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Joan Breckwoldt · 11-05-2003, 10:37 PM

Hi Jeff,

I have enjoyed reading some of your posts and seeing your work.

I have the EXACT same problem you do, making my darks too light. I had an instructor in the Netherlands that really helped though. She gave me the assignment to draw a portrait with a black marker. Consequently everything on the page was black or white. All the shadow side of the face, neck, hair, etc. was BLACK. And, to my surprise, the 'portrait' still looked pretty good. It helped me to see that even going to the extreme with a big black marker was okay. That was a very important part of the learning process for me. I still have to remind myself to darken my darks, but I think that little experiment helped.

Best of luck,
Joan

11-05-2003, 10:37 PM	#10
Joan Breckwoldt Associate Member Joined: Nov 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 504	Darks darker Hi Jeff, I have enjoyed reading some of your posts and seeing your work. I have the EXACT same problem you do, making my darks too light. I had an instructor in the Netherlands that really helped though. She gave me the assignment to draw a portrait with a black marker. Consequently everything on the page was black or white. All the shadow side of the face, neck, hair, etc. was BLACK. And, to my surprise, the 'portrait' still looked pretty good. It helped me to see that even going to the extreme with a big black marker was okay. That was a very important part of the learning process for me. I still have to remind myself to darken my darks, but I think that little experiment helped. Best of luck, Joan