Finding the Light and Dark Sides

At the end of this chapter, you will add form to your own perspective drawing that you completed at the conclusion of Chapter 5. If you are unfamiliar with the process of adding form to a drawing, I recommend that you work along with this demonstration using the same file as is shown in the figures. More advanced readers should review the material, then complete the assignment at the end using your own perspective drawing.

If you are following along step-by-step with the demonstration, open Castle_Final_Drawing.jpg, on the Chapter 5 DVD materials. Re-save it to your hard drive as Castle_Form_Painting.psd. This drawing will be the basis for the form study. Rename the background layer with the perspective drawing ...

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