How to Draw a Scarf Step by Step
This tutorial shows how to draw a scarf in eight steps with detailed but easy to follow illustrated examples and simple instructions.
The scarf has a fairly simple design with a little bit of fringe along it’s ends. In this case it’s tied into a shape similar to what you might see when it’s won around the neck.
Start the tutorial in pencil and make light lines that are easy to erase in case you make a mistake. You can darken them later on with a black pen or marker (once you have the entire scarf drawn out).
Step 1 – Draw the Top of the Scarf
As already mentioned, in this case the scarf is tied as though it’s being worn. To draw the scarf in such a way being by outlining it’s upper part. Define the very top with a curve followed by two little bumps (folds) on each side.
Step 2 – Draw the Overlap
Going down from the upper part draw the sections where the scarf overlaps itself as shown in the example.
Step 3 – Draw One End of the Scarf
Coming out of the overlapping part and hanging downwards add one end of the scarf. Draw it narrower towards the top (as it will be slightly squeezed there) and wider as it goes down.
Step 4 – Draw the Second End of the Scarf
Coming out form beneath the first end of the scarf add the second (as shown in the example).
Step 5 – Add a Fringe on One End
Add a fringe (the little strings that scarfs tend to have) to the first end of the scarf. To make it easier to get even spacing between the strings first draw the ones on the sides, then the one in the middle and finally the two between them.
Step 6 – Add a Fringe on the Other End
Adding a fringe to the second end is a bit more complex as it’s overlapped by the first one but you can use the provided examples for reference. Again, first draw the strings on the sides followed by the one in the middle and finally the ones in between. Just be careful that you don’t get confused by the first set.
Step 7 – Draw the Folds & Finish the Line Drawing
With the main parts of the scarf outlined give it a few smaller folds as in the example. After adding those you can trace over your drawing with a black pen or marker. If you don’t have one around simply darken your lines with the pencil.
Step 8 – Color the Scarf
You can make the scarf any color you like or even give it some sort of a pattern. In this case it’s a solid red.
You can also shade the inner side of the upper end of the scarf (the part that would go around the neck if it was worn).
Pretty much any coloring method can work (paints, colored pencils, markers). An easy way to create the the shadow is to then lightly go over the color in regular pencil.
Conclusion
The scarf drawing in this example has a good amount of detail to it but at the same time is still fairly simple. A good approach to drawing such an object (as was shown in this tutorial) is to generally start with it’s larger parts and then work your way down to the smaller and less important details.
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