Step 6: Divide Light and Shade |
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The Layout
(Steps 1 through 7)
What the reader will find on these pages is, in fact, the very
painting approach communicated to me by Samuel Edmund Oppenheim
at the Art Students League some thirty-five years ago. I have
dressed it up a bit and added a few frills, but it is the same
direct, simple approach Mr. Oppenheim demonstrated for us in
those years. We begin by making a simple drawing, or "layout"
with the brush... |
Hover to zoom final painting |
| Now take a few moments to — using a dry-brush
scumble — quickly indicate the shadow areas in the painting.
Just a rough brush-in, still using the Neutral 5, to differentiate
between the light-struck areas and the shadow areas. This step
consists of a very light dry-brush scumble to serve as a guide
for the application of tones which will rapidly follow."
Keep this step simple and unobtrusive. It's often difficult
to see the separation of light and shade in the hair. Squint
your eyes, and think consciously of the light source, seeing
how it strikes the forms of the hair. The light and shade is
more defined and easier to see on the areas of flesh. |
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