Understanding Every Type Of Clothing Fold

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[@marcobucci]

Thanks for watching! Quick book recommendation: check out Barbara Bradley's book: "Drawing People". It's a veritable treasure trove of clothing tips, and I wouldn't have understood this topic as clearly without her!

[@CreativeSteve69]

Thanks for the book reccomendation Marco. I have been having problems when it comes to getting decent with clothes designs. It's one of my most weakness that I have right now when it comes to drawing. I'm good with drawing the body pretty decently due to art classes I took at school. Other then folds/clothing not so much yet. Will definitely check it out.

[@victoriagrayson5082]

Thank you, Marco! This was very helpful to me! Clothing folds and wrinkles can be confusing if you don't understand it. I thought this was well laid out. Thank you.

[@AkiraKozaki]

Thank you marco 😊

[@YOUCANTDOTHATONTELEVISION]

Hey Marco I noticed you had an advert for artists mental health. I am trying to put together a small community to help up and coming artists who are facing the mental challenges of their srt journey. Thank you for bringing some much needed attention to this topic as I feel that artists face many hurdles that are outside of the canvas and should not have to feel alone during this time. Thanks again.

[@tintoy1966]

I had Barbara Bradley as a teacher in the late 80s and just seeing her name inspires me- she was amazing. This is a well done breakdown of folds- thank you!

[@Erinski]

Went to art school 2000-2004. You manage to capture more teachable techniques in a fifteen minute video than I managed to learn in a lot of semester-long classes.

[@Snackot]

Shut up boomer 2000 - 2004 was before J.C

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

I realized after I wrote this comment, that I am approaching this from the perspective of someone who went to a classic studio art school with an emphasis on developing critical perspectives and approaches to process. Please keep this in mind when I refer to the intention and methods of art school, and feel free to discount my points if this is not the kind of school you went to or if your experience is different. The most helpful part of this format is that he is making the takeaways explicit and discreet, rather than leaving you to draw inferences. Both methods are important in education and entail their own benefits and problems. The benefit of explicit instruction like this is that it's easy to follow, and the objectives are clear - you can test yourself against the metric of how successfully you can follow the instruction and produce work you are pleased with. You can even try to go a little beyond the learning by combining the techniques effectively. On the other hand, you are only receiving a narrowly structured lens for looking at these phenomena. It's a good beginner's tool, but it doesn't help you to discover new ways of looking at the things you are trying to illustrate, and the result is that you only create what you have received second hand. Most art school professors have historically assumed you have this kind of knowledge before you come to them, and their programs are designed to break you out of the confines of the systematized approach to creating art and to train you in the skill of _seeing_. The fact is that we go through life interacting with simplified models of the world all the time. Rarely, if ever, do we really __look__ at the people, places, and things that are all around us. If you don't practice seeing the world around you, unfiltered by models, then you come into the creative process with a whole lifetime of assumptions about how things should look that don't necessarily match the real world and that constrain your creative potential. The fact that you went to art school means that you have a whole host of experiences that others won't, and although it's not the ideal way to learn these things, it probably helps you to glean more from these videos than someone who has never taken art courses at a higher level. I hope that makes sense.

[@Erinski]

@@M4TCH3SM4L0N3 Or maybe they just didn't get into it, because most of the time we were drawing nude people.

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

@@Erinski Live figure drawing is a rare feature of art school these days! My college had only one class of figure study drawing course, and if you wanted to do more than that, you had to find and pay your own models! Still, life drawing with no instruction is almost as bad as instruction with no life drawing. I'm sorry your experience was so poor.

[@Erinski]

@@M4TCH3SM4L0N3 Oh, I wouldn't call it poor. Some of my best life experiences and life long friends were made there, and I did learn a lot. The learning process just seemed more nebulous.

[@ocean_0602]

This might easily be one of the most important drawing tutorials on this platform.

[@leskijin4988]

Indeed

[@Pebphiz]

That's, like, every Marco Bucci video. He's too good.

