Full Description
From Renaissance fresco painters to contemporary graphic novel artists, the ability to draw clothed figures from one's imagination has always been crucial to artists - and exceptionally difficult to attain. With over 220 illustrations, The Art of Drawing Folds: An Illustrator's Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure reveals the logic and patterns in folds, enabling the reader to more easily predict the behavior of cloth when creating folds in their own drawings and paintings.
Addressing folds in clothing systematically, the author provides a clear, concise approach to the analysis, classification and visualization of convincingly naturalistic folds. Starting with the nature of fabric and its geometry, this book methodically explores the reasons for fold behavior based on the construction of clothing and the shapes and actions of the human figure. An essential guide and reference for animators, illustrators, storyboard artists, comic-book artists, 3D modelers, sculptors, fashion designers and students, The Art of Drawing Folds simplifies one of the most complex and important aspects of drawing the clothed figure.
Contents
Introduction
What are Folds?
Three-dimensional Drawing
Learning to Draw Folds
Chapter One - An Overview of Folds and Materials
Chapter Two - The Elements of Folds
Chapter Three - Parallel Folds
Simple Parallel Folds
Compound Parallel Folds
Chapter Four - Radial Folds
Simple Radial Folds
Compound Radial Folds
Chapter Five - Interlocking Folds
Inverted Folds
Two Parallel Folds Interlock
Interlocking Groups of Parallel Folds
Parallel Folds Interlock with Radial Folds
Interlocking Groups of Radial Folds
Chapter Six - Complex Folds
Ditch and Bridge Folds
Bent Tube Folds
Folds at the Joints
Subdivided Radial Folds
Subdivided Radial Ridge Folds
Nested Inverted Radial Folds
Festoon Folds
Linked Festoon Folds
Telescoping Folds
Twisting Folds
Compressed Radial Folds
Zigzag and Bent Tube Folds Compared
Chapter Seven - Folds at the Floor and Edges
How Cloth Folds When It Meets the Floor
How Cloth Folds When Draped Over an Edge
Chapter Eight - Drawing the Figure
The Mannequin
The Proportions of the Figure
The Head, Chest and Hips
The Upper Limb
The Lower Limb
Muscle Crawl
Joint Surface Exposure and Length Change
Tendon Stretch
Creases
Chapter Nine - Clothing and Folds on the Figure
Folds in Pants
Folds in Shirts and Blouses
Folds in Formal Jackets and Coats
Folds in Skirts, Dresses and Robes
Folds in Shoes and Boots
Chapter Ten - Folds in Hands and Gloves
Chapter Eleven - Folds and Wrinkles on the Face
Chapter Twelve - Light and Shade
Twenty Illustrations Explaining Light and Shade
