Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“In this lesson, Tom Fox will teach you about the types of folds and what causes them. You'll explore critical principles like gravity, points of support, and tension, which shape how fabric folds and bunches. Understanding how folds radiate from these points will improve your ability to draw realistic clothing and fabric.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Basic Folds , which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketching Techniques Specialization. Explore the power of sketching alongside top-notch drawing masters..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we'll talk about types of folds and what causes them. Okay, so let's get started. Just check and remind yourself that we're thinking of things in a 3D space. That's the most important thing. So when we talk about types of fold, we're going to treat it in exactly the same way as we would treat drawing anything else, which is we're thinking about it as a 3D object. The number one rule when you think about a fold is where is that material bunching? This is being pulled by all four corners. So we've got a piece of cloth here that's being stretched out so there are no folds becaus...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (93)
• 8788 students
• 9 units
• 94 lessons (15h 44m)
• 51 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Botanical Illustration, Character Design, Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting