Dynamic Light and Shade

This book, illustrated with drawings in pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, andrush and ink, shows how to interpret subjects in terms of light and shade.ogarth demonstrates how a dark silhouette on white paper can communicateorm and space. He then shows how the silhouette is transformed into threeimensions with the addition of highlights. There is a chapter devoted toach of the five basic categories of light and shade: single-source light;ouble-source light; flat, diffused light; moonlight; and sculptural light.atural and artificial light sources are examined, and the effects of theive types of light on a variety of subjects - faces, figures, landscapes,till lifes - are illustrated. Hogarth also explains more complex lightffects: how light and shade can create a sense of near and far; how light isffected by weather, time of day, and the changing seasons; how light revealshe surface qualities of forms; the effects of light passing throughransparent materials like glass and water; and much more.

Burne Hogarth’s (1911–1996) remarkable career spanned over 60 years. He wore many hats in the worlds of fine art, art education, and art publishing. He is most famous for his internationally syndicated Sunday newspaper color page feature “Tarzan” (1937–1950) and for his illustrated adaptations of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels Tarzan of the Apes and Jungle Tales of Tarzan. A co-founder of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Hogarth remains one of the most influential figures in art education today.