Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

LinkedIn Learning

Figure Drawing: Tonal Rendering

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Discover how to enhance the dimensionality and drama of your figure drawings using tonal rendering techniques.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Figure drawing: Tonal rendering
  • Demo files
1. Introduction to Tonal Rendering
  • Using light and shadow
  • Creating a five-part tonal gradient
  • Building tonality-varied mark making
2. Rendering Light and Shadow
  • Demonstrating flat vs. dramatic light
  • Rendering block with cast shadow
  • Rendering egg with cast shadow
  • Rendering cylinders with cast shadows
3. Dramatic Tonal Rendering
  • Lighting your model
  • Simplifying figures into basic volumes
  • Adding tonality, demo 1
  • Adding tonality, demo 2
  • Building structure to tonality
4. Alternate Lighting Challenges
  • Silhouette
  • Camouflage
  • Putting it all together
  • Bonus video: Timelapse of drawing process
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Amy Wynne

Reviews

4.7 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 183 ratings

Start your review of Figure Drawing: Tonal Rendering

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.