Light and Dark Pattern: 3 Tones [04/07/11]

2 min
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We covered our paper with charcoal powder in preparation for our exercise. It was dark and dust was going everywhere!

For this technique, we started with a dark background, which was considered to be our mid-tones. We would erase different parts to get our highlights and then we would darken other areas with a softer charcoal to get our darkest value. Hence we get our 3 different tones.

20 minute

Gordon suggested we start with a contour drawing before doing any adding or subtracting. This technique took more time than other techniques, so we extended our original 10 minute drawing to 20 and we went straight into the long pose afterwards. I didn't have time to stay for the full long pose, so I just had another 20 minute drawing.