This chapter covers the essentials of the subject of light and shade through a series of illustrations. The information presented here is very important to the rendering of realistic folds in all their beauty, subtlety and three-dimensionality. I have covered the most important elements of light and shade here, but this topic is not explored to the same depth that folds are. There are many books available dedicated to light and shade and color.
Folds have a great variety of rounded surfaces and both abrupt and slight angle changes. To properly shade drawings of folds requires small and precise variations in value based on an understanding of light. There are only a few important concepts to learn, but they must be applied ...
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