In the third stage I am developing the light and shadow areas..general rule is to keep everything in the shadow side close value and do most of the modeling in the light side. Nothing in the shadow side should be as light as anything in the light side and anything in the light side, should be as dark as the shadow side..a good exception would be reflected light in the shadow side...a good rule of thumb to go by....if it's right,
but it looks wrong, it is wrong. If it's wrong, but it looks right,it is right!
The fourth stage is the finished stage, just fine tuning things. softening and losing edges and sharpening others, mostly to have more interest and help our eye go to where we would like it to go. In general am trying to not just do a portrait, but also a work of Art.
If you are interested in learning to do a portrait drawing (it can also make our landscapes, still lifes, etc. better) as it gives us the skills, discipline and confidence that we can make something look better than what it is.
We are giving an Online Portrait Drawing Workshop on September 18th, 19th and 20th. You can go to this link for more information:
Online Portrait Drawing Workshop
