Painting Basic Shapes: A Sphere

Don't Let the Sphere Float

Unless you paint the shadow carefully, your sphere will float in space above the surface it's supposedly resting on.

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It's not just the range of values on the sphere that you need to pay attention to, you also need to watch where you put the shadow. Otherwise your sphere will float in space (as in the bottom photo), rather than resting on the surface it's supposedly lying on.

Index: Painting Basic Shapes: A Sphere

1. The Difference Between Painting a Circle and a Sphere
2. Paint With the Contours, Not Against
3. Don't Paint the Background Around the Sphere
4. Don't Let the Sphere Float
5. Variations in the Value of the Background
6. Painting Basic Shapes - - Practice It