Clothing reference material, tutorials and links to be updated here. Suggestions are appreciated!


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Clubs and Other Sites:

**** Clothing and Folds at HowToDrawManga.com:
Part 1: Basic Folds
Part 2: Various Clothing
Part 3: Specific Clothing

**** Polykarbon Tutorials:
Clothing: Part 1: The Physics of Folds, Part 2: Buckles, Snaps and Laces
Weapons: Pistols and Revolvers

Individual Tutorials:

Tutorial : Creases and Folds by KealeS
-I decided to create a tutorial to try help people understand the way creases and folds are formed. I often see a lot of drawings where the creases look random and don't appear to be correct. I myself am a victim of crappy creases and have only recently started to improve, so I thought I'd share my new discovered knowledge. Enjoy!

Super Sugar: Clothing Tutorial by SugarSugarHyperLolly
-In this tutorial, I will be showing you how to dress your characters in wonderfully detailed clothing, perhaps most prominently in the style of Elegant Gothic Lolita.

Tutorial: Clothes and Folds by kitten-chan
-This is just basic casual wear.

Drawing Folds in Clothing by ember-snow
-Tips for drawing folds in clothes.

Photoshop7 - Clothing Patterns by cfraser
-Well I had a *lot* of people ask me how to make a dress so I decided to make a little visual tutorial on how I did it. I'm sure there are probably other ways and better ways but this is how I did it. The image is pretty big and you can't read the text unless you full view it.

Frills Tutorial by wyldflowa
-Just a little frilly tutorial I made super quick in Photoshop. This is my failsafe method of drawing frills - I have no idea where I learnt how to do this but I've found pics from '98 where I've used this method so I couldn't of read it online anywhere!

Tutorial - Folds and Clothing by treijim
-Not quite as whole as I'd hoped, but better than nothing. Print it as a reference if you want.

Clothing Reference - Edit by treijim
-It's basically the tutorial above, but made into a nice, short, printable, and explanationless graph of folds. By the way, the point of this one is to print it out.

+ Reference - Medieval Clothing by treijim
-A reference sheet for those who like or would like to like designing clothing for fantasy/medieval/Fire Emblem characters. I guess it's been a few years in the making, considering I've tried making a reference like this a fair few times, but this time it's way better. Tell me if you like it!

Kimono Tutorial by merry-xmas
-Many people ask me a lot of basic kimono questions, like which way you fold it over, and where does the sash go - that sort of stuff... So, I made up a little tutorial with the basic principles of women's kimono. Hope it's useful

How to Draw Clothes by tukaram
-Tips on drawing folds and clothing.

Drawing Clothes and Folds Tutorial: Part 1 and Part Two by Crysa
-Tips on how to draw clothing and folds.

Drawing Folds and Fabric by lizkay
-Helpful hints on drawing folds.

Realistic Comic Folds by lizkay
-Handy comic folds tutorial.

Folds and You by TehLissness
-Just a quick tutorial for folds. It's just to explain some basic things behind folds and how to draw them right. Good for the beginner!

Clothing Textures Mini-Tutorial by Lizeth
-A few tips on clothing textures.

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