12-30-2005, 02:59 PM
Quote:Also, I have attempted to achieve the tunic pleat with mixed results.
Very well done, John...
I wonder if the pleats in the original depictions were in fact a result of the way the cloth was woven. I have some East Indian cotton that has pleats naturally woven into the fabric for example. I have seen some types of linen fabric in Italy with those same "pleats".
John,
I think this is a matter of expectations. When I compare your pleats to Italian relief statuary, like the arch of Septimus Severus or the Pozzouli arch yours look dead on. When I compare it to the Mainz stelae, it's a little off, but I think that's because those have a very linear style that's very gestural and not meant to represent reality.
I'm still not sure how this effect was produced but I think you've got the look down cold.
Travis
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