Drawing Drapery: Action, Composition and Tone, Step by Step Demonstrations

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Vilppu

The next step in drawing drapery is the application of the folds in showing the action of the figure.   It is very easy to lose sight of Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: The Inert or Dead Fold

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Vilppu

The inert, or dead, fold is just the opposite of the f lag fold.  It has no potential or clear form.  It is a jumble of shapes and masses piled on top of each other.  You may find all kinds of Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: The Flag Fold

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Vilppu

The flag fold is a moving fold such as you would find in a flag moving with the wind.  The same feeling Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: The Zig-Zag Fold

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Vilppu

The compression of the material is the main element of the zig-zag fold. It does not show the form underneath very well and generally appears when you have excess material Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: The Spiral Fold

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Vilppu

Spiral folds are exactly what the name implies, folds that spiral and wrap around the form.  This is a very useful fold for Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: The Half-Lock Fold

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Vilppu

The next fold is probably the most useful fold, and at the same time the most confusing for many students.  The essence of the fold is Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: The Diaper Fold

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Vilppu

The next fold is characterized by having two points of origin.   It is called the diaper fold because it has the look of a diaper hanging on a clothes line. The image below clearly shows Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: The Pipe Fold

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Vilppu

Every fold has a point of origin. In a previous lesson I discussed how a fold originates as it leaves the surface of the form underlying it. This point of origin is also a point of tension. Our first fold is Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: Analysis of Folds

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Vilppu

Before you can take the next step you must learn some basic essentials in drawing folds.  In general, I have found that the natural tendency of students is to Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: Procedure

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Vilppu

In a previous lesson we discussed the general approach to using drapery as a descriptive element: the underlying form is the actual subject of the drawing, rather than the drapery itself.  The next step is Continue reading →

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Drawing Drapery: Underlying Form

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Vilppu

One of the primary artistic uses of drapery is to define the form that is underneath it. The other is to Continue reading →

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Drapery Drawing: The Nature of Drapery

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Vilppu

Throughout Art History, the use of drapery has been a fundamental expressive tool of the artist. Many periods can clearly be delineated by how the artists handled drapery, or the clothed figure. This series of lessons is designed to give you the basic knowledge and skills needed to use drapery in an authoritative and convincing way, either working from imagination or from life.

First we will discuss the basic elements that affect how drapery Continue reading →

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Drapery Drawing: Introduction

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Vilppu

As art students, we all spent most of our time drawing the nude figure.  As  professional artists, we rarely draw the nude figure. In drawing the draped figure, what we call the figure with clothes on, the natural tendency is to Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Construction Variations

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Vilppu

A basic theme that I have tried to emphasize is that we are all very similar in fundamental construction, though quite varied in the details.  As your drawing develops, you will focus more on the Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Drawing the Ears

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Vilppu

The simplest way to look at the shape of the ear is to view it as a Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Drawing the Mouth

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Vilppu

The difficulty most students have in drawing the mouth is that they lose sight of the fact that the mouth is essentially like half of a Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Drawing the Eyes

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Vilppu

The eyes are where most beginners start.  The eye first must be placed into the bony architecture of the eye socket where it is Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Drawing the Nose

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Vilppu

The nose, of course, starts at the forehead. As already introduced, the Glabella is the transition between the plane of the eye socket and the nose.  This form can be thought of as a Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Planes of the Head

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Vilppu

In the last chapter, we developed the basic large planes of the head as a means of getting a general sense of the three-dimensional qualities of the head.

The surface of any curved form can be created by a series of flat planes that progressively get smaller. This is no different than starting a sculpture with a square block of stone and progressively removing corners until the desired forms emerge out of the surfaces.

The creating of planes comes from an understanding of the shape of each of these individual forms and how they Continue reading →

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Drawing the Head: The Mouth

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Vilppu

The next major mass we need to look at is the mouth.  The mouth in general gives the beginner difficulty.  First, you will see in the drawing below that the overall plane of the lower front of the head, which the mouth sits on, is Continue reading →

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Drawing the Head: The Eye Socket

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Vilppu

The next step in our understanding of the structure of the head is adding the corners of the eye socket.   They also play an important part in our initial indication of the position of the head.

Head Drawing 6

Head Drawing 6

The head drawing above shows a simplified view of how the corner of the eye socket comes jutting out from the simple shape that we have started with.  An important point that many miss is Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Basic Construction

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Vilppu

More than any other part of the body, drawing the head depends upon a solid understanding of the bony structure and basic three-dimensional planes representing it.  The following illustrations represent the basic planes and their relationship to the skull.  It is important that you have a Continue reading →

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Head Drawing: Proportions

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Vilppu

Humans are amazingly similar in their diversity.  The first step in being able to show the variations and individuality of each person is to have a clear basis for comparison.  You will find as you study the head that the proportions are very consistent.  It will be useful Continue reading →

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Drawing Feet: Proportions

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Vilppu

When drawing feet, remember that they have to fit into shoes:)   In general the biggest difficulty is in simplifying the forms.  Simplifying the forms does not mean ignoring the basic anatomy. In Illustration No. 1 notice how the Continue reading →

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Drawing Hands: Anatomy and Construction

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Vilppu

As I draw, I am actually always focused on the anatomy.  The drawing is a progression, starting with the gesture through construction, but always in relation to the anatomy.  In the following drawings and diagrams you will see that there is Continue reading →

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