Never seen a video on clothes like this. This might just be the kickstart to my learning-fold-painting-and-clothing-design-by-scramming-for-references arc
I really hate drawing clothing, so tomorrow I’ll also start my learning-whatchamacallit-arc too! Can’t wait to eventually draw some epic clothing in a few months time!
I think I tend to overcomplicate how folds actually work when it’s actually really simple, which makes me feel like I’m doing it wrong because it’s too simple lol
Don't forget- exaggeration is key! When studying reference, do not emulate it perfectly. Change what you are seeing to get sharper/softer angles (situational) make the shapes bigger or smaller to balance out the weight of the drawing and remember that slants are your friends! Your drawing should be inspired by real life, not copy it
hard disagree. when studying a reference, you are trying to study how to replicate that object from real life. obviously a study won't look photo perfect, but you shouldn't go exaggerating when you're studying. learn the rules first, *then* you can break them with exaggeration.
You use a reference to replicate that object and understand how to draw it, theres no point in trying to learn from a reference if you're not gonna follow it, once you can do that, you can go break the limits and style it however
Great video over all just a little correction for beginners (at 14:22 ) to avoid confusion: Core shadow is typically found where the terminator is, representing the area of an object that is completely shadowed by the primary light source, receiving minimal bounce light. What NIRO is referring to as core shadow here is actually (🤓) ambient occlusion, which refers to the areas of folds and crevices where no light reaches at all, as opposed to core shadows, which may still receive some light from the sky or any surrounding atmosphere, unless you are in outer space.
Something must be wrong with me cause I can never process info like this, started drawing because I thought I could just draw but with all this theory damn i might as well put the pen down
The painting guide was honestly the best part of the video, I hope you do more stuff like this. While I understand the general process, I feel most videos on painting processes just hand wave a lot of the practical ways to do it and just go for a technical/academic approach.
If you’re trying to get better or specialize in character design, I also suggest researching fashion theory. It’ll help a lot to figure out how what clothing can do to the appearance of a character.
You have no idea how many times I have searched for a video and painting style like this in the past! Like bruh.. I was desperate .This was really really helpful... I can't thank you enough
Super helpful as always. Particularly how to paint clothes. When I started my practice routine I also decided to draw at least one artwork focusing on clothing and folds per day. It was a struggle at first but it paid off after some time. I think the key to drawing folds is not too think too hard about fold types. There are areas where folds occure no matter what and others depending on the material or how wide or tight the clothes fit. I Particularly love drawing folds on leather gloves :3 Thank you for sharing this video and all the advice with us :3
This was an overall great video. However, what was really lacking, and I think is the absolute key to making things look good, is painting the midtones. If you had explained how you paint the midtones in detail that would have made this an outstanding video.
Thank you for this! Exactly what I've been needing! Very well organized, descriptive with various examples to show the process too. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for such an insightful guide! Your explanation made coloring and lighting much less intimidating especially for artists like me who struggle with applying color & light theory.
my takeaway: - Tension points: Pulls the clothes together. Folds form lines that lead here - Compression points: Where clothes are bunched together, weighing on each other and squeezes each other out. Folds form into "piles" Skill: Analyze the reference. Identify the purpose of the clothing, the material it is made of (soft rounder folds, hard sharper folds), how gravity and forces are tugging on them Types of fold: - Diaper folds: U shaped around the point it hangs from, flows downwards like a reversed stairway - Spiral folds: Form a spiral, hard-to-predict pattern of X, Y and Z. I think of it like swaying and swinging between left to right, for softer materials? - Zigzag folds: Forming zigzags, I'm assuming from harder fabric piling up ==> sharp piling zigzaggy folds? - Half-lock folds: Fold forming on a bent on a joint (elbow, knee) which create a tension point in the bent, pulling folds to that bent Other observation: During lineart, draw thicker lines for folds that form more shadow, draw softer lines for less important folds ==> Composition will play together quite nicely Painting: - 3 layers: Lighting, core shadow, and midtones in between. - Use multiply layer to draw basic darker shadows, then - Play with colors to form colder or hotter shadows - Airbrush with overlay layer to heighten saturation which makes it look more awesome - Skill: Light carving ==> Fill painting with shadow then put the lighting on after
i love this! and btw stumbled upon ur channel through this vid and ur voice is so soothing to hear. i ended up playing most of ur vids while i draw, the information is not too overwhelming, pacing is good and relaxed, as well as digestible. a good change from listening to music! oh ya love the bgm too. will of course pay attention to the actual vids when i’m not drawing!
