05-26-2016, 04:05 AM
Jon-Thank you! Yes, looking back it could have used darker shadows in places. I'll keep in mind what you suggested for future paintings.
Eyliana-Thank you for the suggestions, I think thanks to what you and Jon have said, I've started to get more of an idea on what to focus on.
I've recently thought more about how one's paintings can be stronger if your drawing capabilities are stronger. Therefore, as well as focusing on studying light and shadow, I've been continuing drawing from life and have also started looking at more resources. I have been working through bits of Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson, which I feel I have found useful.
Below is a loosely followed exercise from the book, in which you draw a subject from life, marking the shadows and mid tones with sectioned areas of flat shading, as though one were marking territories on a map. I've found this quite useful for understanding how light hits certain planes on objects.
![[Image: Y6ACVeAl.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/Y6ACVeAl.jpg)
Eyliana-Thank you for the suggestions, I think thanks to what you and Jon have said, I've started to get more of an idea on what to focus on.
I've recently thought more about how one's paintings can be stronger if your drawing capabilities are stronger. Therefore, as well as focusing on studying light and shadow, I've been continuing drawing from life and have also started looking at more resources. I have been working through bits of Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson, which I feel I have found useful.
Below is a loosely followed exercise from the book, in which you draw a subject from life, marking the shadows and mid tones with sectioned areas of flat shading, as though one were marking territories on a map. I've found this quite useful for understanding how light hits certain planes on objects.