Art of Drawing: Clothing on Figures: How to Draw Folds, Fabrics and Drapery

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Review ------ June 2015 As you'd expect from Giovanni Civardi, there's a wealth of of detail and variety here and the opening section on folds in cloth is a revelation, showing you how to make the results and not geometric. From here, Giovanni moves on to demonstrate the ways in which clothes interact with the human form and his thorough understanding of anatomy provides a wealth of valuable ins. In just three drawings, for instance he will show you how a sleeve can appear quite differently depending on subtle changes in the way the arm hangs and how ti use tones to give volume to the cloth so the limb inside has substance and structure. Both male and female models appear and there is also a good variety of clothing, both formal and informal., making this a thorough and satisfying as well as approachable guide. , Artist, The July 2015 A new addition to the Art of Drawing Series from Search Press, Clothing on Figures, by experienced artist Giovanni Civardi, looks at the way fabric sits on the clothed body particularly when it moves. There's There's advice on lighting, perspective, composition, texture, as well as an understanding of the human body underneath the clothing. Although ed at beginners, there's plenty here for anyone interested in this often overlooked subject. , Leisure Painter, The About the Author ---------------- GIOVANNI CIVARDI was born in Milan in 1947. While training to become a sculptor, portrait artist and illustrator at the Free Life-Study School of the Accademia di Brera, he also studied medicine and surgery. For over a decade, he worked as an illustrator, producing commissions for newspapers, magazines and book covers. During frequent trips to France and Denmark, Civardi put on one-man exhibitions of this work and pursued his interest in studying the relationship between medical anatomy and the human form as depicted by the artist. His experience gained from teaching anatomy, life drawing and portraiture in schools and institutions over many years has led to the publication of numerous books in which Civardi's experiences are brought into focus.