Drawing

Last week in Costume Design 50A, we learned some basic drawing techniques to help us with our weekly sketches. We were told to actually look at the light and shadow and how it reflects off the objects. I was surprised how this attention to detail actually helped my sketches look somewhat decent.

When our professor was setting up white objects to draw, he turned off the overhead lights so only the side light from the windows were illuminating the objects, casting more shadows. I thought it was a little ironic to try to make shadows. The limited experience I have with lighting design, the designer is usually trying to eliminate shadows from the actor so he can be seen.

I think this quarter is going to change the way I see light.