Drape
Most of us think about drape every single day. The way material hangs on our bodies is key to the clothes we choose in the morning. Does the fabric hang in a chic and flattering way, or does it cling to all the parts of us we want to hide? Does it bunch and stretch as we move through the day, or does it keep its shape? Do the loose folds allow for a cool breeze, or does the cozy bulk keep us insulated? How textile hang, and how non-textiles look when draped in fabric, is an important and often overlooked material property of objects.
Drape modelled on a reconstruction of Simpson's Vessel 26 excavated from High Banks Farm, Kirkcudbright
Modeling is not the only fish in the sea
New tech does not always equal better visualization. In exploring drape as a material property, for example, illustrations can often provide high quality results. Here, illustrator Rosemary Hanson is pictured in the illustrated toga of Roman emperor Tiberius, from the first century CE.