Are the lightest strands of her hair completely without color, or is there a bit of pencil? It fascinates me when an artist has to shade around something light to give that something shape. Know what I mean? Do you start seeing the world in terms of the supporting shadows around lighter-colored objects?
Yes, the lightest strands of hair are just the color of the paper. To make them show up, I very lightly shaded around them. I love that technique. It's the same in painting---when you want an area to appear lighter you can actually make it lighter or make the area around it darker, the contrast brightens it up.
I do, especially in moments of quiet, look at objects and people in terms of lights, darks and shadows and imagine painting them. The subtleties can be so beautiful and inspiring.
Are the lightest strands of her hair completely without color, or is there a bit of pencil? It fascinates me when an artist has to shade around something light to give that something shape. Know what I mean? Do you start seeing the world in terms of the supporting shadows around lighter-colored objects?
ReplyDeleteYes, the lightest strands of hair are just the color of the paper. To make them show up, I very lightly shaded around them. I love that technique. It's the same in painting---when you want an area to appear lighter you can actually make it lighter or make the area around it darker, the contrast brightens it up.
DeleteI do, especially in moments of quiet, look at objects and people in terms of lights, darks and shadows and imagine painting them. The subtleties can be so beautiful and inspiring.