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The Art of Drawing Folds

Name: The Art of Drawing Folds
Author: Kelly Brine
ISBN: 9781351811583

by Kelly Brine

October 2017

Intermediate to advanced

196 pages

5h 30m

English

Routledge

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
What Are Folds? Three-Dimensional Drawing Learning to Draw Folds
1 An Overview of Folds and Materials
Planes, Cylinders and Cones Parallel Folds Radial Folds Compound Folds Complex Folds Some Characteristics of Materials and Their Folds
2 The Elements of Folds
Cloth Draped Over the Figure Cloth Under Tension and Compression Convex and Concave Surfaces The Anatomy of a Fold The Hinge Line and the Crease The Geometry of Hinge Lines Wide, Narrow and Circular Folds Compound Folds The Effects of Gravity The Effects of Wind The Strength of Folds
3 Parallel Folds
Simple Parallel Folds The Hinge Line, Length Lines and Width Curves of Parallel Folds Connected Parallel Folds Flowing Curves Cylindrical Cloth Tubes Parallel Ridge and Valley Folds Shear Folds Overlapping or S Folds Compound Parallel Folds Bent Folds Zigzag Folds Flattened Bent and Zigzag Folds
4 Radial Folds
Simple Radial Folds The Hinge Line, Length Lines and Width Curves of Radial Folds Basic Radial Folds Funnel-Shaped Cloth Tubes Radial Ridge and Valley Folds Fan Folds Compound Radial Folds The Same Compound Fold Created in Two Different Ways

5 Interlocking Folds
Inverted Folds Two Parallel Folds Interlock Interlocking Groups of Parallel Folds Parallel Folds Interlock with Radial Folds Interlocking Groups of Radial Folds
6 Complex Folds
Ditch and Bridge Folds Bent Tube Folds Folds at the Joints Folds at the Flexed Knee Nested Folds in the Inner Crease of the Elbow Joint Fan Folds on the Outside of the Elbow Radial Folds at the Side of a Flexed Joint Subdivided Radial Folds Subdivided Radial Ridge Folds Nested Inverted Radial Folds Festoon Folds Linked Festoon Folds Telescoping Folds Twisting Folds Compressed Radial Folds Zigzag and Bent Tube Folds Compared
7 Folds at the Floor and Edges
How Cloth Folds When It Meets the Floor Simple Folds in Cloth at the Floor Turn Doubled Cloth Turns Radial Folds Whose Tails Disappear at the Floor Turn Horizontal Zigzag Folds at the Floor Turn Vertical Zigzag Folds at the Floor Turn Bent Tube Folds at the Floor Turn An Approach to Drawing Cloth Hitting the Floor How Cloth Folds When Draped Over an Edge Cloth Draped over an Edge at an Angle An S Fold Crosses an Edge A Rounded Parallel or Radial Fold Crosses an Edge A Ridge Fold Crosses an Edge
8 Drawing the Figure
The Mannequin The Proportions of the Figure A Note on Proportions Exaggerated Proportions of the Male and Female Figures The Head, RIBCAGE, CLAVICLES, HIPS AND SPINE The Head The Ribcage and Clavicles The Hips The Spine The Upper Limb The Clavicle, Scapula and Shoulder Joint The Arm The Wrist, Hand and Fingers The Lower Limb The Hip and Thigh The Knee and Lower Leg The Ankle and Foot Muscle Crawl Joint Surface Exposure and Length Change Tendon Stretch Creases
9 Clothing and Folds on the Figure
Clothing Construction Anchor Points and Tension Lines Studying Tension and Compression in a Pillow Folds in Pants The Construction of Pants How Folds Are Created When the Upper Leg is Flexed How Folds Are Created When the Knee is Flexed Folds in Pants When Standing Folds in Pants When Walking and Running Folds in Pants in Other Poses Folds in Pant Legs as They Rest on Shoes Folds in Shirts and Blouses Folds in the Body of Shirts The Patterns of Folds in Shirts Some Differences to the Folds in Blouses Folds in Shirt Sleeves Folds Formed in Shirts When the Arm is Down Folds in Shirts When the Arm is Raised to Shoulder Level Folds in Shirts When the Arm is Raised Above the Shoulder Folds in Formal Jackets and Coats The Patterns of Folds in Formal Jackets and Coats Jacket Folds at the Shoulders and Neck Jacket Folds Created by Moving the Shoulders Forward or Back Folds in Skirts, Dresses and Robes Folds in Shoes and Boots
10 Folds in Hands and Gloves
The Back of the Hand The Fingers The Palm The Thumb The Wrist Tendon Stretch and the Fingers
11 Folds and Wrinkles on the Face
The Eyes Folds in the Cheeks The Forehead Folds of the Face in Youth and Age Drawing Smiling Faces
12 Light and Shade
Twenty Illustrations Explaining Light and Shade
Index

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