Apple: separating light and shadow. Painting with acrylics.

Light and shadow on a curved shape: that’s a tough one! 

In this lesson, you will learn how to paint a realistic apple by consistently separating light and shadow. We will start with a digital explanation of the theory behind light on a curved shape, covering terms like form shadow, cast shadow, and occlusion shadow. After that, we will get to work with acrylics. You will see how to mix colors in logical sequences from dark to light, and how to incorporate reflected light into the shadow areas without ruining the tonal value.