while the lower half is loose and free-flowing. There is a flower pattern on this dress that you can choose to draw if you want, but I left it out of this tutorial.
<h2>Ready to Draw</h2>
Hopefully you are now ready to draw along with this tutorial! You can watch the video for a summary of the steps and read more detailed steps below, along with viewing the illustrations for each step. Besides my drawing paper, the only materials I used for this were a <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/mechanical-pencil/">mechanical pencil</a> with <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/mechanical-lead-refills/">2B lead</a> and a <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/kneaded-eraser/">kneaded eraser.</a> Just remember to sketch your guidelines lighter than how they appear in these images.

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