Dynamic Light and Shade
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Mastery of light and shade – rendered with accuracy and expressive power – is the key to three-dimensional form in drawing and painting. Here is the first book on this essential subject, the product of years of study by one of the world’s great teachers of drawing and an artist of international renown, Burne Hogarth.
Hogarth begins with the simplist kind of light and shade, showing how a dark silhouette on white paper can communicate form and space. He then shows how the silhouette is transformed into three dimensions with the addition of minimal light – the highlight.
Following these instructory chapters, Hogarth devotes a separate chapter to each of the given basic categories of light and shade: single-source light; double-source light; flat, diffused light; moonlight; and sculptural light. In these chapters Hogarth illustrates the effects of these different kinds of light on a variety of subjects and examines both natural and artificial light sources.
Moving on to more complex lighting effects, Hogarth explains spatial light – how light and shade can create a sense of “near and far”; environmental light – the effects of weather, time of day, and the changing of seasons; textural light – how light reveals the surface qualities of forms that range from rough stone to silk and satin draperies; transparent light – the effects passing through transparent materials like glass and water, and translucent substances like moving water or sailcloth; fragmentation light – the disrupted light we see in such subjects as fire, rain, and flying snow; radiant light – the intense light we see when we look into the light source itself, which may range from the sun to a candle flame; and finally the various kinds of expressive light invented by the artist – such as the symbolic and mystic light of religious art, or the paterns of light and shade that convey a mood or a psychological state.
Burne Hogarth illustrates every effect of light and shade with brilliant drawings in pencil, charcoal, carbon, pen and ink, and brush and ink, encouraging the reader to experiment with diverse drawing media.
Dynamic Light and Shade is an essential volume for everyone who draws and paints.
Publisher : Watson-Guptill; First Edition (September 1, 1991)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0823015815
ISBN-13 : 978-0823015818
Item Weight : 1.3 pounds
Dimensions : 8.52 x 0.54 x 10.97 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book fantastic with great references and illustrations. They say it’s a complete book with lots of great shadows to learn from. Readers also mention it’ll be good to illustrate the phenomena of light in a composition.
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MJ –
Very helpful analysis of lighting
I was somewhat surprised by this book. I expected simply two tone cartoon style drawing. But instead what Hogarth delivers is a very complete analysis of the different effects that different lighting situations have on a piece of artwork. He also covers techniques for achieving different effects and specialized situations such as moonlight, oceans, splashing water, flying sand, snowfall, rain. I’m really looking forward to studying this book in more detail and applying his principles
Dan Manning –
Great
I learned a lot from this book.
Russell Chandonnet –
Fantastic Product
Fantastic book with great references. The shipping was fast and the price is a steal!
P.M.O. –
Mr. Hogarth Master of Shadow!
Mr. Hogarth was a master of the comicbook genre. This book is good, but the page print quality could be a little better, sharper.It is still a beautiful publication for referencing shadows.
Crystal Ray –
Very Nice Paperback.
This book should keep me busy for awhile. I am impressed with the reading and visual content.
pmmanns –
Classic.
Epic.
Delbert D. Thiessen –
Caravaggio Tricks with Light and Dark
Looking through this unusual book is a pleasure and will certainly direct your attention to light contrasts and shadows. There is a link here between Hogarth’s exposition and some of the incredible paintings of Caravaggio.
Chris –
Every book by Burne Hogarth is essential to your library if you’re a serious artist
As a professional fine artist, I recommend buying every book by Burne Hogarth and learning it in and out. I bought this book for that exact purpose, and I plan on studying every page.
Francisco Dávila Flores –
Buen libro, tiene justo los temas que buscaba de manejo de luz y sombra para la expresion grafica de los comics e historietas.
Pedro Pontes –
I have tried a number of respectable publications by renowned artists, and have never found any to be as interesting as Hogarth. His writing and art are clear and appealing. In this book he covers some very difficult topics about lighting and shading a figure, going from obvious single-light, high contrast sources to expressive abstraction of light sources.I would not recommend this for the absolute beginner, as they often get too hung up on cool shading rather than learning anatomy and perspective, which are the cornerstones of drawing. I have made that mistake myself. For the more advanced learner, this book is priceless. Also it’s a joy to behold. Almost every single page displays a very nice drawing by Mr. Hogarth.
Mano –
Didnt finish reading the book but as much as i know there will be many things to learn from this as its by hogarth….
Amazon Kunde –
sehr zu empfehlen, lehrreich und gut nachvollziehbar. nicht bereut. ich würde es immer wieder kaufen. kann es gut für meine Malereien nutzen.
Franck Alcidi –
If you want to learn how to create dynamic light and shading then this book is for you. It can be complex but once you master it boy can you get some amazing effects! This book is worth every dollar as are the other Burne Hogarth books.