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| One of the things most easily forgotten when drawing
or painting things outdoors, are the shadows of objects
on the ground. These vary depending on the time of day,
but must be consisted with all other objects in the
picture. The sun only comes from one direction in the
sky, therefore the shadows must all lie opposite the
sun. The higher in the sky that the sun is, the shorter
the shadow will be. If an evening scene is wanted, the
shadows will have to be very long across the ground,
and obviously in the opposite direction to the sunset.
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| Even on overcast days, there will be a darkening on
the ground behind the object, although much less distinct,
so if you are having a dramatic sky, with loads of clouds,
remember still to put some darkening on the ground.
Indoors, the shadows can be very noticeable as there
is not so much general light around. The contrast between
light and shade is much more important inside. |
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