ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the various kinds of folds and the mechanisms of the human body. It uses the knowledge to clothe the figure. The chapter highlights the most important folds as they appear in a standard way, but they can be customized in many ways by changing the style, texture, fit and lighting, or by adding additional small secondary folds to create a richer, more detailed appearance. Drawing a few tension lines in the clothing on the figure can quickly increase the illusion of movement while providing a basis for more detailed folds. A tension line looks like a fold only if there is compression across it that creates a fold. Without compression across it, the area around the tension line remains flat. When one of these ridges is compressed because the upper corner of the pillow on that side is pushed down, this ridge is likely to change into a zigzag fold or ditch folds.
