TENEBRISM
This is where you use HIGH CONTRAST to get a dramatic effect. There are mostly DARK and LIGHT areas with this type of shading…..
Things to remember..
1 – we don’t use LINES in value drawing.
Let value be your edge….a dark value up next to a light value produces an
EDGE without having to draw a LINE
2 – When you add value to an object, really LOOK at what you see. Make sure there is a GRADUAL change from one value to the next, unless it really looks that way!
Pencils The graphite pencils in here are different
weights of lead –
2H – hard lead, lighter mark HB - a little softer lead, a bit darker mark 4B, 5B, 6B – much softer lead, dark mark 4H – 2H – HB – 2B – 4B – 6B – 8B
#1 --- Value Scale You are going to create a value scale using nicely
filled in value – each box will have an edge to it and be distinct from the next
Each will consist of 9 one-inch blocks in a row
The 1st block will be WHITE and the last will be BLACK
Example Notice there are gradual steps to get from
white to black….if you blur your eyes, they are fade together nicely
#2 – Shaded Sphere On your paper, you are going to draw a sphere
with a diameter of 6 inches, and SHADE it. Create an imaginary light source!
It should have: Highlight Mid –tones Shadow Reflected light Cast shadow
Arrange your paper like this:
Name
•1 value scale –nicely blended with a distinction between each box
•Sphere – shaded. Show me the highlight, mid-tones, dark tones, reflected light, and casted shadow
•White/grey still life– shaded. Show me the highlight, mid-tones, dark tones, reflected light, and casted shadow
Value scale is 9 inches long, one inch for each box