How To Paint Folds In Cloth
Getting The Right Look With Important Details
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Getting the look soft textured fabric
- Using gradations of value and temperature for light and shadow
- How to use the Core Shadow for three dimensional effect
There are three important things to pay atttention to when painting folds in cloth.
First is the overall soft texture of fabric in general. What this means is that there will be a predominance of soft edges and contours
Second is something known as the “core of the shadow”. The core of the shadow appears along the edge where the fold turns away from the light into the shade side. This area is typically slightly darker than the rest of the shade side and has a soft edge because the curve creates a gradual change from light to shade.
Third is the appearance of many “gradations” of color and value from darker to lighter areas, all over the surface of the cloth and especially along the shallower parts of the fold.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Watercolor Paper – about 7″ x 11″ – as always, Arches 140lb Cold Press is recommended
- Paint – Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna
- Brushes – Medium and Small Round
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