05-21-2017, 04:32 PM
Nice start here Soldatti :).
I like your archer study. One thing that helps me is to really pay close attention to the separation of light and dark, I sketch in a line indicating the light and dark and then just shade in the dark in a single dark value before I go in and refine it by adding darkest darks and maybe a softer transition to light.
For example, in your study, the front of his chest and shoulders aren't quite dark enough from what I can see.
This article by Dorian Iten really helped me and I always have it in mind as I'm painting now:
http://www.dorian-iten.com/howtodraw/
Hope that helps and keep it going!
I like your archer study. One thing that helps me is to really pay close attention to the separation of light and dark, I sketch in a line indicating the light and dark and then just shade in the dark in a single dark value before I go in and refine it by adding darkest darks and maybe a softer transition to light.
For example, in your study, the front of his chest and shoulders aren't quite dark enough from what I can see.
This article by Dorian Iten really helped me and I always have it in mind as I'm painting now:
http://www.dorian-iten.com/howtodraw/
Hope that helps and keep it going!
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