{"id":11685,"date":"2022-01-22T12:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T16:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/?p=11685"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:21:28","slug":"how-to-draw-fabric-folds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/how-to-draw-fabric-folds","title":{"rendered":"How to Draw Fabric Folds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"insertbackground\">\n<div class=\"removep\">\n<div class=\"videoflexwrapper\">\n<div class=\"videotop\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6J5T1bg7pG4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapperpage\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideo\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetabletcontainer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetablet\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orangecontainermobile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorange\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebartop\">\n<div class=\"vertalign\">\n<div class=\"logoimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logosmall75.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarcarddescriptiondark\"><span>JOIN THE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR<\/span><br \/>\n    Get ALL of our courses, ebooks, live lessons, critiques, lesson plans and more today.<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarbuttonholder\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttonsmem\">START FREE TRIAL<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttons\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<h2>Drawing Fabric with Pastel Pencils<\/h2>\n<p>In this lesson, we&#8217;re going to take a look at drawing a classical subject matter &#8211; folds of fabric or cloth. Pastel pencils are used for this demonstration, but you can use any drawing or painting media that you wish because the concepts that we cover can be applied to any drawing or painting media.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the completed drawing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing of folded fabric or cloth\" width=\"800\" height=\"1061\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds-768x1019.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>  <\/p>\n<h2>Materials and Surface<\/h2>\n<p>This drawing is created on Pastelmat paper, which has a very fine, but heavy tooth. A dark gray surface is chosen for this particular demonstration. <\/p>\n<p>The drawing is completed with CarbOthello <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/how-to-draw-pastel-pencils.html\">pastel pencils<\/a>. These pencils are a little bit harder than some of the pastel pencils out there, but they keep a nice sharp tip and give you lots of control. We&#8217;re only going to be using a few colors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/pastel-drawing-tutorials.html\">Pastel Drawing Lessons<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Here are the general colors that are used. Note that these are not the specific names of the colors, but a general description&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A couple of Red-Oranges<\/li>\n<li>Peach<\/li>\n<li>Cream<\/li>\n<li>Dark Cool Gray<\/li>\n<li>Black<\/li>\n<li>Golden Yellow-Orange<\/li>\n<li>Dark Red-Purple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"promoinsert\">\n<div class=\"promoimagedays\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"promotext\"><span>The Colored Pencil Course<\/span><br \/>\n    Learn how to use colored pencils like a pro. Learn a variety of techniques and explore several different subjects through concise and \u201ceasy to digest\u201d modules.<br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-colored-pencil-course\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"contentbutton\">VIEW COURSE<\/div>\n<p>     <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Keys to Success When Drawing Fabric Folds<\/h2>\n<p>Drawing folded fabric is a classical subject that may seem very difficult at first impression. We&#8217;re going to take a structured approach that makes the process easier. <\/p>\n<p>A photo reference is used to create the drawing. Here&#8217;s a look at the reference image&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/satin-reference-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Folded fabric photo reference\" width=\"800\" height=\"1045\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/satin-reference-photo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/satin-reference-photo-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/satin-reference-photo-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/satin-reference-photo-768x1003.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first step is to find the contour lines. These contour lines aren&#8217;t very obvious, but we can look for them by looking at areas of contrast in value. These are areas where we see a dark value nestled right next to a lighter value. We&#8217;re going to start by making these initial marks on our drawing paper.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/contour-lines-folded-fabric.jpg\" alt=\"Finding contour lines\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/contour-lines-folded-fabric.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/contour-lines-folded-fabric-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/contour-lines-folded-fabric-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/contour-lines-folded-fabric-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the contour lines are roughly in place, we&#8217;ll begin analyzing the relationships of the values. The lighter values are going to be found where the fold comes towards the viewer. Any area that protrudes is generally going to be lighter in value. The opposite of this is true. Any area that recedes is clearly going to be darker in value.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/value-relationships-folded-fabric.jpg\" alt=\"Locating values and shadows on folded fabric\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/value-relationships-folded-fabric.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/value-relationships-folded-fabric-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/value-relationships-folded-fabric-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/value-relationships-folded-fabric-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The relationships of light and dark values and the transition areas that happen between will eventually lead to the illusion of folds. If you have trouble seeing these values, you might try squinting your eyes. When you squint your eyes, you remove all those edges of strong contrast and instead only see the shapes of value.<\/p>\n<p>As we develop <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/Value.html\">the values<\/a>, we&#8217;ll also consider the directional stroke-making or the direction that we pull the pencil when we&#8217;re making marks. Directional strokes help to create the illusion of form and texture as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/directional-stroke-making-with-pencil.jpg\" alt=\"Directional strokes on folds of fabric\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/directional-stroke-making-with-pencil.