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Laws of Light for Beginners with Sheldon Borenstein

Laws of Light for Beginners
Learn the Fundamentals! Use Light and Shadow to add dimension and form to your drawings

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Instructor
Sheldon Borenstein
Subjects
Drawing
Topics
Still life
Mediums
Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Paper, Pen
Duration
1h 56m 40s
Series
Drawing Fundamentals

In this fifth video lesson of The Beginner’s Survival Guide to Drawing, New Masters Academy instructor Sheldon Borenstein gives you a solid introduction to the concepts of light and shadow. You will learn about the core shadow, halftones, and highlights and learn how these concepts are affected by the direction of light. You will also learn how to create a sense of luminosity with reflected light.

Materials

  • Toned Canson Paper
  • Pitt Pastel Pencil – White
  • Prismacolor Charcoal Pencil
  • Conté Crayon
  • Keaded Eraser
  • Chamois
  • Sandpaper Block
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