Your lessons have taught me so much; thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Invaluable! Could watch this over and over!

A good point about the reflected light being darker than the mid tone.

This was really helpful. Thanks!

I love the videos in general on Bargue process! At about 2:40 it is asserted (paraphrasing), that the highlight is occurring where the light is hitting the object. But I thought that would be called "center light", and the highlight aka specular highlight is the light that is "reflected in a mirror-like way from the light source to the viewer" (from a wiki page off google search). So the highlight would be at such a location, but, also, the surface is such that I believe the specular highlight is getting completely absorbed. I know it might be though of as a fine point, but I think this is probably pretty important. I just watched a Dorian Iten light class I paid for recently and I believe what I'm saying is consistent with how he taught it (but just going based off recollection). Thanks again for the resources!

@omnesilere

5 жыл бұрын

All those little specks of super white are what we consider specular; specular highlights are mirroring the light source, as an example in a bright or overexposed image you'll see every pore have it's own specular highlight independent on the general area of light. The highlight is the brightest area of the form being illuminated, basically the opposite of a shadow form.

@mellamoarts

5 жыл бұрын

@@omnesilere The highlight is not the brightest area of the form being illuminated. Rob is correct, that would be the center light/form light. Highlight is a separate interaction between the viewer, the subject, and the light source. The form light is independent of the viewer. Whichever plane of the subject is most perpendicular to the light source will be the most illuminated. That is the center light. As the planes turn away from the light, they will become darker. All of this is "form light" and is independent of the viewer. The center light/most illuminated part of the form will be on the plane most perpendicular to the light source and it will be there no matter where you stand in relation to the object. The highlight, however, will move dependent on where the viewer is standing.

thank you thank you tahnk you so much for these

@thedavinciinitiative5045

3 жыл бұрын

You are very very welcome :)

Just discovered this channel and subscribed but i see the last post is 1 year ago. Is the project still going on? Seems very educative for the foundation in academic drawing!

@thedavinciinitiative5045

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, we are still producing courses. You can find additional courses in our store, these fund our ability to post free content: www.davinciinitiative.org/store/p21/Introduction_to_Advanced_Observational_Drawing.html

@Uloulolo

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedavinciinitiative5045 hey love your videos so much your link leads to a password protected link . Is there a different link we can head to instead to buy the courses?

Thank you for this video! If I want to apply this in oil painting should I prepare my pallete by dividing it in 2: all my light colours and all my shadow colours?

This is an excellent video series. Thank you for making it available on KZread. For those wishing to download the entire video at once via your website, does that download include the bonus tips that are offered on the Patreon channel? Or are those only available through the Patreon subscription? -Erin

@thedavinciinitiative5045

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Erin, thank you for the kind words about this course. The downloadable version includes all of the bonus tips that are released on Patreon. Purchasing the online course also helps our non-profit continue to make additional videos and supports training K-12 students in these methods.

@edoe19

7 жыл бұрын

The Da Vinci Initiative Thank you for the fast reply! I am sold, but can you confirm whether the video download will work on iOS 9?

I'm imagining the mid-tone ruling becomes a lot trickier to implement on more complex forms. At least for beginners.

it is mentioned several times that there is an exact division between light and shadow but there doesn't seem to be any. What appears to me is just lots of shades or values depending on several variables such as the enclosure and how light is bouncing.

@thedavinciinitiative5045

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Rich, it is true that the division between light and shadow is clearer in some areas than others. However, if you understand that there must be an exact place where light meets shadow, and understand the philosophy of light, it is much easier to find this division. Make sure that whatever setup you are using limits all other light sources other than your direct light, and minimizes the bouncing light on your object. This will help you see the division more clearly.