layins for clothed figure help***

[J.Mac]

i am having trouble with quick sketching of clothed figures, as well as from my imagination. i already have part of the answer and that is keep working at it but i am also curious to how other people layin clothed figures from life or imagination. doing the nude body doesn't confuse me like how clothing do.

i need to just keep trying out things and see what works best for me, but i have no idea what direction to head in right now. Thank you for any help and insight to this.

-Jesse

[silverslash]

do studies of clothed figures from artists you like. then work from your imagination and try incorporating those elements.

also try picking up some clothing catologues, those help a bit as long as the pictures arnt horibly blown out

-jose

[Elwell]

If you haven't already seen it, this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14739) may be helpful.

[Jens]

Mayby try understanding how folding works. There's some books about it and some info around on the forum. Do some long studies first, and try to understand what i happening with the folds. Think of gravity, look at the direction the folds are going to, look at the position of the body etc.

[J.Mac]

thanks guys i appreciate your thoughts!

jens - for some reason i never thought about doing a long study of some sort of material. that is a good idea.

elwell - good link thank you for it

silver - ah yes master studies... heh i seem to always get so caught up on drawing from life i forget to see how the masters do things.

thank you all for your help in kick starting my brain, i hate when i get dumb and not see the obvious :dead: heh

-Jesse

[Dstudio]

Why don't you post some of your drawings up so we can critque them for you? :rendered: