Artists & Illustrators - April 2016_

44 Artists & Illustrators

AS THE LEAVES RETURN TO THE TREES, SPRING IS A PERFECT TIME TO TRY A TRICKY

LITTLE TWIST ON PORTRAITURE, AS ARTIST TOM GREENWOOD EXPLAINS

PORTRAIT IN DAPPLED LIGHT

TOM’S CHALLENGE

To paint a portrait under dappled

light, it is essential to use direct

sunlight – the ‘hardest’ variety,

both in terms of the shadows it

casts and the challenge it

presents to capture.

For this painting project,

position your sitter in direct

sunlight but fi nd a way of breaking

up that light so that it creates a

series of interesting shadow

patterns – tree branches or a

venetian blind, for example. The

broken shapes will force you to

observe your subject more closely

and focus on accurately capturing

the different effects.

ORIGINAL PHOTO

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