Figure Drawing: Tonal Rendering
1h 31mIntermediate2018-07-31
Authors
Amy Wynne
Painter, Fine Arts Professor at Clark University
Course details
How can you make a good figure drawing into a great figure drawing? Give it drama with tonal rendering. This course—taught on the iPad Pro—provides you with step-by-step demonstrations that can help you enhance the dimensionality and drama of your figure drawings using tonal rendering techniques. Instructor Amy Wynne starts by demonstrating how to create a five-part tonal gradient, and then shows how to apply this to simple 3D geometric shapes such as an egg, a cylinder, and a block; these shapes serve as the building blocks for constructing your figures. Amy also shows how to build the figure from the inside out—from structure to tonality—and apply silhouette and camouflage using inspiring master drawings as examples. Upon completing this course, you'll be equipped with a few simple techniques that can help you add beautiful lights and shadows to your figure sketches.
Learning objectives
Creating a five-part tonal gradient
Flat vs. dramatic light
Rendering light and shadow
Lighting your model
Adding tonality
Simplifying figures into basic volumes
Silhouette and camouflage
Learning objectives
Creating a five-part tonal gradient
Flat vs. dramatic light
Rendering light and shadow
Lighting your model
Adding tonality
Simplifying figures into basic volumes
Silhouette and camouflage
Skills covered
Digital PaintingDrawingGraphic DesignAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Figure drawing - Tonal rendering
- 02 - Demo files
1. Introduction to Tonal Rendering
- 03 - Using light and shadow
- 04 - Creating a five-part tonal gradient
- 05 - Building tonality-varied mark making
2. Rendering Light and Shadow
- 06 - Demonstrating flat vs. dramatic light
- 07 - Rendering block with cast shadow
- 08 - Rendering egg with cast shadow
- 09 - Rendering cylinders with cast shadows
3. Dramatic Tonal Rendering
- 10 - Lighting your model
- 11 - Simplifying figures into basic volumes
- 12 - Adding tonality, demo 1
- 13 - Adding tonality, demo 2
- 14 - Building structure to tonality
4. Alternate Lighting Challenges
- 15 - Silhouette
- 16 - Camouflage
- 17 - Putting it all together
- 18 - Bonus video - Timelapse of drawing process
Conclusion
- 19 - Next steps