I like the 40's vibe of this. When designing wrinkles and folds keep in mind that you want to use them to help sell perspective of what its wrapping around. Also, keep one side simple/stretched and the other side complex/bunched up, it will help keep it looking solid. I did a quick sketch, hope it helps :)

Shading (Robyn "Bobby" Octavius) - Rendering - Community Driven Art Feedback Platform

Sara Lawrence-Stewart · 2026-09-12T13:45:53.620Z

I'm really struggling on shading her clothes. I only recently started experimenting with adding folds and such to make my clothing feel less flat. I also feel like the color of the shading itself is off in some places. My shading also feels really sharp when I feel like that's maybe not right??

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