![]() These darker values are the values that we actually see in reality – those really dark, juicy shadows. Sometimes when we work with traditional materials like graphite and charcoal on white paper, it can be difficult to push the values as dark as they need to be in the areas of shadow. (Image above is from the course, “3 Little Birds with Colored Pencils”.)Īnother advantage of working on black paper is that we get nice rich shadows. So whenever you want your colors to stand out or pop then black paper might be a good solution. These colors might not actually be brighter but they’ll be perceived as being brighter simply because of contrast. Since we have such a high contrast in value the colors that we add to the surface are going to naturally appear brighter. ![]() If we were working on white paper, we would have to add lots of dark material in order to create the same type of contrast or pop.Īnother advantage of working on black paper is a perception of brighter colors. Black paper gives us nice rich blacks so that when we apply lighter values to it, the values contrast against each other. Contrast makes our drawings and paintings pop. When we have a dark value right next to a light value we have high contrast. Value is the darkness or lightness of a color and it’s incredibly important. The first advantage to working on black paper is that black paper provides high contrast – mostly high contrast in value. That’s right – I’m taking about black paper. ![]() But in this lesson, we’ll look at a paper that is often overlooked and it may just change the way you approach creating a drawing. Plus, there’s an endless number of “white” paper tones out there. It’s the way most of us create a drawing. We’re all familiar with drawing on white paper with a dark medium. ![]()
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