Portrait of Duchamp, ink on paper, 5 x 5"
Portrait of Duchamp
Portrait Triangulation Time-Lapse
Anatomy of Light
Newberry Art Tutorials Understanding the makeup of light and shadow is a fundamental art tool. Indeed, you cannot create forms without it. Three-Quarters Classic Light A 3/4's light is falling on this egg form. This means that 3/4's of the object is directly lit and the rest of it is in shadow. Four Key Elements …
Transparency – A Key to Spatial Depth in Painting Part 1, Black/White
Triangulation in Drawing – 10 Min Video
Newberry Art Tutorials Triangulation is a drawing technique which you line up landmarks and use them to achieve proportions and perspective. It works great with the figure and still life. https://youtu.be/cdEHtxeO4aE
Pastel on Dark Paper – Just Add Light
Newberry Art Tutorials Pure Colored Light I love working pastel on dark paper for one important reason: the pastel being lighter than the paper directly creates a pure colored light. The paper is dark brown Canson, 19 x 26". You can start with any color you like, but it is important that the tone of …
Lights and Darks in 3’s
Newberry Art Tutorials One big problem that artists face when developing light and shadow in a work is that they tend to have the exact same darks and lights scattered around the surface. The result is that it kills the life out of the drawing! A great way to solve that problem is to celebrate …
Ellipses: Don’t Start a Still-life Without ‘Em
Newberry Art Tutorials Ellipses make or break any drawn plate, glass, or bottle. When beautifully done they transport the viewer to experience serene harmony. It's rare not to have a man-made cylindrical object in a still life. It should not be surprising that da Vinci painted/drew beautiful ellipses. This detail is a from The Last Supper–it is …
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Feeling the Form
Newberry Art Tutorials If the artist is going to convey reality, getting the forms right are absolutely essential. The realist artist is also at a disadvantage, in that if they present real objects, these objects have to have believable forms. As simple as forms look in art, they are one of the most difficult things …
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