Sunflowers & Dragonflies

How to Create Shadows

Have you ever wented to know how to create shadows and highlights in your work?  Today I will show you just how to do that.

Supplies:  Prismacolor pencil crayon, odorless mineral spirits

The first thing to do is envision where the sunlight is.  If it helps, draw a circle on your work area.

Start by using the lightest colour of pencil crayon, and colour your work surface.  Colour just a little bit of each area, leaving white space at the tips of each area. Leave more white space as the sun hits the object.

Continue to colour your image.  Notice how the front of the dress is left white.

Use a deeper shade of colour in each area.  Add a smaller amount of colour than you did earlier.  Shadow is recessed so think about that as you colour. Be sure to use a darker shade of skin tone under the hair line, under the chin and at the back of the left elbow.  (not pictured)  Your image is now ready to put together in a card or project.

If you want to take it a step further, use your colour wheel (shown here is The Color Wheel Company colour wheel) to determine what colour to use in the white space.  Be sure to select a much-lighter colour than your main surface area.  Using my wheel, I chose a coordinating green.

Continue adding shadows and highlights as your desire.

To take it a step even further, paint your image with Creative Inspirations paint.  If you don’t have C.I. paint on hand, then look at using children’s watercolor paints.

Your image is now ready to put together on your card/project.

I hope you learned something today.  If you have any questions, please leave me a comment or e-mail me.

Supplies:

Prismacolor pencil crayons and odorless mineral spirits.

Color Wheel from The Color Wheel Company

Creative Inspirations paint:  Fuchsia and Plum

Paper:  Paisly Road by Prima Marketing and Salt Air from Cosmo Cricket, both purchased at Mark’s Finest Papers.

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