[@goddessdraws]

Exactly

[@someoneontheinternet580]

I have a little remark: I was confused with the seven types of folds listed. So I actually made the effort to look into the book you reference _("Drawing People" by Barbara Bradley)_ and even the author doesn't list _"compression folds"_ in her seven types of folds. Instead of _compression folds,_ she lists _"inert folds"_ (which is what you get if there is no tension point at all, like when you drop a towel). But I found out where the confusion is coming from: She *does* mention stretch and compression folds (btw also known as tension and compression), but in a different context: *So how does all of that fit together?* In summary, folds are *created by* tensions* and *compressions. It is very useful to think about these, when figuring out where folds appear on the figure. *Created through* tension and compression, we can identify seven reoccuring *types of folds:* - Pipe Folds (results from fabric being evenly *compressed* at a line of *tension)* - Drop Folds (result from fabric being *compressed* at a single point of *tension*) - Diaper Folds (results from two *tension* points) - Zig Zag Folds (found in tubular piece of fabric, results out of *compression)* - Spiral Folds (subtype of ZigZag Folds, results from even more *compression)* - Half Lock Folds (found in tubular piece of fabric, results in bends because of the *compression)* - Inert Folds (results from *compression,* combines multiple Fold types) There are two types of pipe folds: _relaxed_ pipe folds and _stretched_ pipe folds. In your video (3:37) you focus only on the latter one. As a matter of fact, curtains and skirts are also often listed as _pipe folds._ They are examples of the relaxed type. So the example shown at 9:18 isn't actually drop fold, but rather a pipe fold. I mean I can understand it, these two are pretty similar. At 11:34 the drop fold is correctly identified: Notice how in the skirt (9:18), there is a somewhat *repeating pattern* of those "pipes" laying next to each other, whereas in the towel the folds are more irregular and point towards a single point. Don't get me wrong, I think your explanations and practical applications are really great and the video is therefore very valuable! However, when looking into further literature one might get confused by the mixed up terminology. So I hope my comment is useful in that regard :).

[@Error0101]

Very insightful write-up Thank you for adding!!

[@wyrdsworth]

Great distillation, thank-you! I was confused about this too!

[@eliottaylor757]

Thanks for this! Understanding the mechanics behind the folds makes me understand their form a lot easier

[@SenshellShark]

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[@mawsterart8431]

Quick recap Zigzag fold: 0:05 Pipe fold 3:37 Compression folds 6:30 Half lock 7:13 Drop fold 9:18 Diaper fold 10:31 Spirall fold 12:05

[@Honda_Kiku]

Thanks! I’m using this to help write notes down

[@kuldas9299]

Been drawing for 54 years. This was the most helpful tip ever

[@Mariposa-rgb]

“Naturally you stop playing with the child to take a photo for later study” 🤣 done that so many times!

[@cosmicreef5858]

that sound predatory

[@aeea3306]

​@@cosmicreef5858no shit, though I think you missed something

[@viviondioline]

you have a magical way of breaking things down very simply. You help make art accessible. thank you for what you do

[@Danioi42]

This is by far the most useful video on clothing I’ve seen! I’ve been putting off a small painting for weeks now because it’s the first one I’ve done where clothing is a prominent point in the piece. All of my practice attempts just looked like there was random shading everywhere. My brain just couldn’t breakdown those shapes and tension points at all.

[@chariots8x230]

How about showing movement in clothing? How does fabric move when it’s a windy day? Also, how does fabric move when the character goes into an action pose?

[@LocomotionGonzales]

The day this guy decided he was gonna teach on youtube, i bet trumpets sounded in the distance and halos came down from the sky. What a master. We cannot be thankful enough.

[@ylaltjamiyan4552]

This scares me more than how my family scares me

[@loonattaatatatata]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS as an artist who isnt used to drawing clothes!! everytime i try to search up a tutorial on drawing clothes, ive only ever seen like 3 types of folds included, which really sucked bc those 3 didnt cover all the types of folds in clothing :( plus you're actually explaining why they happen and not just how to draw them ^^

[@goikyfan26]

Noooo why better help bro :(

[@ericb5328]

Triangles and zig zags. Im amazed at how easy this makes it to understand a drawing problem i have struggled with for years. Thankyou for this video

[@Jdmj1703]

this tutorial is literally crazy. this is most useful tutorial ever and i loved how you did a demostration simplifying everything at the begining of each segment omg

[@sorashibogdan]

Holy smokes, that's actually your voice?! I thought It was an AI voice at first 😭

[@quantumfoam539]

Marco you are an absolute legend and I think noone has ever helped me in my art journey from KZbin more than you. A big thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[@chariots8x230]

What if clothing is wet? What kinds of folds are created then?

