Form & light · 3 of 4 · 6 min
One light
Decide where the light is before you hatch. A shadow that could come from anywhere is just dirt on the paper.
- 1
Name the source
Upper left, or a window at the right — one of them. Every lit plane, every core, and the cast shadow have to agree with that choice.
- 2
Two shadows
Form shadow is on the object, where it turns away from the light. Cast shadow is on the ground or the wall, where the object blocks the light.
- 3
Keep a reflected light
The dark side is not a black hole. A thin lighter band along the lower edge, bounced from the table, keeps the form round.
Critique
Drill
The arrow is the light. Add form shadow and a cast shadow that leaves the object in that direction.