3. Folds and Waves
In paintings from the Middle Ages, the fall of the folds in a garment worn by a figure were an expression of emotionality and spirituality. The old masters understood how to make fabric appear highly sculptural through the folds. Folds and creases are basically directional changes. A directional change without a sharp crease becomes a wave.
The wavy line at the bottom gives the fabric movement.
A slight fold creates a small directional change.
Multiple folds turn into steps.
The square appears in the same plane every time. The flap opens sometimes in the front and sometimes in the back.
This folded square becomes a six-cornered shape.
A piece of paper curls upward. If you narrow the paper as it ascends, it almost turns into a ski jump.
A folded piece of paper is already a spatial object.
The more skewed the lines, the more sculptural the drawing.
Folded areas are not completely visible because of the overlaps.
The folded edges are not parallel to the drawing plane because they meet at the vanishing point (see here).
Waves take as much space as they need.
Wave lines are repeated in a consistent fashion.
