Children Croquis and Children's Clothing

Source: Http://langleychildren.com/. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2016, from langleychildren

A few things must be considered in designing garments for children. Comfort, safety, and appearance of the child are the main focus and will vary on the age of the child. Durability of garments or outerwear is also very important as to children are playful and that might cause the garment to tear off and leave the child harmed.

Drawing adult bodies and faces are much different than young children’s croquis in terms of proportion, shapes and textures.

Young boy and Young Girl in different outfits. From left to right: Beach Outfit, Party Outfit, Wedding Outfit

Children’s faces and facial features are soft and round with few planes. It is only when they are at the verge of being teens that little bone structures can be discerned in their faces, or muscles on their bodies. One should also consider the idea that children have softer skin compared to adult when sketching children’s croquis. Children aren’t sophisticated in their body structure or positions and facial expressions since most, if not all children are playful. They usually pose in ways that would look silly or awkward in an adult.

Drawing children’s croquis will also matter in the age of the child. The usual age group categories for children are:

• Infants or layettes at 0-12 months
• Toddlers at 1-2 years old
• Young girls and boys at 3-6 years old
• Old girls and boys at 6-12 years old
• Juniors or Teenagers at 12-18 years old

Infant, Toddler, Young boy and Young girl

Old boy and Old girl, Teenager

For infants or layettes, it is usually drawing using just 3 to 3 ½ heads. They have small eye levels, about 2/3 way down from the top of the head. Heads and libs are rounded, and since they don’t walk yet, infants are usually shown sitting or laid down with feet pointing inwards, and have fine, little hair

Toddlers use about 4 ½ heads and the growth focuses more on the legs since they finally learn how to walk at this age. Eyes are much bigger and would look disproportionate as it is similar now to an adult eye, neck is still not visible and hair is much thicker.

Young boys and girls usually uses 5 ½ heads. This age group has become longer in the torso where the neck is defined. Since at this age, children start to slowly choose their own clothing, accessories start to take place.

Old boys and girls uses 6 ½ to 7 heads when illustrating them, bone structures become more defined, poses are more graceful and the level of the eye have moved up to about the same level as adults whereas the juniors or teenagers uses 8 heads and is almost like an adult croquis except the facial features are slightly more rounded 

Below is an illustration of a group of teenagers:

Left Group: Teenagers in casual wear; Right Group: Teenagers in party wear

Below are further illustrations that show the difference of different age categories dressed in one garment:

From left to right: Teenager, Young Girl, Toddler

Garment Reference

From left to right: Teenager, Young Girl, Toddler

Garment Reference

From left to right: Toddler, Young Girl, Teenager

Garment Reference

 Sources:

Children's Clothing. (n.d.). Retrieved July 08, 2016, from http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Children-s-Clothing.html#ixzz4Domohk00 

Sanchez, L. (n.d.). Children and Children's Clothing [PPT]. 

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