11-26-2018, 09:19 AM
Welcome to Crimson Daggers Aparanoid :).
Nice start here with this value study.
One thing that helps me a lot is to sketch in the shadow shapes before I go in with the values. It gives me a lot more confidence about which areas are in light and which areas are in dark and also helps with keeping my work looking tidier and less chaotic (just a personal preference - some artists love chaotic).
Check out this Dorian Iten article - although it is not specifically about value studies, it is a nice demonstration on mapping shadow shapes.
Hope that helps - good luck!
Nice start here with this value study.
One thing that helps me a lot is to sketch in the shadow shapes before I go in with the values. It gives me a lot more confidence about which areas are in light and which areas are in dark and also helps with keeping my work looking tidier and less chaotic (just a personal preference - some artists love chaotic).
Check out this Dorian Iten article - although it is not specifically about value studies, it is a nice demonstration on mapping shadow shapes.
Hope that helps - good luck!
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