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Green Apple, Red Apple: How To Shade Different Colour Values (L2, 1h 35m)

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  • 16 Lessons

In this lesson we use a subject of two apples to analyse how colour translates into value. Test your own perception of the value of colour with two simple exercises. Then, follow a traditional drawing process to complete a final drawing including proportion, shape, shadows and highlights. You'll learn: • ways to interpret colour as value • how to break a subject into light and dark • fundamental drawing skills

Contents

1. Introduction
Preview
2. Materials
3. Understanding Colour & Value
4. Exercise: Test Your Colour/Value Perception
5. Starting The Drawing: Proportion
6. Shape
7. Exercise: Light & Dark
8. Shading
9. Comparing Values
10. The Cast Shadow
11. Working On The Red Apple
12. Checking The Highlights
13. Making Corrections
14. Building Up The Darker Values
15. Review
16. Summary