How to Learn to Draw Shadows and Light

Welcome back to another quick guide where I will give you multiple tips to improve, improve and expand your knowledge on how to learn to draw shadow and light.

DRAW SHADOWS AND LIGHTThis time you will learn to use two important elements when making realistic drawings , I mean light and shadow, basic elements when making realistic drawings to achieve that contrast between shapes, smooth lines and give textures .

And surely you wonder why I refer only to realistic drawings and not to drawings in general?

The answer is quite simple, I am only referring to these types of drawings since, in general, simpler drawings such as cartoons are flat drawings , without the relief that can be achieved through the application of light and shadow.

Another type of drawings in which light and shadows are widely used are 3D drawings , portraits, landscape or object compositions and artistic drawings; The latter are nothing more than drawings taken from the artist’s imagination that express great realism .

In the case of 3D drawings we want to give the impression that the images or the drawing jump to reality when leaving the sheet, in this case the play of shadows and lights is stronger , since more than relief you want to give He is drawing force .

Now, after this brief introduction about the uses in the drawing of light and shadow , let’s study a little what these two elements are and how you can incorporate them into your drawings.

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What is light and shadow in artistic drawing?

The light in the drawing is nothing more than that maximum point of clarity that exists in a drawing at the time of making it, thanks to it you can observe the colors and textures of the various objects of nature.

The technique that combines the lights with the shadows is called chiaroscuro . Chiaroscuro is nothing more than the sensation of volume produced by the play of light and shadow on objects .

Formerly it was used as a previous study to give color to the paintings and for a thorough study in the folds of clothes or clothes .

In addition to light and shadow, there are halftones. These are nothing more than those tones that are intermediate between the maximum light and the darkest shadow .

There are two types of halftones.

Halftones responsible for giving texture and color, are dominated by light and make objects brighter than they appear to be. And the halftones that give shape impression, dominated by the shadows making them darker than they really are.

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