Folded fabric

Drawing of a cloth with folds in order to master shading technique for a Foundations course in Drawing

I receive many visits to my blog of people searching on painting drapes and cloth. They usually land on this post ‘satin on the paving’. I thought of trying to do a tutorial before, bu…

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Posts about pleats written by Flextiles

Dear beloved future students, I hope that you are as excited as I am! Here is a sneak-peek... Here are samples I did with my...

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Thanks to Anna we have a nice tutorial on the tuck and fold technique. It looks fantastic on the Oliver + S Popover Sundress!

One of my samples based on Ruth's book One of my greatest pleasures in life, alongside art, is reading. Books have always played an important role in my life and I doubt there has been a day in almost 40 years when I haven’t had at least one book on the go. Actually these days I’m finding it harder and harder to finish books, so I think I currently have about ten on the go... Part of the joy of having children has been re-reading my old favourites with them and discovering new ones written…

great handout for how to "see" the folds in fabric - drawing II

I spent some evenings over a month or so sculpting this drapery study. My inspiration stemmed from a desire to understand the construction ...