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This is by no means a complete walkthrough of how fabric is drawn. There are whole books written on the subject, so I'll just settle for some general tips and tricks that I employ when I draw fabric. (This works for traditional art too! Nothing described here requires a tablet or drawing program.)

Something to note about how I deal with creases: when I sketch, I tend to make very messy lines all over the place. I pick out the ones that look the best to me and sketch those into a second, more refined sketch and eventually into the lineart. Having lots of sketchy lines to choose from helps me, but may be confusing to to other people.

If you don't know how the fabric you're drawing will fall or how the form will react to having fabric draped on it, use references! I can't emphasize how useful just a quick Google image search can be if you're having trouble. Hope this all helps! ^v^

Description

This is by no means a complete walkthrough of how fabric is drawn. There are whole books written on the subject, so I'll just settle for some general tips and tricks that I employ when I draw fabric. (This works for traditional art too! Nothing described here requires a tablet or drawing program.)

Something to note about how I deal with creases: when I sketch, I tend to make very messy lines all over the place. I pick out the ones that look the best to me and sketch those into a second, more refined sketch and eventually into the lineart. Having lots of sketchy lines to choose from helps me, but may be confusing to to other people.

If you don't know how the fabric you're drawing will fall or how the form will react to having fabric draped on it, use references! I can't emphasize how useful just a quick Google image search can be if you're having trouble. Hope this all helps! ^v^