I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN I SAY THIS : NIRO PLEASE DO A HAIR TUTORIAL SOMETIME... I LOVE THE WAY YOU DRAW HAIR AND WOULD LIKE TO DRAW LIKE THAT TOO
i love watching 2d art tutorials and instead of actually learning 2d art i apply the techniques to my stylized 3d art that i use as a crutch because i cant draw
This is a very good video. I hope more videos like this will increase on RUclips. I learned a lot about basic drawing, way of thinking, practice, and how to find reference images.
The areas you are illustrating as areas where the light doesnt reach is where Ambient Occlusion happens and are the darkest areas usually, depending on the material, when painting an object, not the Core Shadow as you say in the video. The Core shadow is the part with the darkest value of the object, after the Ambient Occlusion areas. The Core Shadow is located after the Terminator, which is the division of areas between the darkest light and the lightes darks. You can find this kind of information at pictures online it is not explicit knowledge. Other than that, the drawing part of your video contains some very good knowledge and is very anlytical!
Do you apply core shadows, midtonws and light all in the same layer? Or do you create a separate one for each step?? Also. Do you use blending modes for the core shadows, and midtones? Thank you in advance
teach us how to shade again! your tutorial was so helpful and it gives me hope for my future, but i am confused on the lighting part and the different types of shading.
So helpful! Can you perhaps clarify on the order of shading when painting? Do you do multiply/light first and then go over that with core shadows and midtones? Because that's what always makes me struggle :')
Is that a Dutch a Dutch accent or something else? Not that it matter ofc but its always a fun feeling to me to find something close to home + the chance to find you at a con near me or have local shipping costs
My question is where do you get all your references? because I do not have the best references on Pinterest and I would like to find the professional stuff. So If anyone could enlighten me it would be much appreciated!! 😅😅😅
Finally, a fucking tutorial that actually explains everything relatively easily and goes straight to the fucking point.
language
@@SomeoneSD I understand his frustration, so many videos struggle with this.
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There's this thing called free speech. People can say what they fucking want to.
Never seen a video on clothes like this. This might just be the kickstart to my learning-fold-painting-and-clothing-design-by-scramming-for-references arc
Marco Bucci has a good video on clothes as well!
I really hate drawing clothing, so tomorrow I’ll also start my learning-whatchamacallit-arc too! Can’t wait to eventually draw some epic clothing in a few months time!
I think I tend to overcomplicate how folds actually work when it’s actually really simple, which makes me feel like I’m doing it wrong because it’s too simple lol
Don't forget- exaggeration is key! When studying reference, do not emulate it perfectly. Change what you are seeing to get sharper/softer angles (situational) make the shapes bigger or smaller to balance out the weight of the drawing and remember that slants are your friends! Your drawing should be inspired by real life, not copy it
hard disagree. when studying a reference, you are trying to study how to replicate that object from real life. obviously a study won't look photo perfect, but you shouldn't go exaggerating when you're studying. learn the rules first, *then* you can break them with exaggeration.
yeah what? no
this is sooo true, I know well firsthand how stiff a drawing can appear if you perfectly emulate the reference!!!
You use a reference to replicate that object and understand how to draw it, theres no point in trying to learn from a reference if you're not gonna follow it, once you can do that, you can go break the limits and style it however
Great video over all just a little correction for beginners (at 14:22 ) to avoid confusion: Core shadow is typically found where the terminator is, representing the area of an object that is completely shadowed by the primary light source, receiving minimal bounce light. What NIRO is referring to as core shadow here is actually (🤓) ambient occlusion, which refers to the areas of folds and crevices where no light reaches at all, as opposed to core shadows, which may still receive some light from the sky or any surrounding atmosphere, unless you are in outer space.
Thanks sensei 🤓🤓
exactly what I wanted to write lol
Nice
Something must be wrong with me cause I can never process info like this, started drawing because I thought I could just draw but with all this theory damn i might as well put the pen down
For beginners that’s a bunch of words I don’t understand
The painting guide was honestly the best part of the video, I hope you do more stuff like this. While I understand the general process, I feel most videos on painting processes just hand wave a lot of the practical ways to do it and just go for a technical/academic approach.
14:43 ok no joke tho, over saturated is SO good! Might be harder to do but it’s definitely pays off
i like the dark one a lot as well
Same the orange tint reminds me of the artwork from Marvel vs Capcom 2
The light one gives off a cute art style too. I guess it just depends on the artist and which style they want.
@@takimi_nada all of your attention is drawn to the chest
If you’re trying to get better or specialize in character design, I also suggest researching fashion theory. It’ll help a lot to figure out how what clothing can do to the appearance of a character.
You have no idea how many times I have searched for a video and painting style like this in the past! Like bruh..
