ABSTRACT
Paper and fabric both distort. They can be crumpled, folded, torn, twisted, rippled, and put through as many different types of transformations as the readers can imagine. When art editors are stuck for a visual idea, they fall back on a piece of paper with the concept written on it. This chapter looks at a couple of different paper treatments: a simple fold, and the crumpled effect seen on a piece of paper that’s been stuffed in a back pocket for too long. It shows how to paint folds and creases into fabric to make it look like it’s hanging down, using just the Dodge and Burn tools to create the effect. Using the Texturizer filter to add the canvas texture to fabric can result in a blocky, repetitive tiled pattern. Fabric never hangs straight. It’s the folds, creases and wrinkles that give it its distinctive quality.
