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!

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.

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

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 :).

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

This scares me more than how my family scares me

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

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 ^^

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

Man, I picked up a pencil for fun a month ago and was already struggling to the point of losing motivation. This video helped me so much with folds, you can't even imagine. Thank you

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

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)

Invaluable! Thank you so much!

Love this! Thank you, thank you thank you!

Thanks for the info Mr.Bucci

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

I NEEDED THIS SO MUCH

Just THANK YOU.

Thank you marco❤😊

Thank you, @MarcoBucci!! I appreciate your videos!

This was insanely helpful

i didnt know how much i needed this

thank you Marcobucci, God bless.

wow u expalin this in a simpler way . thank u so much

Sir this is gold

Super useful, thanks!

Love the video... congratulations MarcoBucci

I’m so glad this video exists 🙏

This is incredible. Instant sub. Thank you.

Excellent tutorial

Amazing video, genuinely!

This channel was literally life changing for me

perfect timing, just started studying this topic yesterday!! thank you!!!

best explanation of folds Ive found. Clear and very helpful

this is the best clothing tutorial I've ever seen, honestly amazing

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

Informative as always, thank you so much

Thx man, this will help a lot

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

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

So good, useful, cogent, brilliant!!!💐

Straight to point. No shenanigan at all. This is good stuff.

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Short and concise! A must watch for every beginner artists

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

this is absolutely insane. thank you for this.

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

thats so helpful!!! thanks youtube for recommending me

Juanjo's work is a huge inspiration for me

Best video on KZfaq converning that topic

This is something I'm currently trying to learn, so this couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you for this, and all the other helpful videos you've made for us!

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

This is really good.

This is one of best explanation for drawing folds I've ever seen. That so much, it genuinely help a lot

great explanation! i find this really useful and one of the best clothing tutorial out here on youtube

love the video man

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

Thank you 🙏🏻 I would love to also see a tutorial like this that focuses on drawing dynamic hair. How would you portray movement in different types of hair? How does hair move according to a character’s motion? How does the hair move if it’s a windy day? How is the hair affected by touch (e.g., running one’s fingers through hair, gently holding a strand of hair, pulling on hair, etc.)?

you're the goat thank you so much

You're a fantastic teacher! Thank you so much. You explained the instructions so clearly

This was extremely helpful! thank you!

Great video, clear explanations and examples. thanks!

good reminder of how to keep it simple, thanks for sharing

i was just got into drawing clothings and fold recently and you upload this??? wow amazing

The quality of this video is INSANE, couldn't ask for a better explanation

thank you video came just on time

Wow. Thank you. Subscribed!!!

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

This is incredible, thank you for giving us a straight forward and understandable tutorial!

This is so helpful, thank you^^

thank you, Marco, I started drawing my comic and this lesson has really helped me

Thank you❤

bro went straight into it simply amazing

I've never really thought that much about how I draw folds, but I feel like the intuition I've developed through decades of undisciplined study of fabrics as a hobbyist seamstress/physics simulation nerd, and equally undisciplined but nearly obsessive-compulsive practice in drawing has settled on a 6 fold system. Compression and tension are effectively identical functions from the perspective of the fibers adjacent to the ones being directly acted upon by any outside force, making pipe and compression folds essentially just different phases/expressions of the same mathematical relationship.

As someone who wasn't quite sure where to put folds or even how to draw different folds in clothing, this was so helpful! I find clothing and folds really satisfying to look at and to draw, they're often so dynamic, both in shape and shading. So I'm really excited to be able to draw those things better from now on! Thank you!

That was one of the best vedios for drawing cloth i ever watched. Thank you very much ❤

Thank You!🩵 as an artist with a logical brain, clothing folds always annoyed me cuz i could understand the human anatomy and shape of things but folds…ugh felt like there was no logic. so thank you for making it so easy to understand

Mannnnnn this was really really helpful ! You deserve a like and a follow ❤️

Bro this video is god-tier, the information density and value is so high it's amazing lol

Finally someone who could explain it so easy, thank you so much sir!

Great tutorial!

THANK YOU !! ive sort of jsut been winging it, cause i never really understood how to break down the refs ive ben trying to use- but,now, i can actually USE references for clothing and understand how to break it down better!! thank yuo so much !!

OHHHHH it has a been a while since last video ! Thanks

your videos have helped me improved my colours so much over the last 3 years, and now i will get better at clothing folds with you help!!

This is so helpful!! Thank you for sharing!

I finally understood how folds works, thank you so much

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.

Thanks a lot 🙏