Students learn the characteristics of seven different kinds of folds and how to render them, including pipe, zigzag, spiral, half-lock, diaper pattern, drop, and inert folds. Mastery of these principles is the key to realistic portrayal of garments. The straightforward, easy-to-follow text is illustrated by the author's own pencil sketches and diagrams. 200 black-and-white illustrations.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Two Different Books?!,
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This review is from: Drawing the Draped Figure (Dover Anatomy for Artists) (Paperback)
After reading the other very positive review, I'm wondering if we have two different books!I was looking forward to receiving this book as I've been experimenting drawing folds and clothing lately, but needed some guidance. I thought this book would provide it. It didn't. There are several problems. 1. The drawings are almost incomprehensible line drawings that give no clear picture of exactly what's going on in the various kinds of folds. 2. There's a lack of useful photographs. 3. The poor printing quality doesn't help. 4. The text gives no "laws" of folds (such as: The fabric will always bend this way if it hangs that way, etc). In a bookstore in Italy recently I saw a book by Hogarth on the same subject. Though it was in Italian, the drawings showed much more clearly exactly what's going on with clothing in various positions and movements. With text in English, I can only imagine it will be far more helpful to me than this Bridgman book. I'm just happy the Bridgman book was inexpensive.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good basics, sketchy illustration, intermediate,
By "extreme_dig_cm" (Chicago, Il USA, Amazon.com Fan!) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drawing the Draped Figure (Dover Anatomy for Artists) (Paperback)
This is a basic to intermediate-level effort on wrinkles & drapery- parts of which can be clearly seen in the popular title by Burne Hogarth: Dynamic Wrinkles & Drapery.The 7 laws of draped figure folds listed here: -pipe folds, -zigzag folds, -spiral folds, -half-lock folds, -diaper pattern folds, -drop folds, and -inert folds. Burne Hogarth basically takes all of Bridgman's ideas and tries to improve on them. Critics still debate the effectiveness of Hogarth vs. Bridgman- but I believe Hogarth's work, in this particular case, has far exceeded that of Bridgman. Which book to get? The price of Bridgman's book is very attractive- But is it effective? Maybe. I think it depends on how you use it. In conjunction with photographs, Bridgman's book *can* be effective. Still, I have to admit: Bridgman's drawings here are not exactly clear. It takes a real concerted effort to figure out exactly what he's trying to teach. Also worth considering is that the best parts of this book were eventually included in what is now called Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life. If you're trying to decide between his Complete Guide and this, I recommend the Complete Guide by far. P.S. There's a brief, excellent section on wrinkles & drapery for *beginners* in Jack Hamm's Drawing the Head and Figure- check it out! *A better book worth considering*- Barbara Bradley's Drawing People: How to Portray the Clothed Figure, available here on Amazon(!).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It is not that bad as you thought,
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This review is from: Drawing the Draped Figure (Dover Anatomy for Artists) (Paperback)
I read both Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Drappery and Bridgman's one and I like this one better.First, I like Bridgman's drawing style better. It's looser and more simple. I can see the rhythm of folds better. Second, the size is handy. A thin book that covers the basic in a good price. My little recommendation: Go for it if you are looking for a more fine-art-way of drawing, as others has already sugguested in their review.
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