Drawing

Drawing Basics: Modeling a Face With Light

In the fall 2006 issue of Drawing, we explored the art of drawing realistic heads. Here, we present an excerpt from the article about drawing with light and shadows. by Dan Gheno Study of a Boy With His Hand to His Mouthby Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, pen and brown ink over black chalk, 9 5/8 x 7¾. Squint your eyes when you look at the model, and assess the big value masses as Tiepolo did in this strongly graphic drawing. All the details should merge into the bigger shapes. None of the details in shadow should jump out and appear as…

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