Reading Notes 15 - March 27th

100 Tuesday Tips

Highlights

Warm object = cool highlight

Cool object = warm highlight

Good Tangents

Good when...

 - Creating a new abstract shape.

 - When there's a shape breaking what would have been a bad tangent.

Beware of Tangents

Most common tangents:

1.  Continuous long line (straight or curve).

2.  Touch each other/tension points (within the drawing itself or the edge of your canvas).

*See previous image for visual guide*

How do you Paint?

Advice from Bob Kato:

- Back to Front

- Dark to Light

- Dull to Bright

- General to Detail

Painting Eyes 101

1.  Know your light source.

2.  Think basic material.

3.  Combine them and add detail (eyelash or shadow).

Hue + Value + Saturation

Hue: the color itself

Value: how dark or light the hue is in greyscale

Saturation: how intense the brightness of the hue

Stylizing an Object

1. Draw studies from reference.

2. Only draw final from studies.

*TIP: Push everything a little more than it really is.

Stylized Fur

1.  Silhouette

2.  Interior -- do indication

3.  Combine both

Painting Hair

1.  Start with a clean silhouette of the overall shape.

2.  Create shape within a shape.  Combination of big, medium and small.

3.  Add extra strands to make it look more organic.

How to Paint Hair

1.  Base color

2.  Add dark w/soft brush to create volume.

3.  Paint hair on a separate layer.  Use a more saturated version of the base color.

4.  Add highlight.

5.  Add lines to create shape separation and hair strands.

6.  Final highlight.