I was desperate .This was really really helpful... I can't thank you enough
14:43 the saturated one is so majestic tho 😭😭nit kinda reminds me of manga covers
my problem is idk where to put the folding
i think that's why anatomy + shapes is important
something something about tension something lol notice when you pinch your clothes, observe how the folds work
Thank you algorithm for putting this in my front page. Instant follow on every social I use even though I can't draw
Super helpful as always. Particularly how to paint clothes. When I started my practice routine I also decided to draw at least one artwork focusing on clothing and folds per day. It was a struggle at first but it paid off after some time. I think the key to drawing folds is not too think too hard about fold types. There are areas where folds occure no matter what and others depending on the material or how wide or tight the clothes fit. I Particularly love drawing folds on leather gloves :3 Thank you for sharing this video and all the advice with us :3
This was an overall great video. However, what was really lacking, and I think is the absolute key to making things look good, is painting the midtones. If you had explained how you paint the midtones in detail that would have made this an outstanding video.
Yes! Like, I know that there should be hard shadows and light, but what comes in between is the most difficult for me >
My youtube is glitching so i can't like things but i'd like this video 100 times if I could! Thanks for breaking things down to a simple explanation ♥
it's crazy that i'm at a point artwise, where this video taught me nothing new. I enjoyed it anyway! 💖
Thank you for this! Exactly what I've been needing! Very well organized, descriptive with various examples to show the process too. Keep up the great work!
Dropped at the perfect time! Thank you.
Ong
The hardest is the anatomy 😢
You'll learn it when you draw more and more
For me it took me 2 years to understand it
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Try drawing a car and find out.
No the hardest is shading
We can agree the hardest thing is perspective
Thank you for such an insightful guide! Your explanation made coloring and lighting much less intimidating especially for artists like me who struggle with applying color & light theory.
my takeaway:
- Tension points: Pulls the clothes together. Folds form lines that lead here
- Compression points: Where clothes are bunched together, weighing on each other and squeezes each other out. Folds form into "piles"
Skill: Analyze the reference. Identify the purpose of the clothing, the material it is made of (soft rounder folds, hard sharper folds), how gravity and forces are tugging on them
Types of fold:
- Diaper folds: U shaped around the point it hangs from, flows downwards like a reversed stairway
- Spiral folds: Form a spiral, hard-to-predict pattern of X, Y and Z. I think of it like swaying and swinging between left to right, for softer materials?
- Zigzag folds: Forming zigzags, I'm assuming from harder fabric piling up ==> sharp piling zigzaggy folds?
- Half-lock folds: Fold forming on a bent on a joint (elbow, knee) which create a tension point in the bent, pulling folds to that bent
Other observation: During lineart, draw thicker lines for folds that form more shadow, draw softer lines for less important folds ==> Composition will play together quite nicely
Painting:
- 3 layers: Lighting, core shadow, and midtones in between.
- Use multiply layer to draw basic darker shadows, then
- Play with colors to form colder or hotter shadows
- Airbrush with overlay layer to heighten saturation which makes it look more awesome
- Skill: Light carving ==> Fill painting with shadow then put the lighting on after
your the goat for summarzing like this! thanks man
i love this! and btw stumbled upon ur channel through this vid and ur voice is so soothing to hear. i ended up playing most of ur vids while i draw, the information is not too overwhelming, pacing is good and relaxed, as well as digestible. a good change from listening to music! oh ya love the bgm too. will of course pay attention to the actual vids when i’m not drawing!
I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN I SAY THIS :
NIRO PLEASE DO A HAIR TUTORIAL SOMETIME... I LOVE THE WAY YOU DRAW HAIR AND WOULD LIKE TO DRAW LIKE THAT TOO
From my understanding of Tension and Compression its basically "STAY OVER THERE!" and "GET OVER HERE!"
this is so helpful! I've been struggling with drawing clothing for a while now, but this has helped a lot!
happy to see another upload from you
when the letter pop up the sound is so intense i kinda like this tutorial
i love watching 2d art tutorials and instead of actually learning 2d art i apply the techniques to my stylized 3d art that i use as a crutch because i cant draw
Genius
Broooo thankss alott :" I almost gave up for digital painting. And u make my world light up again.
Wow, this is such a great tutorial
You teached not only about clothes, but also fundamental skills to art in general!!!
NIRO SUPREMANCY!!!
making this video must have taken a lot of time. Instructions are clear and examples easy to follow. Thanks!
You are the best teacher for me, please upload videos fast
Good videos take time to create 😁
You practice while waiting for them to upload
Yah bro!@@stellarkei_
dayum tysm literally i wanna improve my clothing game then you make it video short and detail make it so much easier
This is a very good video.
I hope more videos like this will increase on RUclips.
