I was sitting in front of an arcade looking towards the church. The structure of the arcade was in shade and the church facade was also on the shade side but brighter than the arcade. In real life we can see with clarity and much more brightness things that are in shade. However when you take a photo of that same image the areas of shade appear darker. And to create depth in a picture you also have to adjust or exaggerate values.
Here are the two images of the view I sketched the first was painted on site using the values of the arcade as I saw it from where I was sitting. The blue sky seems to have the same value as the arcade and everything looks flat. What is separating the shapes is not value as much as color.
This second scan was after I added another layer of color to the arcade. This created more depth and makes the church and the sky appear brighter and in the sun.
The darker value really does help so much with depth and distance in this piece. Looking great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suhita, Just saw your comment today. Haven't been on my blog much these days.
DeleteGreat post, Gail!
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Deletewonderful analysis of what we see and try to reproduce on site and how we may need to adjust our vision. The second sketch with the added darker values is so much more satisfying!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Deb, I just saw this message today. The camera always creates a higher contrast that what we actually see. We can see in alot more detail. And our eyes adjust to the darkness of the shadows so we don't perceive it as being as dark if we are within the darkness.
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