[@kimbleangus7321]

3:07, it's not that gravity affects only the bottom parts of the pants, it's that the pants are longer than the legs, and the excess length folds ontop of the feet. Excellent video! Thank you so much for sharing this insight!

[@yanyaann1405]

This guy explains better than my art teacher 😭

[@Stratelier]

I wouldn't say that clothing folds are a "reason" I prefer to draw animals/creatures over people, but ... it's definitely a _benefit._

[@catalyster89]

Thanks for sharing this! I'd been struggling with authentic-looking clothing folds for a while. Plus, you used Blacksad as the cover image and I'm consistently blown away by the art in those books, so, anything that gets me even a smidgen closer... :'D

[@johncollado1151]

Thanks for a very descriptive outline of how these folds are created. You've described them in a much better way than most have in other videos.

[@adamPhoebe]

BLACKSAD JUMPSCARE

[@SoulBeatManga]

I seriously thought I knew "enough" about making folds in my artwork. In fact, I found this video this morning and initially thought "oh, this isn't game changing advice, but it is a nice refresher of what I already know". But literally an hour after watching it, I'm sitting here drawing and finding myself already thinking back to these tips as I draw folds...and it's surprisingly made my art so much better than I remember. Goes to show you can never stop learning, especially when it comes to the fundamentals of drawing. Thanks for this super easy-to-follow but informative guide on drawing folds! Look forward to checking out your other videos :)

[@dizzyhungry]

Babe wake up, Marco Bucci just posted.

[@bookle5829]

better help sucks lel

[@-blanky]

another much needed tutorial from Marco! I think it's way easier to work with references when you're familiar with the core elements of different fold types. Without that information you're probably going to copy them blindly and learn way slower (it kinda applies to everything in drawing however folds can be especially tricky when you don't know how to identify and divide them xd)

[@mrkurtbryan7738]

Marco Bucci and Sinix are my two favorite Art teachers here in KZbin ❤

[@j.2512]

sinix isn't even a good artist

[@leiocerayt]

what's with Jazza?

[@Mae_halloween]

I love both so much, and they are both my biggest inspiration

[@artJohnnyG]

Marco Bucci is great yea, Sinix not sure....and what about James Gurney, Marc Brunet, Feng Zhu, Adam Duff LUCIDPIXUL, Tyler Edlin, Steven Zapata, Proko

[@markandersonoflanderson]

what a strange place to find Sinix haters

[@GamarrosCartoon]

Não entendo nada da Lingua Inglesa... mas a linguagem do desenho é universal. Tô curtindo muito seu trabalho ...parabéns

[@NiaKovart]

The most well explained and good structured explanation on folds that I've seen so far!

[@zazoreal5536]

Just remember to think about shape dynamics while you think about everything art. Making things look easy on the eyes can do a lot for a artwork. Ofc there are cases when you want something too look off.

[@travelinghome9704]

I think this may have the honour of being the most useful art tutorial I have found on youtube so far.

[@Explainmerandom]

This was the best clothing tutorial I've ever found Any chance we can get one on hair?

[@Gefehhka]

Thank you so much! At first folds felt a bit complicated, but as I went on and drew more of them I started to get better and understand them a lot more. This video really helped out a lot.

[@atlekristensen6245]

Really helpfull 😊 thank you

[@tobybeall-jt5ep]

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[@The_nick_name2]

commenting to save this for later

[@The_nick_name2]

Yes I am doing this

[@popcornisawesum]

Been drawing for 8 years and this is the best tutorial ever, thank you so much

[@nirn_]

12:03 S-S-SPIRALS !?!? THEY ARE FOLLOWING ME !!!

[@BeigeFrequency]

Another awesome video. I can tell this will be useful in the future!

