2014
Lynda
Will Kemp
1:52
English

Will Kemp, inspiring drawing teacher and founder of the Will Kemp Art School, created this course to teach students of all ages how to add depth and richness to their drawings, with light and shadow. Explore how great artists of the past, like Caravaggio and da Vinci, used light and shadow to make their work more realistic, to draw focus, and to paint a mood. Learn about chiaroscuro, the classic technique for achieving bold contrasts, and find out how to make your drawings more balanced, with shadow mapping and compositional patterns. Will provides a list of materials you will need to get started, as well as tutorials on using tonal paper, charcoal, and chalk to their best advantage.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Materials
An introduction to lighting for artists
Pencils, paper, and chalk
Charcoal, pens, and paper stumps
2. Principles of Chiaroscuro
The history of light and shade in art
The basics of light logic
3. Basics of Lighting
Shaping the light in nature
Hard and soft lighting effects
4. Value and Form
Cast-shadow-tone drawing: The line drawing
Cast-shadow-tone drawing: The tones
Reflected light
5. Compositional Patterns Using Light and Dark
Shadow mapping multiple objects
Monet: Light and dark patterns
Compositional patterns on tonal paper
Compositional rules
6. Using Tonal Paper
The three tone masses
Shadows and highlights
Sfumato and shadow edges
7. Final Project
Final project: Building the initial tonal stage
Final project: Finishing the project

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