Week 3 Seeing Values

Everyone got thrown into the deep end of the pool today and did just fine. We were lucky to have a terrific model today, local sculptor, Bert Fox. Today's lesson started with a talk about making a value chart, 1 to 10 values, as a way for artist to talk about lights and darks.We looked at a variety of artists approach to light and shadows, everyone from Vermeer, Rembrant, Degas, Chardin, and many others.
We talked about 2 different linds of shadows, Cast Shadows, and Form Shadows. Cast shadows we can see under the nose, or on a table. Form shadows we can see as a form turns away from the light, typically on a cheek. We talked about the kinds of edges shadows have, soft and hard edges and where we see them. With all that in mind, we launched into drawing from our model. Everyone really did a good job, seeing shadow shapes, and not getting to hung up in details.....Each pose was between 5 and 10 minutes long.