tutorial on "folds in clothes."

[briton80]

Hey everyone, this is my first post here but I've been reading and looking at everyone's work here a long time.

My question is: Does anyone have a tuttorial and any shorthand methods to draw folds in clothing? I have been struggling with this a long time and I cannot find a way that really makes believable "folds." Any suggestions? Thank you!

[briton80]

Oh, I forgot, how are you able to post artwork on this forum? I have stuff I'd like to show but the site says I can't? What do I do to prove my worthiness!? Thanks again.

[Blind]

Hi Briton... There's some info on this in Andrew Loomis' book Figure Drawing For All Its Worth, which can be viewed online here (http://www.fineart.sk/page_08.htm). Look about halfway down at page189.gif and start there.

Also... there's an excellent book from Burne Hogarth that might be worth your while, called Dynamic Wrinkles & Drapery (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0823015874/qid=1056474313/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/002-7956262-4436863?v=glance&s=books), and there's also one from Bridgman called Drawing the Draped Figure: The Seven Laws of Folds (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0486418022/qid=1056474424/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/002-7956262-4436863?v=glance&s=books) , but I've never read that one.