Tài liệu tham khảo bằng tiếng Anh về nghệ thiật hội họa - Serene Scene | F-10 HATCHING Sketching is an action word and you can only learn this skill by actually sketching. To give you a feel for the sketching process numerous illustrations and simple text take you step-by -step through the process of rendering a sketch from one of my sketches much easier than working from an actual scene . The focal points of this tranquil scene are a palm tree an island and the reflection of the island on the surface of calm water. This lesson utilizes various beginner skills including graduated hatching atmospheric perspective and sketching from a shading map. The instructions are broken down into the following three simple stages SKETCH PROPORTIONS You sketch the overall composition of the scene proportionately correct and outline the shapes of important objects. MAP VALUES You decide where the light and dark values belong by creating a shading map. A shading map also called a value map is a plan or blueprint for adding shading to a drawing. DEFINE VALUES The shading in this drawing is based on a value scale of seven different values. Most of the values graduate into others either from dark to light or from light to dark. The overall values are rendered lighter in the distant space than in the foreground to create the illusion of three-dimensional reality. The language of sketching serves to faithfully document your formative years of artistic development. Only a few simple lines can quickly and efficiently illustrate the important shapes and values of any scene. 13 PAGES - 16 ILLUSTRATIONS This article is recommended for both experienced and aspiring artists of all ages as well as home schooling academic and recreational fine art educators. Published by Hoddinott Fine Art Publishers Halifax NS Canada December 2005 2 SKETCH PROPORTIONS The goal in this section is to very lightly render a proportionately correct map of where the different parts of the scene are in relation to one another. Proportion is the relationship in size of one component of a .