I have been studying clothing folds to refresh myself for a new series of projects. Please offer criticisms
4mo
@anon_762
These quick sketches were done in under 6 minutes each. They were drawn with a mechanical pencil and rollerball pen on printer paper
Wrinkles are like everything else in a drawing, it has to be designed. Just like the body, there are stretch and pinch, a simple side and a complex side. If all the sides are complex, then it loses structure.
Also, wrinkles are a chance to establish perspective, if the wrinkle lines go against the perspective, even if that's what is happening in the reference, it will flatten out the drawing. Our job is to leave in what works, and leave out what doesn't. It's all about design.
I appreciate this. I will try to keep in mind not to overstate folds and to be more intentional with their design, but I encounter a problem where the act of drawing them completely absorbs me and by the time I come out of it I look down and now I have a bunch of lines that kind of reflect good design but could ultimately be removed and would improve the image. I know the solution to this is to simply stop for a moment and allow myself to be more intentional, but I thought it would be important to state
