Sketching, Folds and Layering

I was initially an Intermedia Art major when I registered for ASU in Fall of '04 prior to switching over to Marketing. During my first semester as an art major I was in a beginning drawing class and learned how to draw fold and material layers later on in the semester.

My art teacher would set up a still set in the middle of the room using old props, paint sheets, broken chairs, mugs, reeds and other odds 'n' ends. From that we would do 8-10 second sketches (see below).



Eventually we progressed onto shading, texture, patterns, etc. Below is one of my most prized drawings. I've never been able to do folds before and to do such was a great feeling, the most realistic technique I've ever used. It's not perfect; but I'm not complaining.

Hope you like it.

-Becky A.