Hiya! Debbi here
again, with this month’s colouring technique.
This month is all
about the basics of grounding and shadows so your finished image doesn’t look
like it is floating in mid-air.
So, we will start
with a ground shadow. Again I will be using the light, mid-tone and dark colour
technique I shown you in my last tutorial. I will be using Cool Grey 1, Cool
Grey 2, Cool Grey 3 and Cool Grey 4 Promarkers.
The first decision
you have to make is where your light source is coming from. I always tend to
have mine coming from the right, which is what I will be doing today (we will
go deeper into different light source directions in future tutorials). In the
diagram below show the basics of ‘light source’ and where the darkest part of
the ground shadow would be. So with his in mind, let’s get colouring!
Firstly take the Cool
Grey 1 marker and lay down the colour where you would like the shadow to be.
Then add Cool Grey 2
over the top but not quite as far out as the first colour.
Now add some Cool
Grey 3 nearer to the object (in this case Jiffy)
And then add some
Cool Grey 4 where the darkest area of the shadow would be (remembering the diagram
above).
Now go back to the
Cool Grey 1 marker and go over the whole shadow area to blend.
And that’s it! Easy
wasn’t it?
Now taking that very
same technique you can do grass. I have used Meadow Green, Apple, Grass (of
course...lol) and Lush Green. This time though I was a little sketchier in my
colouring as I wanted a bit more texture.
And to complete ad someblades of grass using the
Meadow Green and Apple markers
I am sure you have
all seen how outlining an image with a very light grey (se below) really makes
the image pop
But recently I have
been playing with just doing one side of the image so it appears to be against
a wall. Here’s how I do it.
Take Ice grey 1 and
add some colour along the left hand side of your image.
Now add some Ice Grey
2 over the top but not coming out quite as far as the first colour.
Then blend together and
outward in to the white of the paper with a blender pen and hey presto!
I am always learning
about shadows and light direction so I will keep you updated with new tips and
trick I learn along the way.
Thanks for joining in
with this month’s colour along and if you took part please add your finished
image in the linky below as we would all LOVE to see it.
Until next time
Happy colouring
Debbi x
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