Hi Alan! What a great question that takes a somewhat lengthy answer but here goes. IF there is a strong source light such as a bright bulb or outdoor sunlight there is only one guideline I will not break! And that is I keep "my lightest area in shadow darker than my darkest area illuminated directly by the source light". The extreme example of this is "black in light is darker than white in shadow." NOW! There are exceptions such as Glass, Water, Hair, Highly reflective objects, (silver, ceramics). Then I find my most obvious "piece" and compare, compare, compare! It's a juggling act always letting the painting tell you what it needs. At some point you must separate from what's out there and build a work. Be a designer! Thanks for the great question! Peggi
How would you treat an object in a scene being hit by light, but absorbing the light so much it read as a dark, would you put it in the light family or the shadow family?Thanks
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Hi Alan! What a great question that takes a somewhat lengthy answer but here goes. IF there is a strong source light such as a bright bulb or outdoor sunlight there is only one guideline I will not break! And that is I keep "my lightest area in shadow darker than my darkest area illuminated directly by the source light". The extreme example of this is "black in light is darker than white in shadow." NOW! There are exceptions such as Glass, Water, Hair, Highly reflective objects, (silver, ceramics). Then I find my most obvious "piece" and compare, compare, compare! It's a juggling act always letting the painting tell you what it needs. At some point you must separate from what's out there and build a work. Be a designer! Thanks for the great question! Peggi
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How would you treat an object in a scene being hit by light, but absorbing the light so much it read as a dark, would you put it in the light family or the shadow family?Thanks
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