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JaneMereHow to Draw Cloth - The Basics

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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:
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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

jorvaa [2011-06-22 07:33:08 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic. <3 Thanks so much for the time you put into this.

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yezzzsir [2011-06-22 07:13:07 +0000 UTC]

Great one thanks for the effort!

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lauzon [2011-06-22 06:53:21 +0000 UTC]

ooooh! very helpful, thank you

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DancingCorgi [2011-06-22 06:45:09 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I'm terrible at cloth, this will be super helpful!

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the-tea-zombie [2011-06-22 05:57:17 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful, thanks

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Mishikaiya [2011-06-22 05:49:14 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Thanks!

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xxx2806 [2011-06-22 05:39:09 +0000 UTC]

Very very usefull! Thanks mate

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Thorgriim [2011-06-22 05:11:33 +0000 UTC]

very nice

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Wild-Fire-1187 [2011-06-22 04:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Useful and interesting, nice job on the tutorial and references.

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shifugicanaru [2011-06-22 04:25:01 +0000 UTC]

Next Tutorial: Hair Please :epiclaplz:

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shifugicanaru [2011-06-22 04:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Next Tutorial: Hair Please :epiclaplz:

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moonbabe1989 [2011-06-22 03:37:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really never thought about all of that! There's so much more detail to cloth than I thought! Thanks very helpful!!

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Elitha [2011-06-22 02:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing! I personally prefer a more blended and smooth look.

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banachana [2011-06-22 02:04:42 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful! Thank you!

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ChachiTonks [2011-06-22 01:41:42 +0000 UTC]

Huge help <333 I don't use cloth much, but this'll be a great reference if I ever start.

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rural-guerre [2011-06-22 00:28:19 +0000 UTC]

I was looking at this the other day wondering why it wasn't a DD yet and was about to suggest it myself Congratulations, well deserved!

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253421 [2011-06-22 00:23:37 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW
SO MUCH

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NebetSeta [2011-06-22 00:00:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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piratelapin [2011-06-21 23:43:17 +0000 UTC]

Grats on the DD : D!

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NyogthaArt [2011-06-21 22:55:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is very helpful, thank you

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Insiv [2011-06-21 22:47:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for this! It will be very helpful if I try to draw cloth.

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zippip [2011-06-21 22:28:32 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I think you just condensed a month worth of hour long lessons into something simple and understandable. Thank you!

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SweetAppleTea [2011-06-21 22:24:32 +0000 UTC]

Excellent tutorial! Great job, this was very interesting to read.

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TheButterfly In reply to ??? [2011-06-21 22:05:41 +0000 UTC]

That's amazing!! Congratulations on this fine dd!

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DevilsMayCry666 [2011-06-21 21:52:17 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial! Thnx so much!

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LeadHeart787 [2011-06-21 21:43:40 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad this got a DD

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SicilianValkyrie [2011-06-21 21:40:57 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! Very useful thanks a lot!

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lycanthropeful [2011-06-21 21:34:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is insane! You obviously did your research. I have always wondered in what ways do artists "classify" the types of folds. It's easy to observe that certain pinch folds (like the diamond ones, for example) happen in certain places, but it's not as easy to remember that when you're working from scratch and try to botch realistic clothing behavior. this is wonderful and you deserve the DD in every way. Thank you for sharing this!

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AngelJasiel [2011-06-21 21:30:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much, this is awesome

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arelia-dawn [2011-06-21 20:30:54 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely fantastic. Painting cloth is one of my least favorite things to do (which is why most of my characters end up in skin-tight outfits with very boring shading), but I think this tutorial will take some of the stress out of the task. Thanks

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KagamisShiroi [2011-06-21 18:49:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you sooo much! It will be useful not only for me, but for many many people!

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Xehiem [2011-06-21 18:45:01 +0000 UTC]

Very constructive thanks for sharing!

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Birdie121 [2011-06-21 18:16:45 +0000 UTC]

This is very helpful! A lot of it is common sense that I just didn't really think about before. Thanks for making this!

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PictoDD [2011-06-21 17:31:13 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant tutorial, very technical and not only explains the steps of which to take but also why you need to take them.

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Nightsabra [2011-06-21 16:53:43 +0000 UTC]

Great tut.

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midwinternightdreams [2011-06-21 14:38:46 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing

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greeni-studio [2011-06-21 13:59:02 +0000 UTC]

Really cool. Thank you so much!

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iniminimo [2011-06-21 13:55:12 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!!!!!!!

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eferankII In reply to ??? [2011-06-21 13:47:01 +0000 UTC]

Bravo!!!

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DriDri90 In reply to ??? [2011-06-21 13:29:51 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!!! I always have a really hard time with clothes and fabric

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ArtbyZaheroux [2011-06-21 13:09:05 +0000 UTC]

This is incredibly well done! Thank you so much for sharing it!

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Hloytheda In reply to ??? [2011-06-21 13:08:36 +0000 UTC]

Wow, a tutorial like a masterpiece itself. Thank you very much!

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calisto-lynn In reply to ??? [2011-06-21 12:39:58 +0000 UTC]

awesome work!! DD deserved!!!

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Shiranoko In reply to ??? [2011-06-21 12:29:27 +0000 UTC]

i really like how you explanied all the bases and the must-know of drawing clothes. but i think it's easier o draw it with computer than by pencil (alone that you can remove fails without problem). yes like it more to draw with simple pencils.
but this tutorial is maybe the best i've seen for drawing clothes very nice and thank you!

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Mayumiko [2011-06-21 12:25:09 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful tutorial!

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ham2010 [2011-06-21 12:05:52 +0000 UTC]

YEAH! finally! this has been super helpful for me, i suck at drawing 'natural' looking clothing. there are a lot of tips here and things that to remember, thank you for posting this!!

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Nerrial [2011-06-21 11:35:46 +0000 UTC]

From the first moment I saw this tutorial, I knew it would get a DD. Congratulations!

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Hardrockangel [2011-06-21 11:26:47 +0000 UTC]

This seems like an excellent tutorial to brush up on my currently non-existing cloth-drawing-skills.
Thanks for sharing this and congratulations on the DD!

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meirha [2011-06-21 11:18:23 +0000 UTC]

awesome!
thanks a lot!

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Individua [2011-06-21 11:11:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!!

I have a doubt. In the equal length properties, I don't understand point 2, which says: the length are different but should be the same. You mean you must have the same length up than down? (horizontal) I don't get it.

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