Drawing 101

By Joan Martine Murphy

Lesson 5: Transparency, Reflections, Shadows and the Art Of Illusion.

Resources.

Atmospheric Perspective.

Bridget Riley.

Capturing Light and Shadow.

Escher.

How Light Works It's Magic

Learn How to Plot Shadows

Light Source

Luminous and Non-Luminous Objects

Monet.

Monochrome.

More about light source.

Perspective and Proportion.

Refracted Light

"Shadows have vanishing points. They are constructed using guidelines. They are similar to normal perspective but they do not correspond directly to the vanishing points or horizon line. Shadows have their own vanishing points which are called light vanishing points or shadow vanishing points." Art Studio Chalkboard.

'The Sorceress and the Sea' by Emmeline Foo Wen Li

 Turner.

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Lessons

Introduction
Lesson 1: Getting Started - An Introduction to Journaling.
Lesson 2: Line An Essential Ingredient.
Lesson 3: Creating Depth
Lesson 4: Colour
Lesson 5: Transparency, Reflections, Shadows and the Art Of Illusion.
• Understanding Light and It's Effects
• Transparency
• Capturing Shadows.
• Reflections
• Luminosity
• Drawing Exercises.
• Resources.
Lesson 6: Abstract methods:
Lesson 7: Gestalt - Something More Than The Sum of the Parts
Lesson 8: Collage Creation.