Hi friends!
Our friend @raah has sent us two works related to the theme of Lights and Shadows that we have seen in recent days.
You can find his post here:
@raah/drawing-like-a-pro-61-homework-contest-7-light-and-shadows
Here below is his drawing.
@raah has done a very good job regarding the requirements of 61-HW Contest #7, it is evident that he has good skill in using the two-point perspective method and how to cast shadows following the rules of perspective. Congratulations!
I like his personal style with a fresh and spontaneous touch and the apparent sense of speed that he gives to the drawing process, I also like his use of colours that give life to her drawing. Nice work!
The second work submitted by @raah is also related to the Lights and Shadows topic and the work submitted by @stef1 due to some problems finding the right cast shadows.
See their post here: Stef's exercise and Raah's exercise
Answering your question @raah, I see that you have confused the vanishing points. The projection of the shadow on your drawing is correct. (See image below).
I have redrawn your drawing to show you the coincidence between the rays and the shadow.
I think you expected to get a projection similar to the first drawing, but without considering the position of the object in relation to the light source.
This is a schematic drawing to show you how the projection of the shadow is affected by the position of the object relative to the light source.
In this drawing, you can see that the shadow and the object meet at the same vanishing point. Also, notice the difference between the projection of light through the hole in the centre that I have made and yours.
I may be wrong but I have checked it using the method explained in this post: 67-feedback
I think could be interesting if you make your own checking and if I'm wrong please say me.
Finally, although it is true that the drawing is technically correct, it seems to me that the shadow does not correspond naturally to the projection of the drawn object. I think this is fixed with a more natural perspective as the vanishing points in this drawing are a bit close to each other, which produces a forced perspective. It would be useful for you to review it and separate the vanishing points a little more. See 52-Masterclass
Regarding your last question, try this exercise to understand how it works. Imagine an object (hexahedron - this is a more suitable name instead of "cube") floating in the air and define for it a floor or ground where the shadow will be cast. Then, draw the cast shadow.
Now, draw a board next to the hexahedron as in the illustration, then, cast the shadow on the board. Don't forget there is a floor.
I wish you a very nice day and good exercise!
Blue Buddies 1
Blue Buddies 2
Blue Buddies 3
Blue Buddies 4
Blue Buddies Round 2
are his newest lessons. Very interesting indeed!
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