"The compressed side has a you shaped depression." Wow, I came here for art tips, not a goddamn callout

understand the purposes on how the armor is crafted. Protection, mobility, and fanservice

This is probably the most informative and detailed tutorial I found about clothing so far. Thanks!

Holly crap! A fantastic and informative tutorial PLUS a Jordi Saval background music!? Best channel ever.

An important detail about plate armour in particular are the proportions. One of the most commonly made mistakes that you see all the time even with professional artists and costume designers is the cuirass (that is to say, the breast and back plate) being treated like some kind of shirt. If you do that, you end up with an immobile and oversized piece, forcing you to make awkward and unrealistic bends in the armour itself if you want to draw your character in movement. The breastplate doesn't reach all the way to the belt line, but rather to the waiste. If you want full plate, the belly and abdomen are covered by faulds, which are essentially a skirt made from articulated plates. An easy test to see if you have the right proportions is to ask the simple question if your character could comfortably sit down on a chair or even the ground without the edges of the plate biting into him. If the answer is no, your breastplate reaches too far down.

This was so helpful! You went into detail about how the folds and clothing worked, and also why it worked. I can’t wait to begin practicing! Thank you.

Thanks man! This is so helpful, simple and logical, without unnecessary fluff. Love your videos!

Great content, simple and straight to the point, i really like how you show us the way you digest scott robertson/hampton stuff without beeing too technical "stiff," definitely worth the watch.

the irony that i was just looking up sources to teach myself this specific topic, and heres a whole video of it explaining everything! thanks a bunch!!!

I've never seen an artist make their knowledge base so easily accessible as yours. Succinct and and bountiful at the same time! Thank you so much!

This was the most amazing lesson on drapery and folds I've ever seen

Me, not understanding any of the demon hex in front of me: “Makes sense.”

Thankyou so much for this. this is the best explanation anyone could ask for. I've been struggling a lot with clothing folds and after watching this I've already had a massive improvement in understanding where to draw folds and where not.

I’ve been struggling with drawing clothing recently and this is seriously one of the best videos out there! Thank you so much!

Learnt more from watching this video then I have in years of making art, wow! Thank you!!

This is very helpful. I struggle with cloth and folds very much and I'm now trying to practice drawing armor. Thank you so much!

Duuuude these tutorials are so great! Combining real theory, simple examples and cool background music, performed by a guy who obviously knows what he's doing.

Thanks for that. You're a very good teacher and mix education and entertainment very well. Thanks for all the work you do man.

You are the great teacher! Every lesson is so simple and useful. Thank you!

Yet again have you given an invaluable and easily consumable tutorial to us absolutely free of charge. Many thanks for another top vid, man. Greatly looking forward to your books arrival.

holy hell this is brilliant!! I've been struggling with drawing clothes since... well, always, and this is the most clear, detailed and informative tutorial I've found. Loved it.

This is the clearest tutorial I found on the topic. Thank you.

thanks so much dude! I just discovered the loomis method for drawing heads, bought his book about it on amazon and literally feel like i made the leap from mediocre amateur with no clue what I was doing to a "real" artist in just a few days of practice. This totally helped bring me to yet another level.

I would like to thank you for this tutorial one of the few that actually explains how and why folds happen, I've been looking for it for months on YT where slouchier videos are posted as tutorials. And the armor was a wonderful bonus!

I think this is the first video I ever seen that actually talks about how to draw real armour instead of making things up... NICE!!!

I love how you are making free body diagrams for art. Gives me life

Absolutely fantastic content. The armor section is amazing.

Just want to say that ur really good at getting to the point and explaining things to novices like me. I'm really no good at clothes but I would never give up and hopefully be as good as you someday.

thank you so much for this video! although the advice here can definitely be applied generally, I find it especially helpful for drawing period clothing, something I've personally struggled to figure out when the majority of tutorials are for modern clothing

This is exactly why I wanted to learn how to draw fabric! To draw cool warriors and armour! This video helped me more than I was expecting, I'm definitely subscribing, I'd love if you made more of this kind of videos! Also you explain it so well!

