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Techniques for Shading and Texture

Chiaroscuro:

This is a method of applying light and shadow to create and illusion of solidity.

Applied Chiaroscuro:

This is the process of taking the simple convention of chiaroscuro and applying it to a figure.

Texture:

The figure has a multitude of varying textures which can enhance a drawing.

[chiaroscuro]		[applied chiaroscuro]		[texture]

Questions or comments can be forwarded to Ralph Larmann at the University of Evansville.

The image above is a great object to do contour drawings from. Come back to this page when you are working on contour and blind contour drawings.

created 6/15/98 by R. M. Larmann
updated 06/11/04