Vacation Postcard Series - Part 3 - Painting shadows

1. Introduction: Hello and welcome to the survey episodes of the vacation postcards. Siri's My Name is Mona, and them or not, this the basin wanted out, kind of. In the 1st 2 episodes of Siri's, we looked at using coloured pencil and collage in our sketches. Today we will focus on painting over subjects by painting only the shadow areas. Have you ever stopped to notice the intricate pattern that the shadows create on and around an object? By painting the same ideas? We define the subject matter in a minimalistic way, and the results are often surprised. So what are you waiting for? Let's give it. That's right. 2. Materials: the list of materials needed for this class is very sure You only Fator. It has to hold somewhat. But you do not need the best quality paper for this. You will need, of course, a brush medium size and with good teeth for the smaller shadow You also a dark hollow. This can be watercolor in whether calling even our clicking if you I recommend using a doctor caller such as well to remind Blue Indigo Bram would probably work well. You can also use a reference model four preferably was a constable folding chair and find a place in the shade. From what? Cancer? People on place. So you see, there is no reason to not come along place. We would I can't wait to get started on the next list. 3. Sketching Places: I chose this photo. Taken during a vacation in Spain in early spring. It represents the General Hamra policy. It was a cloudy day and rainy, but the focus still has some strong shadow areas, which make it a good candidate for this. I start by sketching the texture of the roof and then the doctrines of the wind, the windows and in fact, no, totally black. A speck of white can be observed forming, careful, probably allow or some other piece of furniture shows. This is the lack of detail that I would not be up before concentrating. I think the way a defining itself and this is a killer, a swallow, suggesting moving along to the next wave wise. But that's okay. Just go. - There is an interesting area under the arches. Not only shadows, but also the sky and the arches in a positive way, suggested. - I think it's a plenary on the reflections in the water, a sort of traditions of the side building. So it is right shot 4. Sketching people: I stopped working from left to right, but there is no rule. What is important is to pay attention to the shape of the shadow areas and the related position to each other. For example, the shadow of the father is behind the mother and helps defined torso. The shadow of the boy defines the mother's name and so on. So instead of telling myself, this is an eye. This is a fool, I tell myself. I see a shape that looks like this, and I see another shape that matches for shape. Lindy's Forget it when we see things like, I don't deny that then disease to draw what we know usually around shape with a dark shape inside. But this has never want to see. When we deal with shapes, it becomes easier to draw what we actually it becomes like a bubble game where we feel those kitsch. One shape shadows. After all, our was defined subject even use a sketch, for example, comes alive when the darkest dark place. This is a new, valuable exorcized home observation skills and get into the happy of working with shapes so you can see slowly and patiently one shape of the time we will US kitsch from this royalty free picture and I was immediately attracted by the same thing is Dynamic. Place Is taken in his life, has well defined shuttle. When I trade this type of thinking outside, I chose a much simpler subject, and they're also much works much faster because life can change Working from our records Photo helps track is the observation skills without having to worry about external factors . - So there it is, other complex some fish with Mr Late see from the list. 5. Class project: here we are at the end of the class. I hope that you enjoy this on that you found if used before ending, I want to show you two versions of the people sketch. You can see that in the top one. I also sketched the shadow area around the grandmothers. So you see, if I pay the same subject multiple times, it is impossible not to discover new things every time. Maybe a shape I didn't or an angle. I forgot. And here is another building sketch I did recently. I took a picture of a house in the square kind of square. They're very common in old European cities. The sun was setting on the shadow area was very across the facade of the house. And I like how few minute speckles of life were visible in the lower right, probably reflections from a car. These are the kind of things that I would have never not is also like the patterns created by the shadows on the curtains, in the windows, on the small patch of life, from the floor for house. So you can see the possibilities are limitless. For the class project, pick up a piece of your favorite and some caller and head out to a place where you can observe undisturbed and with good lighting peoples. Poor place. Alternatively, find a picture that you took. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, sit in a quiet place and give it the front. Don't forget toe. Upload your project in the class gallery for all of us to see and enjoy. And for another, those of a inspiration, check my other postcard series classes. They're short and fun. See in the Project Gallery in my next plus have fun schedule.