Necojita

Perspective and Light

Tango

Tango

BY NECOJITA

Artist

Kyoto, Japan

Necojita details his painting process and the importance of maintaining perspective and the direction of the light source to give even this representational piece a greater feeling of realism.

Steps 1 and 2

Using the app “Brushes”, apply the colors with a large brush across the large blank screen. Use only dark colors for the foreground figures and a strong balance of background colors. It’s important to establish a broad harmony of color and not worry about smaller details yet, since our goal, in the images below, is to block in two central figures, mother and child. ...

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