You have a good choice of what you use as reference material. Fairly authentic stuff.

This is the best fabric tutorial I have found yet, thank you. I'm subscribing

Powerful video!! Can't wait for the next week

one of the best videos of how to draw cloths in youtube... amazing channel

Bro, you're a fricking genius. I will definitely support you on Patreon

Dude, exactly what i was searching for! But damn, 2 years ago, since then we have new fabric update and new physic's laws! We need more tutorials!

Thanks I didn't know about all the different fold types and was just going hy instinct. Plus learning about armor was a bonus I had been needing.

I’ve been waiting for a tutorial like this

Marvellous - so helpful. Quite like the music too!!

Best tutorial on clothes bro i have ever seen

Hi! I just found you trying to learn drapery! This is sooooo great!! Thank you so much!! I just subscribed!!

Stunning work!

Super Useful and very nicely done! Thank you very much!

I love your videos. They are so informative and inspire me to draw more

I loved the vibe through the video

Omg wow i really like how you explain with lots of examples omg only 4 min in and i’ve learned so much 😳

I appreciate you and your channel so much! Thank you

Thank you so much, this was so helpful and exactly what I needed :)

Man this one was really helpful!!! Love the stuff you teach on your videos :D

This is a very good demo and explanation of the 7 folds. Thanks!

I'm learning so much right now.

Great video. Great drawing. Great to see the build up from basic forms. thanks! 😎😎

This is soooo awesom im so exited to learn more and more!

This was very helpful. Thanks a lot!

Thanks for showing me this. Very technical.

excellent stuff james

I have no idea how it took me this long to find your channel. GREAT content bro keep em comin

Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful!

YOU ARE A GOD. Would phrase this more eloquently if I wasn’t so impressed!

I just found your channel, well done, mate! Can't wait for more videos from you, good luck !

Amazing , thank you so much for sharing xx

Great Video ! Keep them coming BABY!

AWESOME TUTORIAL part 1 and 2 very easy to understand and explanation i has helped me a lot thank you

Your such an art geek! I love it!

loved this!!! thank you so so much!!!

Very informative and helpful. Thank you.

i read this from bridgemans book.. you made me understand much more than i thought i did...

Really helpful, sir. Thank you!

Thank you! Great video!

Thank you *so* much for this!

Thank you for explaining what drapery is.

Thank you so much for the video !

this video made me love drawing belts, locks, and stems.

This is a great tutorial and I love that the Early modern era finally got some love

So. Good!! Learned so much from this

The lames of the pauldrons are actually only directly riveted to each other on the back, while the front and sides are riveted to leather strap on the inside. It lets the plates collapse onto each other almost completely, allowing for a wide range of motion.

brilliant work thanks so much.

Thanks💖

Thank you James sempai 🙏

Thank you so much

Great tutorial

Thank you so much for videos like this！

Great tutorial, its so useful

This is great! And it's also super satisfying and fun to analyze and understand what you draw just like that, break it down into simpler shapes and think 3-dimensionally :D though it's still not that easy to get the desired result when lacking experience;;;

First 30s and I was blown away.

finally i found a great channel....thanks man u hrlp me a lot 👍

Helpful vid.

Thank You !!!

Thanks! This really came in handy for my oc.

thank you

your videos are brilliant

Excellent video

Jesus i was looking for this tutorial whole my life , if i only found one when i was kid. Nice ,

Thanks

Man the half lock thing you drew you just made me understand why i am not good with drawing clothes.

Thank you very much

Awesome video. First vide I ever like, comment, save and SHARE!!! Thank you for sharing ur knowledge!

Your teaching is great thanks a lot

great tutorial, and good song!

I'm at a point in my art journey in which I am so hungry I can digest this like food. So so informative