-here’s my assignment. It was hard to keep from straying from the folds we were supposed to focus on. But I’m finding it easier to draw folds with line work and not getting too distracted by the shadows. ,

I cant describe how much i am enjoying the process. Halflocks are pretty challenging tbh.

Here is my assignment. I found difficult "to see" the folds forms and consequently to apply them to my work; I think I can't grasp a mental schema to use to identify the folds shapes.

Stiff parts of a garment that flare out like a tent or a baloon (such as starched sleeves) are really confusing to me. I'm not sure how to identify the folds in those areas. Do stiff forms just generate their own tension points (in the spots where there's no seams, pinches etc.), and for example the diaper fold appears between two protruding forms? Now I see - too late, as always - that in the third picture I somehow lost the nice S curvature that show the spiral folds around her waist (I mean, I drew two lines in the right place, but they look rather stiff). I'll have to live with it; this pencil is practically impossible to erase.

While doing the assignments, I found shading a little bit helpful for illustrating certain types of folds and plane changes, though I'm not very good at it yet. But I believe that as I keep learning, I’ll pick up better tips and tricks on shading drapery.

Well, I probably made up some half locks ;-)

This is so fun!

Help!! I am having a hard time making my folds “finished’. I start with a gesture for the fold and then have a really hard time finishing the garment realistically. I might like how it looks in drawing but once I get to painting all those unfinished gestural folds really hurt me and just run the project astray.

busy weekend coming up but managed to do a couple before the weekend. Will hopefully find some time Tuesday for more to make it in time for the critique video. Definitely struggling with how to best represent the half-lock folds. Might have to rewatch that video once more or look for some extra examples.

Here's my assignment attempts working through Half Lock & Spiral folds. The process I've stumbled upon: do a thumbnail/map in layer, then shrink that down and stuff it in the corner. New layer in blue: mannequin. Next layer in black, drawing. This kept me from trying to attempt to render, which I tried last week and ... it did not end well. I think I mostly grasping the approach to each fold, but then, well, you start to work on the full figure and it's just like Mike Tyson said, "Everyone's got a plan until you get punched in the mouth by a photo with a ton of detail." Just means it's time for some more studies! Side note: the pants on the woman in the (mechanic?) jumpsuit was real hard for me to figure out. I think because of the additional textures.

Here is my assignment. I hopefully graphically represented the Tension points, Gravity & Material differences with the folds.

Alright, I think I'm noticing more of those "hybrid" folds now. It was originally just diaper folds turning into pipe folds, but now there are half-locks turning into spiral or pipe folds. Once we learn the "Z" fold, it's gonna be a whole mess of hybrids, I think. They tend to crop up everywhere.

My attempts at rendering folds. It’s certainly not all correct, but I did my best.

This time I went for digital ! The fact that we have few folds at disposal makes it more amusing to me. I used to get lost when looking at clothed people, but now I feel more comfortable understanding / designing the whole. I have less to worry about, just sticking to the known shapes...^^'