Traditional Reflection 4

I completed my second test piece from class. This time I took a different approach - using darker and more even tones for the cloth instead of lighter tones, and then lightening them with a putty rubber where necessary. This resulted in a lot more attention being brought to the objects rather than the drapery. I also refrained from shading the background as I thought it would be too dark alongside the fabric if I did this.


I was very pleased with the way that I shaded the skull. I was more liberal with contrasts than the last attempt at a shaded skull, especially with delicate details and line weight such as cracks and hollow areas. I think that the glasses are a bit too small, but they manage to stand out amongst the other objects due to the use of highlights and line weight which was difficult to achieve.


Overall I was very pleased with the outcome of this piece.

Test Piece 2