December 2011
4 posts
Shaping the light
We represent light with gradations of tone, guided by observation and knowledge of the way it interacts with form. It’s very easy to miss the quality of the light if you’re just copying values. Instead you need to shape the light.
This means molding the amount of light for each form, building up more light in one place and tapering it off in another. It means making value...
The block in, is designed to be built around direct observation of the model. As a result you will begin to consciously experience the actual appearance of the model.
Connecting forms are the small, full forms that bridge the gaps between the various larger, fuller forms of the body. They are little transitions…nearly invisible, but nevertheless very important. Without them, the form would...
Think about the marks you want to make on the paper in front of you… the ones that bring you pleasure and satisfaction. You can’t control what other people think or if they’ll give you a job. You can only control your own actions and the work you produce. You have to be a little delusional to pursue a life in the arts, so throw caution to the wind and make pictures that excite you and hopefully...
Well, I start with an idea - like a magazine article or a poem and start by sketching idea down, normally the general shapes first, playing around with shapes and colours. Then I do a few sketches of the figures until I can get excited about them.
- Andy Lyons (illustrator)