A Simple Way to Draw CLOTHES (not the 7 fold types)

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I struggled to draw clothing so I tried the 7 fold types but that didn't work. Even though they do summarise how clothing tends to fold, I could never get the hang of using them. I needed something based on principles rather than memorising a formula.

The 7 folds didn't help me see how to simplify and clarify what I was seeing, and instead I'd be trying to force a memorised fold type onto what I was seeing.

Once I started trying to understand what causes clothing folds, it really came down to a few very simple ideas, and then I could just draw those ideas. Some of the ideas in this video almost feel too simple and obvious to say, but it was only once I brought these ideas to the front of my mind that I could start drawing clothes well.

0:00 7 folds didn't work
1:07 Clothes are tubes
2:20 Why clothes fold
3:30 Folds are tubes too
5:30 Fold directions
9:30 Example 2
12:55 Tension points
14:33 Example 3
20:05 Practise seeing these ideas