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serenada_art in spnartsupport

This is why I need references, badly.

Jul 15, 2011 18:37

The most simple reason I need lots of references, as close to the picture I'm drawing as possible, especially in what they're wearing, is because I can't fold cloth in my brain. I love *drawing* folds of cloth, but they have to be right there. I can't look at a joint or imagine a puff of wind and know what any given fabric is going to do in that ( Read more... )

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ichthyes July 16 2011, 04:27:04 UTC

This might help you out! http://comicrazys.com/2009/03/01/famous-artists-cartoon-course-lesson-9-clothes-and-folds/

serenada_art July 16 2011, 10:35:52 UTC

Ooh, thank you. That looks very thorough.

oywidapoodles July 16 2011, 13:25:33 UTC

As someone who sews more than I draw, I still have this same problem. It's frustrating. And most of my drawing books are just naked people. XD

Although, that just gave me the idea that maybe I should draw from sewing and design books. Hmm.

serenada_art July 17 2011, 05:00:37 UTC

And now I'm thinking I should just draw naked people. It's easier to find anatomy refs, relatively speaking.

Uh, it's not porn, officer. It's just...I have limitations.

tringic August 9 2011, 13:42:50 UTC

I recently bought this book: http://books.google.com/books/about/Wrap_drape_fashion.html?id=W8toPAAACAAJ ...really as a reference for clothing design, but the illustrations are pretty clear, so it might still be useful to you despite it's limitations. Anyway, take a look at it, it might help you - You can download the "ebook" here (it's just scans, but they're pretty good): http://www.filesonic.com/file/103851671/2286_wrap_e_drape_fashion.rar