The lesson for this study can be found here: 🕶️ Lesson 2: The Terminator (Line).

What Does "Notan" Mean in Art? "Notan" is a Japanese word for "light-dark harmony." Artists use "notan studies" to try out different arrangements of light and dark in a painting without worrying about colors, textures, or small details.

Can you express a full picture in only 2 colors?

The objective of this exercise is to organize areas of light and shadow. Unlike last week, where we start with something with strong lines, this week, we must start with something rendered, with a good 3D shape.

When picking a reference picture, be careful to pick one with a single strong light source: here are some tips on what to avoid:

Don’t pick something that is very 2D

Don’t pick something with too many light sources. One single light source is optimal.

These are examples of good references:

Step 1: put down a rough sketch of the shape being drawn

Step 2: Draw the terminator line, where the light turns into the shadow

Step 3: fill one half of the terminator line with pure black, using the paint bucket tool

Step 4: Draw the small details on the light side with black

Step 5: Draw the small details on the dark side with white

Step 6: turn the lines off and stylize the places where extra shading needs to be added to see the entire picture

Step 7: Done!

Show it to blk cat with the /submit command at https://discord.com/channels/1017943945214435438/1129477874823479387

How to Draw Details

Render only one side

Do not fragment the light source

If you have a reference with a secondary light source, do not draw it: that will make the picture hard to read. Here, I don’t draw the rimlight.

Avoid drawing solid lines

Imagine the dark spots as it were liquid pooling at the edges of a cracked surface. You must try your best to avoid drawing lines as lines. Instead, let the dark liquid pooling at the edge define the shape.

Fabricate some spots, only if it feels like the information is necessary

I have fabricated some points of light beyond the terminator line, because I felt it necessary to show this information. These are strictly design choices; they don’t exist in reality, and I was careful to place them where I felt like they would be believable. If you feel daring, you may also design some light spots like this (but understand that you are sacrificing realism when you do so)

Tips

Demo from Class

I hope you have fun!

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