| The paper bag was
our first outside project that included value (shading). For me,
this complicated things over the line drawings that we had done up to
now. This was for several reasons. One is that there may be
areas that are light and areas that are dark and they are right next to
one another. Making these transitions in the pencil drawing need
to be subtle enough that they don't come across as a set of stark
shapes.
In other cases, there are areas that are nearly the same in their lighting or tone, yet we're able to perceive depth, creases, or corners because of the way our eyes work. In the pencil drawing, you will have to depict things differently in order to evoke an impression of what it looks like, rather than drawing exactly how it looks. Finally, conveying depth at the opening of the bag by creating the shading around the top is another trick. The view of the bag in real life does not necessarily have a color depth between the front of the bag and the back inside edge. We perceive the opening because we can see there is depth, but the pencil drawing requires that we create an artificial offset. Our instructor said this would take about 5 hours or more and, in my case, he was right as it took me around 7 hours to complete it. This was an indicator of the challenges that would come with the final project. |
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