Generally speaking, intricate designs all start with very simple shapes and are easy to create once you know how, but unless you know where to begin, it can prove to be challenging. This tutorial...

Learn about six types of folds that every artist should know when drawing drapery and clothing. Discover how you find them around your home.

Pattern Making

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This was a very fun shoot. She was great at making the linen cloth look like it does in Baroque statues. Obviously she is holding the drape with one hand here, but it makes for a very Athena-like pose.

After printing one of the mokume pieces with normal transparent binder, I left it to dry and then opened the pleats out flat. At regular intervals I then stitched sets of the pleats together and le…

What could be easier than pleats? As it turns out, these little devils aren’t as straightforward as we thought.