And here’s the obligatory value study. She has a nice range of lights and darks, but this is mostly midtones
rough sketch (2/2)
Alex Ledante
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Spectacular! I see she’s not a hockey fan.
Well.. good for you.
You should teach this art, unless perhaps you already do.
It doesn’t matter what I do- when I light a piece I don’t think “this is an elf” or “this is a bike” but treat it as an object with planes that will catch light or fall into shadow. The value study helps me find the most interesting combination of lights and darks
It seems to break it down to the simple original (less is more) tones of the subject.
It really helps you see the work as a collection of darks and lights- very useful when working out a composition
Cool tones in the sketch.
I’ve always loved a value study