
Realistic despite not having any recognizable shapes or outlines-all you need are a few patches of color, light and shadow to bring something familiar to mind.

To what we see in our minds, we say it's realistic. Look for familiar shapes in abstract pictures). Words, an artist tries to recreate an image that could be created by ourīrain (it makes it easy for us, since we think in patterns-we tend to Screen) to create an illusion of looking at something real. Why am I talking about this in a painting tutorial? Painting itself is anĪrt of darkening, lightening and coloring certain parts of paper (or Only good enough for our species to survive. Therefore, the world as we see it is onlyĪn interpretation of reality, one of many-and not the truest or most It's an image created by your brain, an interpretation of There'sĮven more to it-what we draw is not reality, or an objective image of Just like the laws of physics are a representation of real processes. Everything you draw is a representation of seeing,

Introduce you to the art of seeing light, shadows, reflections andĪs an artist, have you ever tried to answer this question? If not, In the first tutorial of this short series, I'll The truth is without light there would be nothing to paint! Until you realize that, you're shooting blind. We can easily get the impression that the object has a universal form, and then with proper lighting we can change the mood of the picture.

It's very common for painting tutorials to treat light as an addition to the picture, an atmosphere-maker.
