Class, May 26: Clothing again UPDATED MAY 28

That picture of Herb Caen I didn't get on here last time... I'd like you to to compare the crumply "fishmouths" on his sleeve and the long stretch folds that run down the legs.

Ditko simplifies and emboldens folds, much as his idol Ayn Rand simplifies and emboldens fearful dimwits. Seriously, I think Ditko is good ref for folds. He treats them in a way that is..

• simple and bold, yeah, got it...
• clean and unfussy, without hairy rendering.
• uses a variety of line weight for an organic feeling
• respects the fact that tighter clothes make finer parallel stretch folds, while thicker, looser-fit fabric makes fatter shadows.
• Respects the physics of stress points and how long stretch folds can travel from one stress point to another, sometimes spiraling around an arm or leg.
• Etc.!

John