[@PlayerFORgamev]

I can't even draw a good looking apple, but I am absorbing this knowledge like candy. Maybe in the next 20 years I'll be able to put it to use

[@Gloam-ghost]

My friend sent me this video and as someone who struggles with folds a LOT this is really an incredibly easy to follow sum up! I'm going to be using these techniques in my art going forwards!

[@raycarvalhor]

What an amazing content!! Thanks for this sir 🙌🏻🎉

[@ourochroma]

Don't mind me as I like this... and bookmark it... and favorite... and add to playlist... and share to all my artist friends... I can't sub because I'm already subbed...

[@a1nee]

lol that's me

[@mothmoth4366]

I NEEDED THIS SO MUCH

[@yeahno8516]

This is the best video of how to: folds I've watched! You're amazing!

[@3DJapan]

I need this for sculpting more than drawing but I'm sure this video works for that too.

[@cupcakxiia]

This video really stands out to me because it actually made me feel like I was genuinely learning something! Because of all the repetition with the names of the folds and such, now I'm probably going to be identifying each type of fold I see in my daily life as a way for me to study them well! Very nice video. I can't believe I learned so much in just 14 minutes.

[@Quest4Tube]

I see Blacksad I click

[@GTaito]

Yoooo same! So underrated

[@offbeat65]

Not sure that I've seen a tutorial so far, in any field, with such efficiency of communication. I am very impressed.

[@ddontpanic4261]

I don’t understand how to do the triangles for the zigzag folds. There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason because sometimes the triangles are inside the zigzag, other times they’re outside it, other times they go through it, and other times it isn’t even a triangle(it becomes a rhombus for some reason) I’m super confused

[@ddontpanic4261]

Also how would you draw black clothing? would you just switch the colors? Cause I see that a lot in older comics and manga

[@benin8or]

I'm actually drawing a character in a suit so this is timely! Thanks man!

[@Leeora-z8c]

Thanks for sharing ❤ will practice more ✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MacMacRonald]

Finally. A video that teaches types of clothing fold, not just the directions of clothing fold.

[@UnderTheMoon3]

Oh my god you read minds Yesterday I was drawing and got stuck on the cloths so I left it to continue today and right before I pick the pencil I see you uploaded this !!! THANK YOU

[@amiapsychopat]

I'm working on a study of caravaggios narcissus for a school project and my biggest struggle has been drawing the clothing folds. This video is rlly helpful

[@cieltic]

This is perfect! I’m studying how to draw fabric wrinkles! It’s a new hell for me since it’s hard to understand. Thank you for sharing this useful video!

[@spectralsoul4574]

I love where 8:58 you stopped playing with your daughter just to take a photo for study later😂 When inspiration hit, nothing is going to stop you.

[@MatrixOne500]

Based. Helpful. Godmode. Solid. Tight. Thank you.

[@masonleblanc6726]

Amazing video, so many fabric videos are shallow.

[@yasonchomkososnovska852]

Really useful video i'm always strugling with folds, and i think that this will help a lot

[@ginuzumaki4523]

thats so helpful!!! thanks youtube for recommending me

[@TommyLikeTom]

The first example looks so bad I don't know how anyone can continue watching

[@joeson7700]

Easy no FOLD on designer Miyake coutured lines on Machine PLEATED Polyester fabrics Design clothes

[@matthewprisco6849]

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[@The_CAD_Sorcerer]

I loved your video!! Thanks for the tips. I also subscribed for more of your content! ^_^

[@JamesJoy-yc8vs]

Within two minutes your video gave me an "aha!" moment that changed how I approach clothing folds. It's hard to articulate, but; it was the triangles in the zigzag folds, seeing them as *volumes* rather than stop-and-start *layers* as I had until now. As the video progressed I realized I'd been treating areas of folding as discreet units instead of the result of the fabric interacting with the underlying form. Rendering fabric has always been hit-and-miss for me, getting proper looking folds happens pretty much accidentally. But now I have a vocabulary I can use to guide not just where they go but also *how* and *why* they form. So thank you! You have a marvelous gift for imparting practical advice succinctly and comprehensively.

[@Gramerr]

This is amazing

[@Sicmun_est]

Ayo he sounds exactly like the HandUnit from Fnaf SL

[@leiocerayt]

my fav is the zig zag, from visual appearance.

