Drapery and folds are a complex and detailed thing, so this drawing took quite a while to finalise. I started by sketching some thumbnails:
I chose the second one, as I considered it to be more balanced and interesting in terms of composition. This was the reference:
As always, I first blocked out the big forms, before adding any kind of folds, so I could make sure the general silhouette was in order:
Then added the folds and details. It was quite hard to keep track and observe all of them.
In terms of shading, I first drew in the darker, main shadows:
Added the pattern on the top drapery:
Detailed the shadows, shaded the chair and added the background, making it darker at the bottom in order to bring out the light material, and lighter at the top to bring out the darker pattern.
After the first feedback, I toned down the chair a bit in order to keep the focus on the drapery. I also added more contrast to the whole drawing, especially in the white fabric. I darkened the pattern too and enhanced the shadows. I also did my best to soften the transition between the darker part of the background and the light one.
After the second feedback, I added even more contrast and darkened the pattern even more. I also darkened the chair to make it blend with the background and bring the rest of the composition out. There were also some white outlines on the folds of the top fabric that made it look flat, so I took care of them too.
This was the final result:
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