04-27-2013, 05:28 PM
Loomis. Get all the books.
Gurney's Colour and Light for colour. (for the future, don't even bother looking at it yet until you master value)
There is no tutorial that will tell you how to draw value. Understanding value is mostly about observation. Just draw a heck of a lot, but instead of doing it from imagination only do more from observation. This will help you improve a lot quicker. When drawing from observation think about things in terms of the general large shapes and masses of value. To help you do this, squint your eyes as you look at your subject. You don't want to see the detail, the larger value arrangements are what give you the read of the image...everything else is just detail on top.
Another thing that might help is to draw on toned paper, with charcoal or pencil, and a light chalk, white pencil or conte for the highlights. This way you don't have to worry about the mid tones, you just block in shadows and highlights and do a bit of blending to define the forms.Again just to help you think in masses and simple forms
Go to life drawing class. It's probably the best thing you can do. Draw every day.
Gurney's Colour and Light for colour. (for the future, don't even bother looking at it yet until you master value)
There is no tutorial that will tell you how to draw value. Understanding value is mostly about observation. Just draw a heck of a lot, but instead of doing it from imagination only do more from observation. This will help you improve a lot quicker. When drawing from observation think about things in terms of the general large shapes and masses of value. To help you do this, squint your eyes as you look at your subject. You don't want to see the detail, the larger value arrangements are what give you the read of the image...everything else is just detail on top.
Another thing that might help is to draw on toned paper, with charcoal or pencil, and a light chalk, white pencil or conte for the highlights. This way you don't have to worry about the mid tones, you just block in shadows and highlights and do a bit of blending to define the forms.Again just to help you think in masses and simple forms
Go to life drawing class. It's probably the best thing you can do. Draw every day.