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Originally Posted by Joan Breckwoldt
Are these shadows too subtle to paint from?
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On my employer's time, I'll respond only to this question, regarding your second example.
I think the value design is very good here, very workable. I'm not sure if by "subtle," you mean that the shadow isn't very dark and sharply delineated. Usually only an intense, close, single light source (or direct sunlight) will give you that, and unless you're doing cast drawings in a studio, there's no good reason that I know of to go for that effect, especially on a young, soft-complexioned female. That is, maybe it would go over on a grizzled cowhand, corral-side under a midday sun, but not here.
Of your four examples, this is the one that I would be most inclined to pursue. On my monitor, the first and fourth are impossibly dark -- squint at them and the figures disappear completely.