Tan Depth Lesson
On Wednesday Art Clubbers and I had a live online class on Zoom covering a style I’m calling “Tan Depth”. This is a SUPER tricky technique that involves adding thin auras to 2-D shape to convey the illusion of depth. It’s not as easy as it seems and requires a little bit (a lot, actually) of thinking.
As usual, we started from the very basics learning how to create the illusion of depth in some simple openings.
After we got the basics down, we got things a little more complicated with some stylized Fescu (Zentangle).
The moved on to work on multiple levels, making things a lot more complex.
We finished the project with some 3D shading, including rim lighting.
Look at all those amazing pictures!!!!! So much fun, and what an ultra advanced class!
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This arch is adapted from a Renaissance arch from the book “Suggestions of Design” by John Leighton and James Colling (1880) found on archive dot org. I also added some Found Flowers on a frame around the arch. Shaded and colored with Inktense and Pitt Artist Brush pens. If you goto my blog you'll see I wasn’t able to stay faithful to the original - I love the way my hand just takes over and adds whatever details it feels like.