Pre-exam training · Pencil still life

Author: Liu Chun
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Sketching and rendering portraits require accurately grasping the structural features of the subject, ensuring the combination of forms is rigorous and logical, and creating vivid and detailed representations. Most of the works in this book are under diffused natural light, lacking the traditional distribution of three major planes and five major tones. Therefore, the final visual effect relies entirely on three factors: whether the shaping of form undulations is clear and sufficient, whether the contrast between light and dark tones is striking, and whether the edge lines are sharp and distinct. These three factors directly determine the final outcome, with the shaping of form playing the decisive role. A deep understanding of anatomical structure allows you to manipulate the contrast between black and white and edge lines more freely and decisively. Rather than focusing on the accuracy of form in portraiture, it is more about studying the accurate inner structure of form and gaining a profound understanding. Once you are familiar with the inner structure of the form, without light and shadow, you can freely set and create light and shadow. Without form, light and shadow will have no foundation. It can be said that form is the essence in shaping, while light and shadow are merely its surface. Of course, how to make the composition complete and captivating still relies on light and shadow, edge lines, and their combination with form, creating rich layers and black-and-white rhythms that truly delight the eye.