How to Draw a Man Standing in Contrapposto

- Watch Free Life Drawing Video Lessons - Discover How to Draw a Man Standing in Contrapposto. In tonal drawing, the core-shadow, which is the border between the form-shadow and mid-tones, is very important. The Old Masters knew about this and left many drawings that suggest that they were starting tonal rendering by finding the borders between light and shadow. Tonal rendering should go from big areas to small details, then come back to big areas once again. Such a cycle can be repeated as many times as required to achieve the creative task in mind. When working on small details, the approach to shading is very similar to rendering big shapes, but on a smaller scale. All those rules that are applicable to global forms are in full force here as well. When rendering small details, we still need to see and depict core-shadows, reflected light, highlights and casted shadows, and we must apply pencil strokes along contours and build tonal values in layers. Drawing small details