Fabric Folds technique help

Hi all,

I've been reading up on the different methods for making folds in fabric. I understand the method of making a new layer, setting it to overlay and using dodge and burn but I wanted to try the other making two layers and setting them to multiply and screen. What I am not sure of is how will these layers look in the layer stack? Which should come first? Where is the fabric layer in relation to the other two? Could someone list that out or do a readable screen shot for me? That information is just too small for me to see in some of the tutorials posted.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Gunter!
How will they look in the layer stack? Well they should be above the fabric layer.

Here is how I layer mine starting from lowest layer to the ones on the very top:

-Fabric layer
-Wrinkle shade layer (color burn, multiply..or whichever technique you use for the darker portion of the wrinkles)
-Wrinkle highlights layer (this would be the screen, color dodge, overlay...etc layer)

Then on top of that I do my overall highlights, shading, buttons, stitching....etc. on separate layers on top of those.

Hope that helps a bit

~Ari

The best thing to do would be to get a sheet (red or grey) and snap photos of it with different kinds of wrinkles and use those images as source material for your fabric folds.

Once you have islolated the "wrinkle", desaturate the layer and overlay or screen or multiply, use levels to enhance. Use liquify, warp or smudge to blend.

Another option would be to take pictures of your own clothing and use the wrinkle info from that as well.

Drawing wrinkles - you can do it but it just doesn't seem to turn out as well. I personally photosource wrinkles as mentioned above and use a combination of liquify, warp and smudge to bend them to the right angle or shape.

never thought of that for wrinkles... time to photograph some sheets hehe