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Thursday, October 1

How to draw...

Start with a light, flared coat body, attach the loose sleeves, then fit the hood and peg above the shoulders. Add the fastening, pockets, and small fabric details before shading. This 20-minute sketch practices a broad silhouette, clear sleeve joins, and restrained colored-pencil texture.

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Handmade graphite and mustard colored-pencil sketch of a hooded raincoat hanging from a small round wall peg, with two loose cuffed sleeves, four buttons down a central placket, two slanted pocket flaps, two hood drawstrings, soft folds, and a faint wall shadow
Finished sketch About 20 minutes

Pencil ready?

Let's draw a raincoat on a wall hook

Treat this as one small practice round: build the subject lightly, notice the shapes, then darken only the lines that help the finished sketch.

  1. 01
    Map the coat body stage for how to draw a raincoat on a wall hook

    Map the coat body

    With light HB pressure, place two short shoulder slopes on either side of a wide empty neckline. Leave a small break below each shoulder for the sleeves, then draw the two sides flaring gently to a shallow curved hem. Keep the body interior blank.

    Sketch tip: Compare the two lower corners before closing the hem. Leave space between the shoulder starts so the hood can fit later.

  2. 02
    Attach the loose sleeves stage for how to draw a raincoat on a wall hook

    Attach the loose sleeves

    From the left shoulder gap, pull a loose sleeve down and left to a short cuff, then return its inner edge to the existing left underarm. Mirror that move on the right without moving either side seam or the hem.

    Sketch tip: Let each sleeve droop from its shoulder, then reconnect at the existing underarm; keep the original body side seams and hem in place.

  3. 03
    Set the hood and peg stage for how to draw a raincoat on a wall hook

    Set the hood and peg

    Above the empty neckline, draw a softly pointed outer hood that meets the two inner shoulder starts. Add a smaller open U-shaped rim and one faint center seam inside the hood. Center a small round wall plate and short downward peg above the hood tip; keep the hood interior mostly white.

    Sketch tip: Keep the peg centered above the empty neckline. Leave the hood interior open for shading and drawstrings in later steps.

  4. 04
    Draw the fastening and pockets stage for how to draw a raincoat on a wall hook

    Draw the fastening and pockets

    From below the hood opening, draw two close placket lines down to the hem. Space four small button circles inside it. Add one slanted pocket flap on each lower side, keeping both outside the placket and clear of the sleeves.

    Sketch tip: Space the four buttons before darkening them. Keep each pocket flap outside the center placket and below its sleeve.

  5. 05
    Add cords, folds, and shadow stage for how to draw a raincoat on a wall hook

    Add cords, folds, and shadow

    Drop one short cord from each side of the hood rim, add a short inner-hood fold, then place a few brief creases below the shoulders and pockets. Shade lightly beneath and to the right of the coat; keep all keeper contours fixed.

    Sketch tip: Use short fabric marks instead of outlining every fold. Keep the wall shadow faint so the coat stays the focus.

  6. 06
    Handmade graphite and mustard colored-pencil sketch of a hooded raincoat hanging from a small round wall peg, with two loose cuffed sleeves, four buttons down a central placket, two slanted pocket flaps, two hood drawstrings, soft folds, and a faint wall shadow

    Shade the finished raincoat

    Deepen selected existing hood, cuff, placket, and pocket edges. Layer soft mustard-yellow pencil over the hood, body, and sleeves, leaving paper highlights on the folds; preserve the peg, four buttons, two pockets, cords, and wall shadow exactly where drawn.

    Sketch tip: Build yellow in two light layers and leave flecks of paper visible. The peg and four buttons should still read clearly at thumbnail size.