How to Draw Clothes - Shading Cloth and Folds

3 simple rules for drawing and shading cloths.

[@norenebroyles283]

Great description of the process and the concepts related to form and shading. You made a number of points I had never realized before. Thanks sooo much!

[@murasakinekochun4754]

This was really helpful for a starter like me, you mention the book, explain some parts through the process, and point out mistakes. Amazing art and teaching skill 👌👍

[@dawsonmatteo6318]

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[@Javlini]

Thanks man really for doing this. Im a decent artist out there but drawing cloths is something i needed to get my head around. I might buy that book in the future. Thanks for your videos, its much appreciated

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Yeah, definitely check out that book. It helped me a lot.

[@JohnG615]

I love how you reference books that will support or supplement the concepts that you demonstrate in your videos, awesome. And of the course the art work is amazing too.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thank you JohnG615. Some books are really helpful.

[@JohnG615]

Its funny 'cause before I found you on youtube, I went online and just started looking some up that I intend to get, I made a short list geared towards what I want to be able to draw well and I've seen the one you mentioned in this video before, and now I'm going to add it to my list lol.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Cool. Yeah, you'll love this book by Hogarth. The drawings are kind of kiddish, but it gets the point across.

[@poppopcupboy]

OMG. Thank you! I’m learning how to draw realistically and I’m struggling with shading properly. I noticed that the darkest tone always has a bright spot next to it. You explained the bright allows the darkest come across darkest! The cherry on top “the “cylinder” shading” example - the lines you put on the barrel. . I really needed someone to point out the shading shapes - point to cloth and show where on the paper you applied shadow. Thank you! 👁

[@davidbohadana8274]

I always avoided the fold, thinking it's too complicated but after watching your absulutly brilliant explanation I understand now that there is no difference from drawing fold and an object skill wise, yes it's more complex but same skills applied on both. Thanks a million!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Yes, I'm glad the video was able to carry that point across. Thanks for watching.

[@aizawa6562]

DUDE. thank you so much! Ive watched how to digitally draw metal and the guy went through the same terms such as referring about reflective light and the source of light. I'm the type of artist who just needs to thoroughly look at the problem for a day before I can draw it without a problem (that's if I literally do nothing besides learning and watching people explain for the whole day lol) again, thank you so much, I'm really trying to be talented and one of the best at a young age

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thanks Mj. It's all the same whether it's digital or traditional. Everything starts with being able to see the differences.

[@PeterTheHanssss]

Wei. You are so great at explaining things in terms I understand. Thank you so much for these fantastic videos!

[@The-Entelechy]

It's magic when you haven't finished the shading yet but its dimensions really start to pop out and look realistic. Especially in the middle curves

[@wendyyoung8228]

Thank you, this video was very helpful. I had absolutely no idea how to paint material. Your instructions were very simple and able to be understood . Thank you again.

[@CreativeTHP]

Great video! Drawing clothes is really an amazing exercise!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thank you Thassio.

[@Jennie-ih2yw]

Best tutorial on how to draw cloth - thanks so much. You're a very detailed teacher and your explanation on how to look for the darks/reflective light, shapes, etc. i'm doing a watercolor with a tablecloth and your video really helped me to take my time and look at the subject. I also appreciate your book reference.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Great, I'm glad it's helpful. Thanks Jennie. Good luck on your painting.

[@yukisakamoto9818]

It helped me a lot since I had to do this for college Thank you very much!It's by far the best tutorial on youtube about this subject!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Yuki Sakamoto THanks Yuki.

[@megagreendayfanatic]

What makes your video superior to other cloth videos is that we can see your reference. It's a small portion of cloth that you focus on for us to learn the basics of drawing cloth and I thank you for that. Great videos!!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

megagreendayfanatic Thanks. That what I was trying to point out. Cloth is pretty much the same everywhere with a few important characteristics.

[@EffableLemming]

Great video! I've been (finally) learning to draw properly, watching other videos etc. but everything I've drawn has always looked so flat. Now I realise I've been missing the importance of reflecting light! Mind = blown! I didn't really see it before, but now I can't not see it everywhere. Subbed, thank you so much!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Marjo Naylor =) Thanks.

