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Understanding Light and Shadow
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Light source & direction
Defines where shadows and highlights are placed
Value scale
The range of lightness to darkness in your drawing
Contrast
Difference in luminance or color that makes an object distinguishable
Highlights
The brightest parts of your drawing where light hits directly
Core shadow
The darkest part of shadow where light is blocked off completely
Reflected light
Light that bounces off surrounding objects into the shadowed areas
Cast shadow
Shadow thrown by an object and cast onto another surface
Edge quality
The sharpness or softness of a boundary between light and shadow
Chiaroscuro
The use of strong contrasts between light and dark to give the illusion of volume
Hatching & cross-hatching
Techniques used to create tonal or shading effects
Midtones
Tones between the darkest shadow and the brightest light
Transmission and absorption
How light passes through or is absorbed by objects
Ambient occlusion
The shadowing that occurs in areas where light doesn't easily reach
Specular highlights
The intense spots of light on shiny objects
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