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Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth
Exactly. It depends on the subject and the mood you want. Look at paintings you like and see how they did it.
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Michele,
Great suggestion! For some reason I tend to think I
must have a sharp delineation between shadow and light. I'll look at books and see someone like Renoir who has painted the dark side of a face a medium tone, at best, and I'll wonder 'why does that work'? It has been drilled into my head by previous instructors to paint shadows dark, dark, and darker.
I understand there must be some dark somewhere in the painting, otherwise the painting will look washed out. But still, there are some paintings where the darks just aren't that dark and I think they work. Though again, that may be to portray a soft mood.
thank you,
Joan