[@ttamakiii]

Oh my gosh. This is one of the most helpful folds videos I've watched!! Thank you so much!

[@gabrielsyme4550]

Your content is beautiful also Juanjo Guarnido is awesome, I love Blacksad

[@Lola_in_the_Black]

The Clothing Folds Day has finally come!

[@christheophilus7154]

I learned about the folds a while ago but i clicked because of Blacksad

[@GabeWilliams]

This channel is the equivalent of Prometheus bringing man fire

[@idk_030]

i need to watch it twice to understand everything ...BUT THANKS! NOW I CAN BE THAT ONE 15 YO ARTIST

[@WholesomeArts]

Those are very good observations, very helpful for me, Thank you👍

[@spooki5556]

Couldn't care less about clothing folds, clicked for the furry in thumbnail

[@Cameroo]

Holy shit this video is amazing. Thanks for breaking this down!

[@code_Rei]

personal names that i might forget so im putting this here: zigzag = ??? (bend fold?) pipe = chase fold compression = dodge fold half lock = rising fold drop = falling fold spiral = tightness fold

[@daveG-e9u]

Blacksad is cool. Thank you very much for explain the concept of draw clothing

[@CatoTato]

Me not even two seconds after watching that: ……….. / | | \ Shirt :) ˙˙˙|…|˙˙˙

[@the_crazyguy]

Everything makes sense to me besides the zigzag fold explanation. My main issue is that I don't understand how it is used as a guideline. In the examples in the video, the squares seem to sometimes be placed with their sides following the zigzag, and sometimes straight up going through them. The other thing is the point that is made that they should be pairs of deformed triangles, **one pointing up, and the other pointing down**, but then 2 seconds after that is mentioned, the example has the top triangle pointing down and the other pointing up (3rd pair, top to bottom @ 0:48), and then followed by 2 triangles pointing down (4th pair, top to bottom). Am I having a brain fart? I can't wrap my head around it for the life of me

[@keithyakouboff8755]

You basically said that if we take the time to become better illustrators, it will make us mentally ill LOL That all aside, I appreciate the breakdown of various folding types. I am struggling with a grim reaper's silky-thin, but decaying robe. Not experienced in character work, this is proving most challenging. However, I will save this link for future reference. Thanks.

[@WaddleQwacker]

hmmmmm Blacksad ♥

[@GoldBloodedEntertainment]

thank you Marcobucci, God bless.

[@drsmek]

This feels like some illegal information, I'm not supposed to know XD

[@danherdautz9988]

Love the video... congratulations MarcoBucci

[@Madjest]

omg THANK YOU! DUDE LIKE, I've been searching for resources on how one could "PRACTICE" rendering drapery from imagination and most if not all info's just "look at the reference" or practice rendering from the the reference long enough to develop the intuition for it when you're designing which albeit definitely helps, it's not at all as concrete as I'd like it to be. I've been on this drapery rendering train for like 3 years just constantly studying and practicing drapery at a snails pace because of life and welp having to "study" my way into till I finally settle myself into a method that's solid enough for my preference. TL;DR, Thanks! :)

[@Synkhan]

Swear down Marco, I thought your voice was Ai generated lol. But it suits you. Thanks for the tips, super helpful.

[@bobrob1825]

This just intimated me, and now I just don't care to draw. Lol. On to another hobby.

[@KbSTUDIOS329]

Can't thnk u enough... Will definitely check out the book

[@ONshowON]

Are you a mind reader? I was needing a video like this today

[@SchokoIadenonkel]

This is a lovely tutorial, but I'd change just one thing. Instead of calling it diaper fold, can't we call it cape or cloak fold, because having to put diaper folds on my heroes feels wrong... (jk) Seriously great job on explaining this.

[@liveinamber1307]

Not all heroes wear capes... (mostly because they are hard to draw)... but you certainly do!

[@bluefox5331]

"I hope this helps your drawing and painting" You've got NO idea!! Thank you! I'm slowly inching into using clothes in my drawings, and it is'''' hard, when you never drew any. Any animal artists expanding into human drawings in the same problem? :P

[@catoruruu]

Probably one of the best explanations about folds out there. Thank you!