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Drawing & Painting Lessons
with Edward Burke
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Drawing Lesson - Volume Tonal Drawing (3D modeling)
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Working from direct observation of a still life that you have arranged, create a volume tonal drawing.
Create a large-scale drawing using volume shading, value gradations, highlights, mid-tones, shadows, and cast shadows, to create the illusion of three-dimensional forms and space. Work from close observation of your still life arrangement. If necessary you can use line, however, line should be kept to a minimum.
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Materials: compressed charcoal, eraser, chamois cloth, blending stumps, 18 x 24 multipurpose drawing paper.
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Examples: Students' volume, tonal, shading, (3D modeling) drawings:
![Volum2Drawing01.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/00b65c_66fd3cd2326644189c7b96867147e901~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_568,h_786,al_c,lg_1,q_85,enc_auto/Volum2Drawing01.jpg)
Drawing by Keven Fahy
![VolumDrawing02.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/00b65c_ea9cf0657e2d4d82a8c41b687a8d5168~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_146,h_107,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/VolumDrawing02.jpg)
Drawing by Anne Murphy
![VolumeDrawing03.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/00b65c_807a85a352564080bb23a4de5519567c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_145,h_173,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/VolumeDrawing03.jpg)
Drawing by Oliver Rock
![VolumeDrawing04.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/00b65c_ace3389c974a49a6a31ca6de43660df2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_127,h_172,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/VolumeDrawing04.jpg)
Unknown Student Artist
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