[@sandrat9995]

Wei! You're a good teacher. Thanks for sharing.thanks so much, God bless you

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+sandra tjokro Thank you sandra, God bless you too.

[@jasehighwood7490]

This clips really helps me see the light and dark of the shading and the cloths roundness. Thank for your sharing.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Jase Highwood Great. I'm glad it helps. Thanks for watching Jase.

[@jasehighwood7490]

If you have more clips for drawing, shading, ect, I will watch more, because I like drawing for mt stories and shading was by big weakness and others, I think.

[@JoshuaLatos]

Very helpful, thank you.This is exactly what I needed!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Joshua Latos Cool.

[@trishfitzpatrick2066]

Job well done, Wei! You're a good teacher. Thanks for sharing.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Trish Fitzpatrick Thank you Trish

[@callummoss5940]

well done keep up your good work. our art teacher sets us homework to watch your videos and to learn and replicate what you do. You're such a good drawer keep it up!

[@purplebrick131]

Our art teacher sent us a tutorial about cloth. It was ok, but comparing it with this one, youre light years ahead in teaching skills!! Like it's an actually friendly atmosphere and it's fun to follow along. really appreciate that since yeah my teacher isn't really great at conveying joy for art. This helped so much, instant sub, thank you!!

[@danacrystal2658]

OMG this video really helped. thanks so much. and continue making amazing videos

[@lhbeautyproductreviews2517]

This is a great video, beautifully and clearly explained. Thank you very much

[@dave5194]

Great tutorial! love the stuff about he reflective edges, and the line visual really helped!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

David Lam Thanks David. Glad it helps you.

[@dave5194]

WeiWorks also, your method of sketching, is that recommended for something like this, or is that how you just do it?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

David Lam My method of sketching is pretty normal, nothing special about it. You see most artist will sketch like this.

[@jeremiiahhoward]

wow. this is so informative. thank you sir :))

[@Moomoo0410]

Is it better to use to blending stump and q-tip tissue for the shadow to be smooth??

[@ArtofWeiHo]

stump would be better

[@icyhunter300]

Hi Wei, I really love this tutorial. Seldom we get to see a tut done about "how to think about cloth", because most other tuts try to demonstrate the different type of cloth folds without actually explaining how to render the forms. Thanks a lot! Quick question though: What's a good practice for painting cylindrical forms? I have trouble seeing how the light source affects the lighting on them, especially metallic cylindrical forms.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Wanderer Warren Thanks Warren. I'll do a video on that. Been wanting to do a video on basic forms and shading. Thanks for reminding me=)

[@blenderknights]

Sir do we have to blend by stumps ??

[@PremKumar-pr5iw]

Thanks a lot. I realized what mistake i was doing when i used to draw ears, after watching this video. 😊

[@missjoblue7992]

This is very helpful. Thank you!

[@lagnokormi1858]

So to achieve the illusion of clothing texture such as denim jeans and leather what do you use GRAPHITE or CHARCOAL ?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+lagno kormi You can use both, it's a matter of style.

[@stephaniezaher]

Thanks for sharing. Great video!

[@hebahamza9916]

Thank you, this was very helpful.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Heba Hamza Great, I'm glad it helps.

[@daver.j6805]

thanks very much, i enjoyed watching you draw and teach at the same time.

[@francoisedonovan1130]

Thanks Wei .You are a wonderful teacher; simple ,clear with good elocution Just looking at this little clip and I know I can now do folds...

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Francoise Donovan That's good to hear. Thanks Francoise.

[@nicotandotrunz6957]

Nice tutorial! Thank you

[@alibaloch3184]

How do I add shades and folds on lets say black denim jeans where I dont have a sample to draw like you do? Thank you

[@nadine1017]

Great video but i still don't know how can I shade it do i have to use cross hatching or just blending ? Coz I see u doing both

[@dianapaulaleonpirela7650]

Thank you very much! This was very helpfull to my homework of the collage

[@VoidloniXaarii]

Thank you very much! great lesson! Hogarth rocks!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Yeah, Hogarth helps to make sense of cloth. Thanks for your comment.

[@kirtimishra3973]

Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.

