Linear Shading Exercise (Eggs)

Using the techniques described and demonstrated in class, draw several egg shapes and shade them such that they have the following elements:

 

• Attached Shadows and Highlights

  • Highlight

  • Mid-tones

  • Core shadow

  • Reflected lighit

• Detached Shadows

  • Off-form shading on  an imaginary backwall or space

  • Cast shadow (shade parallel to the ground plane)

 

Use a variety of linear shading techniques (hatching, cross hatching, "contour" hatching) and try a variety of directions. What is the most comfortable approach for you?

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Tips:

• Allow your lines to taper into "comet tails"

• Hide the blunt ends of your starting lines in darker shades or in edges

• Space your lines evenly and adjust value by changing the spacing (density) of the parallel lines)

• Avoid right angles in cross hatching - create diamond shapes to lead the eye over the surface, rather than impeding the eye.