Day 5 of Week 7 of The Art & Science of Drawing concentrates on the lit side of the object.
Lit planes
- the lit faces of a cube should be rendered with even value
The Highlight
- the brightest light in the drawing
- the only place were you’ll use pure white
- usually occurs only on rounded forms, especially on spheres
- it’s a reflection of the light source
- the surface must be reflective
- the more reflective, the stronger the highlight
- it’s location depends both on your position and the position of the light source
- if you change your location, the location of the highlight will change, too
- the location is where the photons from the light source bounce from the source straight into your eyes
- the shape and texture of the highlight depend on the texture and shape of the object that reflects the light
- the cylinder might not have a highlight
- because not reflective enough
- because not in the right position to reflect light in the viewer’s eyes
The Center Light
- appears only on rounded objects
- not as bright as the highlight
- gets dimmer as it approaches the line of termination
- usually transitions from a No. 1.5 to a No. 2 value (No. 1 is for the highlight)
The Mid-Tones
- appears only on rounded objects
- the lit area between the center light and the line of termination
- the last area of the lit area before the line of termination
The Assignment
- start a new drawing and go through the whole process
- complete fully shaded drawings of the sphere, the cube & the cylinder
- draw on both white and colored paper