[@lunarpoo886]

In the thumbnail the drawing looked like an angry eye😂😂

[@bhuning1]

True

[@littlebutterfly6681]

yea lol

[@AJZzz666]

It kinda looks like the mirror image of team uhigh(eSports team)

[@Sianalee944]

Woahh

[@AstroTime0713]

It looked like an ear to me

[@Zenon-fg4dw]

Thanks Wei for the great tutorial. This would help me a lot.

[@ORDERGATIpsp]

Thank you! Very good lesson.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+ORDER GATI Thanks.

[@Peoljaeyar]

Very helpful. Thank you so much. God bless you man.

[@dongamb3823]

Thank you

[@jameskioi8901]

hey can you come up with a video on how to achieve a grey texture using a graphite pencil as wellas drawing a leather material, and if possible, a real time drawing, please if you dont mind

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+James Njeri Okay, let me think about that.

[@confusedcat8111]

Super useful

[@David7500]

Yeah that emphasis on the little contrast is important. If you draw a hand hold object , work on the contrast where the finger wraps around the object. helps bring the drawing live.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Yup, some contrast and exaggeration and you'll look like a pro.. Gets them all the time=).

[@israa_mi3raj]

what's the type of pencils you are using ? 5B ?

[@2winstarDesigner]

great dear

[@kilyenbalazs6398]

I am not sure what i am dooing wrong, but highlights get me :P . I might just need more control. THe dark areas look to defined on my drawing. But its still really good to see atleast how you do it. And i must add, that it looks a LOT better after i finish it up.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Kilyén Balázs A lot about drawing is the ability to see things correctly. That's why I have some videos on seeing and drawing accurately. Once you can see it, then you can draw it. With cloth and with a lot of other things, shading in the correct value is crucial.

[@kylec.8329]

Thanks so much! It really helped me with my homework.

[@parulbaderia7328]

Really great..well explained.. thanks for your efforts :)

[@inhabitantofearth]

I noticed you only use one kind of pencil for your shading? Is it okay to use the lighter shade and darker shade pencils for the shading areas?...Or is that like, cheating? :)

[@Nutztwentysix]

Hi, What pencil did you use?

[@sheetalbisht8242]

Fantastic 😍😍

[@mc7125]

Gracias, una excelente explicación visual ,que pena que no se Inglés,sin embargo entendí perfectamente la explicación

[@JanaSovger]

Thnx 😁🥰

[@SahilShaikh-sw6ym]

great clawth tutorial!

[@mostafafarweez3161]

Hi Wei, how r u? Ur videos r wonderful and I enjoy them as well as I learn A LOT from them :) I have a request to ask: Please make a video on "Shading or making Leather" by pencil, because this is a tricky subject and I can't find tutorial on this particular subject. Also what I mean leather as in superhero costumes for example, "Catwoman,or Bat girl". They're made of leather, thing like these if u please :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Mostafa Farweez Thanks Mostafa. I'll put that on my list of video ideas. I was planning doing a another shading demonstration on human musculature. Maybe I can sneak your request in there as well. Thanks, -Wei

[@amanshan3936]

👍🏻

[@Oiii615]

+Art Wei. Simplicity at best. Nice.

[@SteveMathewlover4ever]

What if the cloth does not have folds how do we shade

[@levsc9217]

Beautiful. I love it thank you

[@reetakumari8127]

it is awsum.it is going to help me alot

[@lesleylin6507]

thank you so much! You don't how frustrated that we gotta draw a cloth without any pre-training in two hour at our uni🌚

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Lesley Edvice Lin =).

[@talalmirza6278]

u r amazing bro.......

[@raghdamaghraby7367]

it's amazing good job :)

[@paulschlachter4191]

Hey, good Viedeo :) Could you pls Help me? I dont know, if it is better to study something special or to tke a study where you learn nearly all things (drawing, Programming, 3D, Webdesign, Film etc.) but more in generall?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Hi Paul, that really depends on what you want to do. If you have a passion for a specific field, you gotta go for it. But I would definitely suggest exploring other areas as well. The fields you've listed is very broad, especially mixing programming with drawing=). That's like opposite ends of the spectrum. Haha. Figure out what is it that you like most. Then as you study in that area, you will probably notice that you need to learn other skills. Then you can dabble in those areas to support your MAIN interest. For example, in 3D, there's modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, animations, and renderings. Most 3D artist has some knowledge in all those areas, but they are usual good at only one of two. And they are able to find work just by knowing those two skills, or even one. So basically, you need to find out what drives you. Find out what is it that will keep you working late nights.

