DRAWING DRAPERY AND FOLDS IN CLOTHING : How to Draw Drapes &The Draped Figures of People in Clothes

How to Draw Draped Fabric with Creased Folds, Wrinkles on Clothing Fabric and Drapery

I've always thought that one of the most difficult things to draw was drawing the folds in fabric clothing and drapery. For that reason, I decided to show you how to draw fabric that is draped over itself. There are a lot of wrinkles, folds, and creases to show you how to go about shading and drawing them.

Drawing Drapery and the Draped / Costumed Figure

Into detail of a composition with figures, either 1 in modern dress or costume, does individual impress show more than in the technical rendering of drapery. Although the artist may carefully fix the drapery when sketching from a costumed figure, so that he can easily and faithfully copy it, there will always be some of his own mentality in the interpretation. Drapery will not stay fixed, it cannot be copied mechanically. How it is drawn and how much of the detail is put in depend on the artistic talent of the draftsman.

How to Draw and Understand Folds and Clothing by Storyboard Artist Kelly Brine

Storyboard Artist Kelly Brine has created a really in-depth guide to understanding and drawing folds and clothing. According to the introduction.

The Anatomy of Drapery

By itself, drapery is quite flat. But under the forces of gravity, tension, compression and pressure, cloth forms into a variety of shapes and 'folds'.

Learn How to Draw Drapery and Folds (Costs $3.69 / Free Sample)

In this tutorial, Linda will show you seven basic folds, tools that will help you to simplify drawing clothing for your human figures and draperies for your still life drawings. Additionally, you'll see these folds in actual clothing so that they'll be easier to memorize.

How to Draw Draperies - I want to do this! What's This? Fabric draperies are among the most important elements in your drawing skill set. If you'll be drawing the human figure, you'll also need to draw clothing and artistic drapery.

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