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/directional-stroke-making-with-pencil-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/directional-stroke-making-with-pencil-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/directional-stroke-making-with-pencil-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Drawing Fabric Folds Step by Step<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ll begin by sketching the contour lines on gray Pastelmat paper using a light cool gray pastel pencil. I&#8217;m using this pencil simply because it provides enough contrast against the darker gray background so that I can see the marks. I know that when I apply pastel applications over the top, these marks will dissolve and disappear. At this point, I&#8217;m just concentrating on the contrast and value. You can see that these lines are loose and sketchy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-contour-lines.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing the contour lines\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-contour-lines.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-contour-lines-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-contour-lines-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-contour-lines-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we&#8217;re ready to start applying the actual colors and develop the value. I&#8217;ll start here by trying to figure out a formula or a process that I can go through by layering my pencils that&#8217;s repeatable. I&#8217;ve started with one of the red-oranges that we&#8217;re using. This is the red-orange that&#8217;s a little bit more red. Over the top, a peach pastel pencil is used to define some of the areas of highlight.<\/p>\n<p>A cream pencil is used to add a little bit of warmth to these highlighted areas. A dark cool gray is then used for the shadowed areas.<\/p>\n<p>Black is also layered with a very light touch. Black on its own is much too dark, so red-orange is applied over the top to create a darker value that doesn&#8217;t look unnatural.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/developing-a-process-for-layering-colors.jpg\" alt=\"Developing a process for layering pastel pencils\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/developing-a-process-for-layering-colors.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/developing-a-process-for-layering-colors-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/developing-a-process-for-layering-colors-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/developing-a-process-for-layering-colors-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>To create a warmer highlight, a golden yellow-orange is layered over the highlighted areas.<\/p>\n<p>And to add a bit of color, a  touch of dark red-purple is applied to the middle shadows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"promoinsert\">\n<div class=\"promoimage\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"promotext\"><span>Realistic Pencil Drawing<\/span><br \/>\n    Explore the foundations and techniques for creating wonderful realistic drawings with pencil in this logically-sequenced video course.<br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/realistic-pencil-drawing\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"contentbutton\">VIEW COURSE<\/div>\n<p>     <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Formulaic Pastel Applications<\/h3>\n<p>At this point, I have my process down. I know what order of colors that I want to add to create the desired effect. Now it&#8217;s simply a process of repetition, taking each section at a time.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/repeating-layered-colors.jpg\" alt=\"Repeating the order of layered colors for the other folds\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/repeating-layered-colors.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/repeating-layered-colors-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/repeating-layered-colors-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/repeating-layered-colors-494x300.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All we need to do is continue working our way across the picture plane. And in this case, I&#8217;m working my way down and to the right, trying to keep the palm of my hand out of the way. I&#8217;m doing this because I&#8217;m right-handed. If you&#8217;re left-handed, you might consider working from the upper right hand corner, progressively working your way down the picture plane and slowly to the lower left hand corner.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/working-through-picture-plane-drawing-folds.jpg\" alt=\"Working down the picture plane drawing each set of folds\" width=\"800\" height=\"481\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/working-through-picture-plane-drawing-folds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/working-through-picture-plane-drawing-folds-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/working-through-picture-plane-drawing-folds-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/working-through-picture-plane-drawing-folds-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I should point out that you should be patient in this process. Of course, you should be patient with any drawing or painting that you create. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-additional-folds.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing additional folds\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-additional-folds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-additional-folds-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-additional-folds-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/drawing-additional-folds-486x300.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Often, inexperienced artists believe that works of art are easily created by people who have developed their drawing and painting skills. And this isn&#8217;t necessarily true. Nothing comes easy, no matter how skilled you are as an artist. It does require your full attention. And there are challenges inherent in every subject, no matter what your skill level. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/finishing-the-drawing-of-folds.jpg\" alt=\"Finishing the last folds in the drawing\" width=\"800\" height=\"447\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/finishing-the-drawing-of-folds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/finishing-the-drawing-of-folds-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/finishing-the-drawing-of-folds-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/finishing-the-drawing-of-folds-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After we&#8217;ve patiently worked our way down the picture plane, carefully layering our progression of colors, our drawing of folded fabric is now complete.   <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another look at the completed drawing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing of folded fabric or cloth\" width=\"800\" height=\"1061\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drawing-of-Fabric-Folds-768x1019.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <\/p>\n<h2>Drawing Fabric Folds &#8211; Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Drawing folded fabric like this is really not that dissimilar from drawing anything else that you might draw from observation obviously. It&#8217;s clearly about understanding the relationships of values because value, the darkness or lightness of a color, is how we understand the form of objects. It&#8217;s how we understand the light within the scene, the texture. Value is so incredibly important.                 <\/p>\n<div class=\"promoinsert\">\n<div class=\"promoimagenews\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"promotext\"><span>Like This Lesson?<\/span><br \/>If so, join over 36,000 others that receive our newsletter with new drawing and painting lessons. 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