Drawing

DRAWING

DRAPERY
from HEAD to TOE
by CLIFF YOUNG

DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. MINEOLA, NEW YORK

Photo by robert-scott studio
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Studied at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh; Art Institute of Chicago; National Academy of Design, Art
Students League, end Grand Central School of Art, New York.
Paintings and watercolors exhibited in galleries and exhibitions throughout thecountry.
Former lecturer and instructor,—Art Institute of Pittsburgh; Central Park School of Art, and Grand
Central School of Art, New York.
Author of FIGURE DRAWING WITHOUT A MODEL.
Member of the Society of Illustrators, New York.
DRAPERY, a most important subject to the artist, has been the most neglected in the art school program. The study of the figure is, of
course, basic and necessary,but in commercial art, illustration and portraiture you will rarely find the figure unclothed.
Drapery for the figure may be catalogued in the following manner:—
The covering for the head — HAT.
Drapery above the waistline — SHIRT, BLOUSE, COAT, or JACKET.
Drapery below the waistline — SKIRT or TROUSERS.
Covering for the feet — BOOTS or SHOES.
Covering for the hands — GLOVES.
When the bodyis clothed with all these items, the only part of the figure left uncovered is the face. You will readily see the importance of
the study of these articles of clothing and how they drape on the figure. An action, however slight, will cause the garments worn to fall
into folds. These folds shown in a drawing explain the action of the figure enclosed by clothing.
Become familiar with the sourcesand the radiation of folds found in the various articles of clothing and use this knowledge to give more
authority to your drawings of people as they are seen in everyday life.
BE AN ARTIST—DESIGN YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
Bibliographical Note
This Dover edition, first published in 2007, is an unabridged republication of the work first published by House of
Little Books, New York, in 1947.
Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Young, Cliff, 1905—
Drawing drapery from head to toe / Cliff Young.
p. cm.
Originally published: New York : House of Little Books, c1947.
ISBN 0-486-45591-2
1. Drapery in art. 2. Human figure in art. 3. Drawing—Technique. I. Title.
NC775.Y6 2007
743.4—dc22
2006053477
Manufactured in the United States of America
Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2ndStreet, Mineola, N.Y 11501

Progress step by step from the study of cloth and the draping of a single piece of material to the physical appearance of clothing on the
figure at rest and in action. The classifications below will assist you in your studies.
CLASSIFICATION

FROM CLOTH TO CLOTHES
DRAPERY
DRAPERY IN ACTION
INFLUENCE OF GRAVITY ON DRAPERY
CRUSHED CYLINDERS
BENT CYLINDERSSUPPORTING SURFACES (Males & Female)
UNDERCLOTHES FOR MEN
UNDERCLOTHES FOR WOMEN
SLIPS
NIGHT CLOTHES FOR MEN & WOMEN
THE SHIRT FOR MEN
THE BLOUSE FOR WOMEN
SHIRTS—ACTION FOLDS
BLOUSES—ACTION FOLDS
THE SWEATER
THE VEST
THE JACKET (Men & Women)
THE JACKET—ACTION FOLDS (Men & Women)
THE CONSTRUCTION OF JACKET AND SHIRT
DIFFERENCES OF FOLDS IN SHIRTS AND JACKETS
TROUSERS
SKIRTSTROUSERS—ACTION FOLDS
SKIRTS—ACTION FOLDS
GLOVES FOR MEN
GLOVES FOR WOMEN
SHOES FOR MEN
SHOES FOR WOMEN
HATS AND CAPS
ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWING ANALYSIS OF PHOTOGRAPHS TO INCREASE YOUR
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLOTHED FIGURE AT REST AND IN ACTION
Photos by robert-scott studio

FROM CLOTH . . .

Drapery is cloth. You must know what cloth is. Cloth is made of threads woven together as shown in theillustration to the left. The
threads may be of wool, cotton, silk, etc.
The length-wise threads, as shown in red, are called the WARP. The threads which are woven back and forth by the shuttle in the
making of fabrics are known as the WOOF. These are the black threads shown in the illustrations to the left.

When cloth is torn the threads of the WARP or the WOOF are broken. See the illustration...