Steps to designing clothes

Confused and lost were to begin, i went to google on "Steps to designing clothes". I was brought to this website that tells me what to do and i found it really helpful. I guess i am going to follow closely to these set of rules.

Drawing and Sketching

• Fashion sketching and technical drawing play a vital role in designing clothes.Drawing is the first step to committing your vision to reality. First of all, if you don't already know how to draw, you need to learn. Take a drawing or art class, read books teaching how to draw fashion, and most of all, practice!

Here are the basic steps involved in sketching your designs:

1. Use a pencil for beginning sketches so you can fix and refine as you sketch. Later you can do final sketches in pen and in color, if you desire.
2. Draw a rough sketch of the human form. The body can be in any pose you like, but when a beginner, you may want to draw the arms akimbo.2 If you're not comfortable with your drawing ability, you can use a template of the body.3 That way you just have to worry about sketching your designs. Simply place semi-transparent paper(tracing paper) over a body template, trace the body and then sketch your designs.4You can buy or make your own templates.5
3. Decide what type of garment you are going to sketch (e.g., blouse, skirt, pants, etc.).
4. Draw the garment the way the model would wear it in real life. Think about how the fabric would drape and fall.6
5. Fine tune your sketch, darkening the lines. Give your model hair, shoes and/or accessories. Make sure he or she has personality!7
6. Now you can bring your sketch to life with details and even color. To color in your sketch:
   1. Choose your color palette and select your colored pencils.
   2. Outline the garment, making sure to trace the seam lines.8
   3. Carefully color in the garment.
   4. Add shading to provide depth.9
   5. Add any pattern details. Feel free to include notes about color, style, technique, structure, fabric, etc.1011

• For a more detailed look at learning how to draw, check out Mahalo's How to Drawpage. If you just don't have drawing skills no matter how hard you try, don't give up on designing clothes. Instead apply your ideas directly to the dress form and takePolaroids.12

Source : http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-design-clothes/