Concept · 4 steps · Structural frame

Tone and Modelling Form

The full climb — from why a flat line is never a face, all the way to lighting your own portrait so a stranger feels something the moment they see it. Four short steps, each with its own toy to play with.

1 Where it comes fromFlip a flat circle into a solid ball and see why light, not outline, makes form. 2 How to do itBuild a value scale, then drag a light around a sphere through the five steps of light. 3 Where it gets trickyWatch muddy mid-tones flatten a sphere, and learn why range is what makes round. 4 Out in the wildLight a face from every angle and discover how tone sets the whole mood.

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Drawing the Face

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The Contemporary Self-portrait