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Light and Shadow

The document discusses where light comes from and how shadows are formed. It explains that the moon, water, and mirrors reflect light rather than being light sources. It also discusses how the shape and length of cast shadows depends on the light source and object casting it. The document provides instructions for highlighting and shading drawings to add depth and dimension.

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Light and Shadow

The document discusses where light comes from and how shadows are formed. It explains that the moon, water, and mirrors reflect light rather than being light sources. It also discusses how the shape and length of cast shadows depends on the light source and object casting it. The document provides instructions for highlighting and shading drawings to add depth and dimension.

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Where does light come from?

Where does light come from?


Are these light sources?

mirror
moon water

These items are not light sources, instead they


are reflecting light from other sources.
is an area where direct light from a light source cannot
reach due to obstruction by an object. It occupies all of the
space behind an opaque object with light in front of it.
Cast shadows are important in drawing for two reasons.

First, they anchor the image, so it doesn't seem to be floating in air.


Second, they add visual interest and help link objects together.
When drawing a cast shadow, keep in mind that its shape will
depend on the light source as well as on the shape of the object
casting it.
A sphere casts a
round or
elliptical
shadow on a
smooth surface,
depending on
the angle of the
light source.
The length of
the shadow
is also affected:
the lower the
light source, the
longer the
shadow.
Highlighting
Either "save" the
white of your
paper for the
brightest
highlights or
"retrieve" them by
picking them out
with an eraser or
painting them on
with white
gouache.
Shading
Shade in the middle value
of these grapes with a
couple of swift strokes
using the side of a soft
lead pencil.

Then increase the


pressure on your pencil
for the darkest values, and
leave the paper white for
the lights.
Shading is the varying degree of value from light to
dark which is created on an object by the light which
strikes the angled and curved planes of that object.
In pencil drawing, the
values range from white to
grays to black, and it's the
range of values in shading
and highlighting that gives
a three-dimensional look to
a two-dimensional
drawing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syW-vE53_Qs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaPQhEJpOQg

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