I learned a lot about basic drawing, way of thinking, practice, and how to find reference images.
The areas you are illustrating as areas where the light doesnt reach is where Ambient Occlusion happens and are the darkest areas usually, depending on the material, when painting an object, not the Core Shadow as you say in the video. The Core shadow is the part with the darkest value of the object, after the Ambient Occlusion areas. The Core Shadow is located after the Terminator, which is the division of areas between the darkest light and the lightes darks. You can find this kind of information at pictures online it is not explicit knowledge. Other than that, the drawing part of your video contains some very good knowledge and is very anlytical!
Do you apply core shadows, midtonws and light all in the same layer? Or do you create a separate one for each step?? Also. Do you use blending modes for the core shadows, and midtones? Thank you in advance
the tempo of this video is perfect for learning 👌!
teach us how to shade again! your tutorial was so helpful and it gives me hope for my future, but i am confused on the lighting part and the different types of shading.
one of the most usefull clothing tutorial
Love this! Great visuals and breakdown of information! 👏🏽
This is exactly where my weakness lies and I always have a hard time with clothes. Thank you very much for this video.
Thank you so much bro. I finally know now how to paint clothes
You my friend, are a Godsave.
So helpful! Can you perhaps clarify on the order of shading when painting? Do you do multiply/light first and then go over that with core shadows and midtones? Because that's what always makes me struggle :')
oh my god ty youtube for recommending this video!!! it's so helpful
Thank you, well explained and illustrated
i watched 1.44 of that video and im already learned few usefull things...holly duckymoly
Great video, i really gotta practice with references more often
half lock fold and zigzag folds are easily S tier
You should make a tutorial on how to draw the anatomy of the body-/hj
Anyway this tutorial is rlly helpful. Thanks for delivering again!
Please make more panting dress, I don't know how to blend or smudge it
that's what i've been waiting for, thank you niroo🔥
What hair styles shoud I do I just to braids and ponytails and out hair so what hair shall I do
7:40 the top right character seems quite familiar
Is that a Dutch a Dutch accent or something else?
Not that it matter ofc but its always a fun feeling to me to find something close to home + the chance to find you at a con near me or have local shipping costs
HOLY FUUUCK I NEEDED A GUIDE LIKE THIS SO BAD I LOVE THIS STYLE SDLKFJSLFJLS THANK U SO MUCH SDLKFJS
My question is where do you get all your references? because I do not have the best references on Pinterest and I would like to find the professional stuff.
So If anyone could enlighten me it would be much appreciated!!
😅😅😅
This helps a lot Thank you!!
I always thought drawing drip was always cooler than drawing the actual character
0:16 bait used to be beliveable- HOLY SHIT IS THAT THE RED MIST?!!?!?!?
The reason why I even developed an interest in Fashion
This. I need this.
THIS helped so much omg THANK YOU
I always struggled on drawing clothes
Nah I like how you explained this 😭👍
I SCREEMED WHEN I SAW YOUR VIDEO!!!
Anyone know the name of the painter underneath J. C. Leyendecker's painting @1:03 ? (The white linen sheet on the beach)
This no joke just leveled up my art 😭 would love to see a video on line weights if you haven’t made one already 🫶🏾
just amazing, I'm still new to digi art and you're one of the best in the field imo 🖤🔥 more content like this. btw I'm an anime style inspired also 😁
also done subscribe 🔥😁
Why is there a massive jump in the process just in the most useful/interesting part 😭 10:09
pls clarify about midtones too
7:40 bro really included keyaruga
and here i am still hoping that one day I can draw clothes like leyendecker
The anatomy and clothes are on point and then the face happens... 😅 I know it's a part of your style but still it feels like a plot twist.
Lets learn to dra- What a cute voiceee
as always, you are a godsent Niro!
Why is videoing so good
Awesome video man, algorithm can’t in clutch! 😆
Has me sketching folds in my head when I see them 😂
the way you pronounce assume is adorable!! ASSHUMEE
boutta steal your artstyle broski🤝🤝
thats so good man, i love this
Finally a helpful tutorial
till don't know why youtube knew i need this video.
Ty for the tutorial:DD
Love the video definitely will try applying these concepts in my art❤
Can we pls have a cloth rendering tutorial
Good tutorial and guide 👍.
LOVE THIS VIDEO
you are a great artist
but as a teacher you are still a 6.8/10
I love the rendering
i love u pls dont die
As time past i became better at drawing armour then cloths
I love your art😋
Same ❤
this help me moree... thankyouuu
man ur videos is so helpful ngl🤙
This guy is the best❤
wht brush u use to smudge
THANKS GOD, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Cloth rendering tut nxt