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Description Wow thanks for the DD! Thank you all!
The next cloth tutorial will come out in one or two weeks.

Here is the first tutorial of Cloth Painting, some basic ideas and important aspects while painting fabrics.
I've also recorded the procedure drawing the white cloth, see the video here:
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Welcome to comment and ask questions if something is not explained clearly. But please be sure that your question is not covered in the upcoming tutorials.


The upcoming tutorials will be:

T2: Various types of cloth,
including: wool/cotton, silk/satin, translucent cloth; the thickness and weight.

T3: How to use references, (since it's very important, I think it deserves a separate tutorial)
some detailed information about what kind of references to use, and how to observe them. An example of using tissue paper as a reference.

T4: Various kinds of clothes
tight: e.g. swimsuit
loose: shirt, frills
common shapes of the folds/creases around the body


●About copyrights of the photos used in this tutorial:
page 5: The Marilyn Monroe photo is in the public domain.
page 7: Elie Saab, Spring/Fall 2007 Ready to Wear, Fall 2007 Couture. source: [link]
homepage: [link]
page 8: from Corbis, gettyimages, and:
[link]
[link]
[link] ([link] )

All the copyrighted photos are the properties of the original authors. I'm citing these works only to explain the flow of cloth. No copy in any painting, or other commercial usage should be permitted without the permission from the original authors.

This tutorial is non-commercial, and the usage of photos are following the principles of fair use.
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Comments: 329

sincomix [2013-03-09 19:56:32 +0000 UTC]

this is a great tutorial. sometimes tutorials aren't very clear.

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Josh-Kuro [2013-02-26 23:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow, just wow. This surely will help me a LOT, if studied calmly.

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shiawase-usagichan [2013-02-06 12:25:59 +0000 UTC]

Basics??? *head explodes*
But brilliant tutorial!!! Very thorough and detailed!!! Thank you C:

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reeniebeanie [2013-01-27 23:49:41 +0000 UTC]

this is super helpful! thanks so much :]

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irismuddy [2013-01-03 21:53:34 +0000 UTC]

well done!

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Rauvlochar [2012-12-27 18:01:00 +0000 UTC]

This is so helpful. Thank you for sharing!

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paularayman [2012-11-09 21:19:07 +0000 UTC]

Amazing tutorial! The best I've seen for now
Very helpfull. Thank You!

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ambientdream [2012-11-05 19:14:11 +0000 UTC]

omg no wonder all my folds looks rigid and unrealistic, after understanding that 'equal length' theory.. now i think i can improve even more !!! thank you so much!!!!!!!!!

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Paine128 [2012-09-29 20:15:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the share!

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Avis-Praeda [2012-09-25 17:33:54 +0000 UTC]

It's great

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Kiwiichu [2012-09-25 13:59:45 +0000 UTC]

AMG this is so useful!! aaaa you're amazing //sob thanks so much for this asfgjakshjfas;;;

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Mike-2 [2012-09-13 04:20:53 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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carouselclover [2012-09-10 13:31:01 +0000 UTC]

So helpful!

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Aquilonn [2012-09-02 20:55:40 +0000 UTC]

omg, this is amazing. I love you. FOREVER.
<3

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nati222 [2012-08-15 01:58:26 +0000 UTC]

i love this, help me alot

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Hadriel99 [2012-08-08 12:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant and very useful tutorial!
I never thought of the equal length principle, I've always gone with what looked kinda ok to me, but that's probably one of the reason my cloth drawings weren't the best or most realistic. Thanks for this!

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psymind3 [2012-08-03 13:47:06 +0000 UTC]

You are awesome, thanks a lot!

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sweetpie2 [2012-07-16 00:13:26 +0000 UTC]

This is great, Thanks for providing it!

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hybridmink [2012-07-10 00:46:41 +0000 UTC]

this is great stuff. definitely keeping this as a reference.

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liarliarplants4hire [2012-06-14 23:06:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's very helpful. Thanks for the tutorial~

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peterlaurence [2012-06-11 19:01:03 +0000 UTC]

inspiring, you share your knowledge with detail. with this, i can improve thanks

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gwyrith [2012-06-05 11:56:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much )

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Rollinlol95 [2012-05-31 16:38:11 +0000 UTC]

What i was looking for! *.*

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aznyueying [2012-05-31 13:44:01 +0000 UTC]

Realleh like the tissue paper idea

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rockerdish [2012-05-29 13:23:46 +0000 UTC]

This is the best tutorial I've ever seen on drawing clothing!

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GaryIsGreat [2012-05-17 03:36:10 +0000 UTC]

yes!

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MidnightDestiny04 [2012-05-13 22:01:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Thanks! ^^
This is very helpful!

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Ziggyman [2012-04-27 15:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Great work!!

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xStelmariax [2012-04-25 20:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for this

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vitellan [2012-04-24 20:06:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this tutorial. I think it will be very useful. ^^

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PumPurin [2012-04-09 03:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful tutorial, thanks for sharing it ;v;

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Charlene-Art [2012-03-30 10:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Featured here: [link]

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XxaioO [2012-03-21 07:30:19 +0000 UTC]

really helpful beautiful

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kanakmann [2012-03-14 15:11:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for going through all this effort of realising these tutorials.

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ShillMynara [2012-03-14 13:37:43 +0000 UTC]

thy for sharing

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CitrusGun [2012-03-05 20:54:47 +0000 UTC]

在pη«™ζ‹œθ―»θΏ‡οΌ 谒谒!!!

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FeatheryJustice [2012-02-18 08:40:09 +0000 UTC]

Holllllyyyyy COW! That was just......SO HELPFUL! THANK YOU!

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khitsu [2012-02-16 18:34:00 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic tutorial!!

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fukuhashi343 [2012-02-14 21:05:24 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful tutorial. Thank you!

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BlkFlamez [2012-02-09 21:26:18 +0000 UTC]

This is a amzingly helpful!!! THanks

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KRTgirl [2012-01-30 01:24:08 +0000 UTC]

cool

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Faticia In reply to ??? [2012-01-20 01:58:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the lovely tutorial!

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overmood [2012-01-14 12:38:51 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing!

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Envoy-of-the-Moon [2012-01-07 21:56:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing!

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KankurouNoKugutsu [2012-01-05 18:40:07 +0000 UTC]

This is brilliant. Faving for future reference.

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Atobe333 [2012-01-05 10:10:22 +0000 UTC]

I don't completely agree with the pleated part of number 3, since when in a hem the pleats will be straight unlike the folds you have presented there?
Otherwise this tutorial has been wonderfully insightful, I'll be practicing these techniques.

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Konikaa [2012-01-04 22:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Lovely!

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BrightWhiteLights [2012-01-04 22:33:45 +0000 UTC]

This is wonderful and extremely helpful

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ChikaraDesu [2012-01-04 21:25:31 +0000 UTC]

YES YES YESYESYES YES!!! Thank you so much! This will cure all my struggles(with flowing fabric at least)
Thank you so much <3

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narrendor [2012-01-01 16:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Sooooooooosososo helpful! Thank you!

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