SHADE & SHADOWS
• Shown below isan example of a paraline drawing
that uses shade and shadows to reveal the forms
and spaces w the interior of a building.
ithin
• To determine the shadow cast b acomplex
y
subject, break down theform into its simplest
geom
etric com
ponents.
• Determ the shadow cast by these
ine
s
components.
• The overall shadowpat tern w b a composit eof
ill e
these shadows.
• Note that the sh
arpest contrast in value should be
along the linebe
tween the shade or shadow and
the adjacent lit surface. W t he shadow or area
ithin
in shade, t here is usually some variation in value
due to the reflect ed light from adjacent lit
surfaces.
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