Help with reflective surfaces?

[mika_land]

Light and shadow can be complex at first so it best to find an introduction to light.I would recommend -Scott Robertson - How to Render - The Fundamentals of Light, Shadow and Reflectivity

but it might be a bit to advance for you so i advise to supplement your learning with https://www.ctrlpaint.com/library scroll down a bit down and you will find a ton of link to different topic that might help you anwers your question of course it won't be enough to just watch the video you will have either the option of trying the exercise he propose if he does or try to come up with your own way to practice the concept you are learning in the video.

Painting and drawing a two different medium drawing is the basis of paiting it basicly how to apply a stroke in essense how to create a under drawing for a paiting etc.Drawing is not necessarly line art.For example realistic drawing don't have outline around the figure like you would see in comic.Drawing can be done with pen/pencil/marker

Cool!  I'll pick up that book, it looks great!  I'll also check out ctrlpaint

Okay.  I'll work on that.  I've been also doing gesture drawings and trace overs btw.  I usually use a reference this is the first painting I did without one in a while.  I think I need to learn the drawing side some more as you said (just like analyzing underneath)... like form and structure?


Thanks for the advise btw.