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Originally Posted by Ngaire Winwood
Michelle, I was squinting as I remembered reading it here on the forum but it was so subtle I couldn't make them out very well.
I might pluck up the courage next week and ask why the lighting is as it is? Any ideas of what and how I should go about this other than having a single light source. I think the fluorescents's are in the middle of the ceiling. I could take a lamp light on a stand, would that help. The room is about 20 by 25 feet with ceiling fluorescents's.
The artists need a light to use to draw with as well, so maybe the lamp light on a stand won't do.
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Hi Ngaire, I applaud at the amazing work you've done in 20 minutes! With a little more practice and understanding the anatomy, I'm sure you'll go far in no time.
Just to share, I used to draw with a local art group that did not provide adequate lighting. In fact, when I first started I had trouble getting the masses right too and ended up with a pretty dark piece for quite a while. But it was there that I discovered that while it is hard to make out the subtle changes, it provides a mental training for me to decide between "Dark" and "Light" dimensions. This is fundamental step for any painting at early stages, without getting into the subtleties too early. As I gained my knowledge in anatomy (ie. where are the protrusions and contusions of a human body) I enforced this together with the visual training I gained from the poorly-lit place. So now, even without a model, I'm able to provide a credible lighting for my paintings.
An example of one such effort is a painting I posted when first arrived at this Forum:
http://forum.portraitartist.com/showthread.php?t=4956
Hope what I said encourages you further.
Cheers,
Marcus