My submission. Decided to mix in some fashion/clothing styles I am drawn to from Southern Europe and West Asia

I’m submitting my assignment.

Working my way through. This has been fun given how completely clueless about drapery I was before starting out,

Took me long enough after college started again, but I finally got enough time to make the homework with focus and real intention, it was a little hard at first to think about the red line showing the volume... There's always room for improvement to this drawings, of course, but I feel happy because I finally finished this lesson with enough attention

Challenging but fun! Pipe folds are harder than they look

I know they’re not very good, but I did try very hard! I’d like some critique please.

Second assignments 💗

Trying to catch up on the videos so I’m a bit behind. Here are my attempts — sticking to Michael's Rule of 3 and simplifying the shapes instead of copying everything. Still struggling a bit with the surface mapping, especially where the pipe fold sits and where it dips in.

Playing catch-up here. Fingers crossed I'll make a submission in time for a critique! Here are my sketches for pipe and Hammock (!) folds.

A bit late with this one, but tried to keep small-mid-large design in my mind while drawing.

Here are two drawings as submissions for this assignment. One thing it took me a while to figure out was the fact that it's her right foot (left to us) coming forward under the hem in the first drawing - the big toe is the clue, I had to experiment a little to figure out where I thought the other foot would be for weight (I put it behind the forward foot angled outward. Something I see in the images is the way fabric tension lines can cross each other (rather than curving into each other), and also the way fabric seams can convey information.

Interesting use of the mannequin for structure beneath clothing. As the drawing progresses the mannequin, pretty much disappears. Fascinating. Image 04 thumbnail turned out too short. Thought the result in the larger drawing had better proportions just with some simple measuring.

Pipe and diaper folds submission

With the woman with the flowy dress, I felt comfortable using her body's form to guide the direction, size and placement of the pipe and diaper folds. I'm still a little iffy about how to shade them to show when a portion is receding versus coming out. With the frock coat man, I mainly used the seams, darts and intentional pleating on the skirt portion to guide my choices. I struggled with creating and choosing how to draw the folds on his pants. I could see that some of them were little diaper folds but I did more copying than using any tension or anchor points to influence my fold lines. Will being able to imagine the direction and shape of folds on pants be more of me just observing what happens on pants or understanding how the form beneath the drapery will guide or direct the fabric?

Project First Two Folds Submission

After the first two poses I allowed myself to disregard the academic insistence on working large & switched to a smaller format, which I have always been more comfortable with. This has led to more control (and substantial stress reduction). It is very enlightening to see your editing process at work and how it helps structuring information and reducing visual clutter. Also, the idea of sfumato and your insistence on designing to one’s own needs/ storytelling and compositional considerations have been especially helpful. So much to learn here - but also, so much fun : )

I enjoyed this. The big pipe folds on the dresses are fun to do. But I struggle with understanding and see how the body underneath affects the fabric. And just draw a body I can't see, is really challenging.

The second assignment! Had fun editing the folds. I exaggerated the interaction between the fabric and the body underneath a little bit, inventing a few pipe and diaper folds along the way. Nothing crazy, though, as it is still not easy to stray too far from the reference :)