Third Cast Study

My third cast study is completed!!!!  I really think I am beginning to get value relationships now.  The perception of light and shadow is the most important skill in drawing and painting.  Value is one of the most important elements of realistic (or representational) drawing.  Values create the illusion of form and three-dimensionality. More specifically, the relationships between the values of an object make it look convincingly realistic.  If values are used unwisely or as an add-on, drawings will look overmodulated, muddy, and indecisive.  For more information on values check out this entry

http://georgetownatelier.com/tutorials/rendering-the-figure-part-

Charcoal on paper drawn from cast