[@paulschlachter4191]

WeiWorks Thanks a lot for quick answering, I like gamedesign very much but I am afraight, that finding a job in this brache is not easy and getting a similiar job (like Industrial design) is hard too with this specification, would you agree or would you say, that the portfoli, that shows what you really can do is more important than the degree?

[@Ash-19654]

wonderful video 👍👏

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Mustafa Workman Thanks Mustafa

[@fernandezmel5068]

wich pencil are you using? ps: You are a genius

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Melu Fernandez Thanks Melu=). I believe it was just a 2B and 4B pencil.

[@Kimberly-jr8bi]

what number pencil were you using

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Kimberly Quevedo It's probably a 2B or 4B.

[@Kimberly-jr8bi]

thank you

[@wawan685]

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[@ayeshauzzaman845]

This video helped alot !!

[@reemlsilkworm]

A piece of cloth or someones ear, either way it looks good :)

[@SatireSami]

So helpful

[@natysw9754]

Thank you!

[@aj1426]

very helpful, thank you

[@lonelyholiday7892]

really helpful! thanks!!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

GirlfriendRiven Thanks for watching.

[@للهالحمد-ك9ر]

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[@cylor123]

hey wei i was wondering how do you make opposite sides of a drawing even i have a hard time with that

[@ArtofWeiHo]

You mean do a symetrical drawing?

[@cylor123]

like i tried to do a tea cup and i could not get the right side the same as the left

[@ArtofWeiHo]

I see. It's always tough to draw perfectly symetrical. You can always sketch in guidelines so you can get it accurate. If you're doing a cup at a 3-quarter view, you can sketch in the cross-sections of the cup to guide you. Basically a bunch of elipses. Or find the center line and do quick measurements to both sides.

[@cylor123]

WeiWorks oh ok thank you

[@fredkill4714]

great..i like it..

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Fred kill Thanks

[@fredkill4714]

Okay..👍

[@julnar5402]

Thank u ❤❤❤

[@user-noor105]

شكرا جزيلا 🌷

[@mrcombine7983]

:( It is so annoying trying to draw stuff like this! I wish I could just press a bouton that says get better at drawing! Thanks for the tutorial

[@rehad2556]

Saame😫

[@raingir988]

THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!

[@muhammetolcayagus5858]

realy great

[@ImGAuRaNg]

Thankyou so much buddy 💕✌️

[@zenaalhaj8282]

U are good '-'

[@vasudharakshit]

Thanks

[@TheDragonOfLightning]

thanks i needed it

[@ArtofWeiHo]

You're very welcome. Thanks for checking it out and sharing it.

[@TheDragonOfLightning]

no problem

[@ultraviolet1986]

Are You The Wei that draws art work for blizzard?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

No=). And you're not the first to ask=)

[@Peoljaeyar]

Whenever I draw. When it come to drawing clothes I hate it. Because it’s hard to do the shading and the curves hahahahaha. Just hate it when I don’t have a lot of time anymore. There is so much going on. I’m trying to spend my time with my family and friends. Because I might not see them again. I get in accident almost every week now. Shit just happen. You won’t see it coming. It doesn’t matter how careful you are. If shit happen it well happen. And you won’t know when and how it is.

[@harshitology3498]

BEST

[@ArtofWeiHo]

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[@tamervamper]

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[@هواهالحقيقه]

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[@ArtofWeiHo]

+‫صناع الامل‬‎ Thanks.

[@هواهالحقيقه]

Art of Wei 😊

[@TheDunroaminfarm]

I saw it too

[@muhammetolcayagus5858]

I did love to

[@akalaton]

xD u so easy to listen too

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+TheNoobWhoknew Even with my bad grammar? =).

[@akalaton]

makes u easier to relate to man