Figure Drawing: Tonal Rendering

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Creating a five-part tonal gradient. 
• Flat vs. dramatic light. 
• Rendering light and shadow.
• Lighting your model. Adding tonality.
• Simplifying figures into basic volumes. 
• Silhouette and camouflage

Syllabus :

• Figure drawing: Tonal rendering
• Demo files

1. Introduction to Tonal Rendering

• Using light and shadow
• Creating a five-part tonal gradient
• Building tonality-varied mark making
   

2. Rendering Light and Shadow

• Demonstrating flat vs. dramatic light
• Rendering block with cast shadow
• Rendering egg with cast shadow
• Rendering cylinders with cast shadows
   

3. Dramatic Tonal Rendering

• Lighting your model
• Simplifying figures into basic volumes
• Adding tonality, demo 1
• Adding tonality, demo 2
• Building structure to tonality
   

4. Alternate Lighting Challenges

• Silhouette
• Camouflage
• Putting it all together
• Bonus video: Timelapse of drawing process

 

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