Cast Shadow - Cast shadows are produced on a surface or surrounding objects when light is prevented from hitting those surfaces because the subject is blocking the light. Smooth Gradations of Value Another benefit to practicing with a sphere is the gradations of value that occur. Unlike on a ...
Bill O'Reilly's "Factor Tip of the Day" segment on last night's installment of The O'Reilly Factor was called "How to Deal With Dumb People"—and, while he didn't use the words "Colbert" and "dumb" in the same sentence, he readily implied that the mock-homage-paying host of The...
Shadows and highlights are both aff ected by a light source (the sun, a lamp, overhead lights). To create shadows and highlights in your fi g- ures, you have to consider your light source and where it is coming from. When light hits a surface, it cre- ates a refl ectio...
Of all the things beginners can draw, birds are one of the most varied. They come in different colours, shapes and sizes, which makes them exciting to draw when starting out. Find an image to copy rather than trying to sketch your pet budgie or a bird in your garden. While you may t...
Change the blending mode of artwork Select an object or group (or target a layer in the Layers panel). To change the blending mode of a fill or stroke, select the object, and then select the fill or stroke in the Appearance panel. ...
"Shadows.." adjusts the darkness of the shadows while "Midtones.." adjusts the gamma making the image darker or lighter. You can also adjust the saturation, brightness, sharpness or change the color balance making the colors cooler or warmer. ...
To refine your shading technique, think about your light source as you position your highlights and shadows. The corners of the lips have the darkest values, no matter what, but the lip shape, expression, and position of the light all have a hand in determining how you shade. The top ...
Now, you’d think eyes would be fairly intuitive to draw, seeing as how everyone has them and you see them all the time. They are actually one of the trickiest parts for artists to get down skillfully – especially on manga characters since they tend to be much more expressive. ...
“life cycles”) is fairly limiting and needs a lot of verbal support.Three dimensionsgets you to a place where sheer visual processing overshadows the content of what you are saying. There are also interesting special cases liketriangles. Beyond that, you are reduced to things that start to...
Practicing drawing shapes is the equivalent of a drawing boot campbut the results are everlasting and can even redefine your work.Shapes are usually one of the first things people learn to draw: a realistic drawing of a hand once started as two squares and a group of semicircles. A goodtra...